- 1901 Anne Russell's play "'Girl and the judge" premieres in New York
- 1933 Jack Kirkland's play "Tobacco Road" premieres in NYC and becomes the longest-running play of its time
- 1961 WXGA TV channel 8 in Waycross, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1966 KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1981 "Falcon Crest" premieres on CBS-TV
ACE Cable Awards
1984 6th ACE Cable Awards: "David Bowie: Serious Moonlight" by Anthony Eaton and HBO win
- 1986 Neil Simon's stage play "Broadway Bound", starring Linda Lavin, Jonathan Silverman, and Jason Alexander, opens at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC; runs for 756 performances
- 1988 Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash
- 1989 NBC's premiere of "Howard Beach: Making A Case for Murder", based on December 1986 murders of black youths by white youths in New York City
Pope John Paul II
2005 U.S. debut of the first part of two-part TV biopic miniseries "Pope John Paul II" on CBS
Is It Just Me?
2012 Miranda Hart wins Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year for "Is It Just Me?" at The British Book Awards
Peter Pan Live!
2014 NBC airs musical "Peter Pan Live!" starring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken; substantially revised from the earlier Mary Martin productions
- 2018 Scottish artist Charlotte Prodger wins the 2018 Turner Prize with a film shot on her iPhone
Kennedy Center Honors
2022 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for singers Gladys Knight and Amy Grant, actor George Clooney, rock band U2, and composer Tania León, in Washington D.C.
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