The Octaroon
1859 Dion Boucicault's stage melodrama "The Octaroon" opens at The Winter Garden Theatre, NYC
- 1941 "Sullivan's Travels", directed by Preston Sturges and starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, is released
- 1954 KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1958 WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
I Do! I Do!
1966 Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones' musical "I Do! I Do!", starring Robert Preston and Mary Martin, and directed by Gower Champion, opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 561 performances
Come and Get It
1969 Apple Records releases the single "Come and Get It" by the band Badfinger; track was written and produced by Paul McCartney for the dark comedy film "The Magic Christian" starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr
- 1971 KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1974 Final episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC TV
- 1982 15th NAACP Image Awards: "An Officer and a Gentleman" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
Thalia Honored
2003 Mexican singer Thalia the "Queen of Latin Pop" is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles
Audrey Hepburn's Famous Dress
2006 Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy little black dress from film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is auctioned for charity for a record £467,200 ($923,187) at Christie's, London
O. J. Simpson Sentenced
2008 Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery
- 2017 Netflix fires actor Danny Masterson from "The Ranch" after allegations of rape filed against him by 3 women
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