- 1919 Orchestra Hall, designed by C. Howard Crane opens in Detroit, Michigan; home of the Detroit Symphony, 1919-39 and 1989 to present, also known as The Paradise Theater, featuring top jazz performers and films, 1941-51
The Fred Allen Show
1932 Radio comedy program "The Fred Allen Show" premieres
Limelight
1952 Charlie Chaplin's "Limelight", starring himself and Claire Bloom, with an appearance by Buster Keaton, premieres in New York City; Not released in Los Angeles until 1972, winning Chaplin his only competitive Academy Award for original score
- 1953 WTRF TV channel 7 in Wheeling-Steubenville, WV (CBS) 1st broadcast
- 1954 WSAU TV channel 7 in Wausau, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1956 First video recording on magnetic tape is televised coast-to-coast
1958 The Smurfs first appear in the story "Johan and Peewit" by Belgian cartoonist Peyo
- 1962 WCIV TV channel 4 in Charleston, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting
Barefoot in the Park
1963 Neil Simon's stage play "Barefoot in the Park" starring Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley opens at the Biltmore Theatre, NYC; runs for 1530 performances
- 1971 WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, FL (ABC) begins
Pippin
1972 Stephen Schwartz' musical "Pippin", starring Ben Vereen; Irene Ryan, and Jill Clayburgh, and directed by Bob Fosse, opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 1944 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards
- 1972 WNJS TV channel 23 in Camden, NJ (PBS) begins broadcasting
Elton John Honored
1975 English rock star Elton John receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1978 CBS raises LP prices to $8.98
- 1984 NBC airs BBC footage of Ethiopian famine
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 Freddie Mercury bio film "Bohemian Rhapsody" directed by Bryan Singer, starring Rami Malek (Best Actor Academy Awards 2019) premieres in London
- 2018 Megyn Kelly is criticized after making comments supporting blackface on her NBC show
The Queen's Gambit
2020 Netflix releases miniseries "The Queen's Gambit" starring Anya Taylor-Joy - 1st streaming show to win Emmy for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
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