- 1960 First broadcast of "Coronation Street" on British ITV; recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's longest-running television soap opera upon its 50th anniversary in 2010
A Charlie Brown Christmas
1965 "A Charlie Brown Christmas," the first Peanuts animated special, premieres on CBS in the US
Don't Bug the Mosquitoes
1965 American folk-rock band The Wellingtons guest star in "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" episode of the American TV sitcom "Gilligan's Island"
- 1968 KRNE TV channel 12 in Merriman, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
Ulster Stands at the Crossroads
1968 Terence O'Neill, Northern Ireland Prime Minister, makes a television appeal for moderate opinion in what became known as the 'Ulster stands at the Crossroads' speech
Brisco NWA Champ
1974 Jack Brisco beats Giant Baba in Tokyo, to become NWA wrestling champ
- 1988 NY Yankees sign 12-year television contract with MSG for $500M
- 1988 Premiere of fact based crime drama film "Mississippi Burning"
- 1990 23rd NAACP Image Awards: "Coming to America" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
Peter Pan
2003 "Peter Pan" live action adventure film adaptation of the 1904 play and 1911 by J.M. Barrie premieres in London; flops at the box office
Olsen Pledges Maternity Leave
2004 Mary-Kate Olsen pledges that woman sewing garments for her company in Bangladesh will be afforded legal maternity leave
Paramount Buys DreamWorks
2005 Viacom's Paramount Pictures division agrees to pay $1.6 billion for DreamWorks SKG, the Hollywood studio founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen
Rock for the Rainforest
2019 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at The Beacon Theatre, New York City; performers include Sting, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, John Mellencamp, Bob Geldof, Ricky Martin, Eurythmics, Deborah Harry, Shaggy, Zucchero, MC Rodriguez, and H.E.R.
- 2021 Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of falsely reporting a hate crime in 2019, in a Chicago court (overturned 2024)
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