Gentlemen's Agreement
1947 "Gentlemen's Agreement" directed by Elia Karan and starring Gregory Peck and Dorothy McGuire premieres in New York City (Best Picture 1948)
- 1949 WTTV TV channel 4 in Bloomington-Indianapol, IN (IND) 1st broadcast
1963 Brian Epstein and Ed Sullivan sign a three-show contract for appearances by The Beatles
- 1964 Murray Schisgal's stage comedy "Luv", directed by Miks Nichols and starring Alan Arkin and Eli Wallach, opens at the Booth Theatre, later transferring to the Broadhurst, and then the Helen Hayes, NYC; runs for 901 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards
Prisoner of Second Avenue
1971 Neil Simon's stage comedy "The Prisoner of Second Avenue", starring Peter Falk, Lee Grant, and Vincent Gardenia, opens at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, NYC; runs for 798 performances
Foxfire
1982 "Foxfire" Susan Cooper and Hume Cronyn's stage drama with songs, starring Jessica Tandy, Keith Carradine, and Cronyn, opens at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 213 performances, wins Tandy a Tony Award
- 1985 First AIDS-themed TV movie "An Early Frost" screens in the US on NBC
- 1989 Don Sebesky and Gloria Nissenson's musical "Prince of Central Park", starring Jo Anne Worley, closes at Belasco Theater, NYC, after 4 performances
Rather Renews
1997 CBS News anchor Dan Rather renews his contract to 2002
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