- 1945 Hollywood Black Friday: A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Bros. studios
- 1946 First Cannes Film Festival ends
1st Televised White House Address
1947 Harry Truman delivers the first presidential address televised from the White House
- 1949 WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1949 WOR (now WWOR) TV channel 9 in NY-Secaucus, NY (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1958 KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1960 KEYC TV channel 12 in Mankato, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
Dr. No
1962 "Dr. No," the first James Bond film based on the novel by Ian Fleming and starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, premieres in London
- 1964 KIXE TV channel 9 in Redding, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1968 KPLM (now KESQ) TV channel 42 in Palm Springs, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969 TV sketch comedy series "Monty Python's Flying Circus" premieres on BBC1
- 1970 PBS becomes a US television network
- 1990 "Henry and June," a film based on the book by Anaïs Nin and the first film to receive an NC-17 rating in the US, is released
Congress Overrides Bush Veto
1992 US Congress votes to override George H. W. Bush's veto of a bill regulating cable TV companies, the first overturn of a Bush veto
- 2000 TV show "Gilmore Girls," created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Alexis Bledel, Lauren Graham, Kelly Bishop, and Edward Herrmann, debuts on The WB
Rabbitohs Win NRL
2014 Russell Crowe-owned South Sydney Rabbitohs beat the Canterbury Bulldogs 30-6 to break a 43-year drought and win the National Rugby League (Australia) Premiership
Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2017 The New York Times publishes an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein
- 2021 Russia sends actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko to the International Space Station to make the first feature film in space
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