- 1926 Actress Theo Mann-Master resigns from the stage
American Bandstand
1952 First "Bandstand" broadcasts in Philadelphia on WFIL-TV (Dick Clark joins in 1955 as a substitute host)
- 1957 "How to Marry a Millionaire," the first movie to become a TV sitcom, premieres
- 1957 KOAC TV channel 7 in Corvallis, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting
Pillow Talk
1959 "Pillow Talk," a film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson, is first released
- 1960 TV series "Route 66" premieres on CBS
Bye Bye Birdie
1961 Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' musical "Bye Bye Birdie", starring Dick Van Dyke, Chita Rivera, and Dick Gautier, closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 607 performances and 4 Tony Awards
- 1964 The Beatles appear on an episode of "Shindig" (ABC-TV) in the US
- 1969 WJMN TV channel 3 in Escanaba, MI (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
The French Connection
1971 "The French Connection," directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey, premieres in the US (Academy Awards Best Picture 1972)
Genesis Loses Band Member
1977 Guitarist Steve Hackett quits the progressive rock band Genesis
- 1988 WNBC 660 final transmission. WFAN moves from 1050 to 660, and WUKQ begins on 1050 at 5:30 pm (NYC radio)
Howard Stern Tennis Match
1989 Howard Stern's "US Open Sores" tennis match against his producer Gary Dell'Abate at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Schwarzenegger Becomes Governor
2003 California holds a gubernatorial recall election; Governor Gray Davis loses, and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes governor
Politkovskaya Killed
2006 Novaya Gazeta Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is shot and killed outside her apartment in Moscow
- 2008 Music, podcast, and video streaming service Spotify is launched by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon
- 2018 Jodie Whittaker debuts in her first full episode as the 13th and first female Doctor Who on BBC television
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