- 1910 First possible movie stunt: A man jumps into the Hudson River from a burning balloon
- 1936 First-ever TV gardening show "In Your Garden" airs on the BBC
- 1946 Walt Disney's "Song Of South" released
- 1947 KPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)
Deadly Circle of Violence
1968 Al Pacino stars in "Deadly Circle of Violence", an episode of the ABC television series NYPD
- 1968 KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1969 WJJY (now WJPT) TV channel 14 in Jacksonville, IL (ABC) 1st broadcast
- 1973 British sitcom series "Last of the Summer Wine" debuts on BBC; it goes on to become the longest running sitcom ever, airing for 31 seasons
- 1981 Pilin Leon of Venezuela, crowned 31st Miss World
- 1984 NBC premiere of "Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story", fact based telepic of actress Saldana's near fatal attack and its aftermath
- 1987 Ulla Weigerstorfer of Austria, 20, crowned 37th Miss World
Full House #100
1991 US TV series "Full House" 100th episode, the twins are born
- 1992 British TV comedy "Absolutely Fabulous" written by Jennifer Saunders, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley first appears on the BBC
- 1995 Comedy revue "Danny Gans on Broadway: The Man of Many Voices" closes at Neil Simon Theater, NYC, after 6 performances
- 1997 Dick Vitale signs with ESPN through year 2004
2016 Jackie Chan awarded honorary Oscar for his film achievements at 8th Annual Governors Awards ceremony
- 2019 Disney launches its film and television streaming service Disney+
The Mandalorian
2019 Space western TV series set in the Star Wars franchise "The Mandalorian" by Jon Favreau is released on Disney+
Krasinski Sexiest Man
2024 Actor and director John Krasinski is named People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" for 2024 [1]
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