1927 "The Jazz Singer," directed by Alan Crosland and starring Al Jolson and May McAvoy, is released as the first film with a synchronized soundtrack (Honorary Academy Award 1929)
- 1948 KHJ TV channel 9 in Los Angeles, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1953 WTVM TV channel 9 in Columbus, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1968 The Beatles' promotional films (music videos) for "Hey Jude" and "Revolution" first broadcast in the US on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"
- 1969 WMPB TV channel 67 in Baltimore, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting
Mack & Mabel
1974 Jerry Herman's musical "Mack & Mabel," about the romance between silent film figures Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, starring Robert Preston and Bernadette Peters, opens at the Majestic Theatre, NYC, and runs for 66 performances
Days of Heaven
1978 Terrence Malick's film "Days of Heaven," starring Richard Gere, premieres
- 1978 The film "Midnight Express," directed by Alan Parker and starring Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, and John Hurt, premieres
- 2000 Swedish comedy drama "Songs from the Second Floor," written and directed by Roy Andersson, is released in Sweden
Music Concert
2012 Actor John Cusack strolls onto the stage at the Hollywood Bowl and hands singer Peter Gabriel a boombox before the performance of the song "In Your Eyes," recreating the iconic scene from the movie "Say Anything"
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