- 1936 Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and dummy Charlie McCarthy appear on TV
- 1947 WEWS TV channel 5 in Cleveland, Ohio (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1953 US Federal Communications Commission approves RCA's black & white-compatible color TV specifications
- 1954 WEAU TV channel 13 in Eau Claire, WI (NBC) begins broadcasting
The Nat King Cole Show
1957 Last episode of "The Nat King Cole Show" airs on NBC, cancelled due to lack of national sponsorship
- 1960 Bob Merrill's musical "Take Me Along", starring Jackie Gleason and Walter Pidgeon, closes at Shubert Theater, NYC, after 448 performances. and a Tony Award for Gleason
Goldfinger
1964 "Goldfinger", 3rd James Bond film, starring Sean Connery and Honor Blackman premieres in London
- 1967 WEDW TV channel 49 in Bridgeport, Connecticut (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1971 "Diamonds are Forever", 7th James Bond film, last starring Sean Conner, also starring Jill St. John is 1st released in West Germany
- 1972 WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1977 Elvis Costello & The Attractions make their first US TV appearance on "Saturday Night Live"
Peg
1983 Peggy Lee's one-woman show "Peg" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
A Christmas Carol
1984 "A Christmas Carol" directed by Clive Donner starring George C. Scott premieres in the US
The Simpsons
1989 "The Simpsons," created by Matt Groening, premieres on Fox TV as a full animated series with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
- 1991 Soap opera "One Life To Live" airs its 6,000th episode
- 2003 "The Return of the King" 3rd Lord of the Ring films is released. Makes US$72 million opening weekend, 2nd film to gross over 1 billion worldwide.
The Interview
2014 Sony Pictures cancels the release of "The Interview", starring Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, and James Franco, after a cyber attack on the studio
- 2017 "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" takes more than $450m worldwide in its opening weekend, 2nd largest opening in North America ($220m)
- 2018 Catriona Gray of the Philippines crowned 67th Miss Universe
- 2018 CBS announces former Chief Executive Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million exit payout
- 2018 US poacher is sentenced to watch the film "Bambi" once a month during his year-long sentence in prison for killing hundreds of deer in Missouri
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