- 1946 Philip Yordan's stage drama "Anna Lucasta", starring Hilda Sims, Canada Lee, and Alice Childress, and featuring the Broadway debut of Ruby Dee, closes at the Mansfield Theatre, NYC, after 957 performances
- 1949 KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, Oklahoma (CBS) begins broadcasting
Robinson Accuses Yankees of Bias
1952 Jackie Robinson accuses the NY Yankees of racial bias on national television
Happy Hunting
1957 Harold Karr and Matt Dubey's musical "Happy Hunting", starring Ethel Merman and Fernando Lamas, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 413 performances
- 1958 WKBW TV channel 7 in Buffalo, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting
Neil Diamond Appears on Ed Sullivan
1969 American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond makes his only appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", singing "Sweet Caroline" and "Holly, Holy"
Brian's Song
1971 Emmy and Peabody Award-winning TV movie "Brian's Song", about the friendship of Chicago Bears football teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers (based on Sayers' autobiography) premieres on ABC, starring James Caan and Billie Dee Williams
- 1972 BBC bans Wings' "Hi, Hi, Hi"
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, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 66 performances
- 1979 Ted Koppel becomes anchor of late nightly news on Iran "America Held Hostage" (ABC)
- 1982 Ottumwa, Iowa, is declared the "Video Game Capital of the World" by Mayor Jerry Parker
Barefoot Contessa
2002 Ina Garten's cooking TV show "Barefoot Contessa" premieres on the Food Network
Jeopardy Champion Finally Loses
2004 Longtime "Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings from Salt Lake City, Utah, finally loses, leaving him with $2,520,700, television's all-time biggest game show haul
- 2017 Disney announces it has cast Chinese actress Liu Yifei to play Mulan in the upcoming live-action film
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