- 1928 Swedish-American inventor E.F.W. Alexanderson, of General Electric, demonstrates the first television receiver at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York
- 1936 Screen Directors Guild incorporates in Hollywood, later voting King Vidor as their first president
- 1948 First country music TV show, "Midwestern Hayride," premieres on WLW-T in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1953 KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1954 WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
All that Fall
1957 "All that Fall", first radio play by Samuel Beckett, aired on BBC Third Programme
- 1989 "Ryan's Hope" ends 13½ year run on ABC-TV
A Bit of Fry and Laurie
1989 British comedy sketch show series "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie debuts on BBC1
- 1998 CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years
Wahlberg Donates Fee
2018 American actor Mark Wahlberg donates his $1.5M re-shoot fee for the film "All The Money In The World" to "Time's Up" movement after revelation co-star Michelle Williams was only paid $1000
- 2023 English actor Julian Sands (65) reported missing after failing to return from a hike on Mount Baldy in San Bernardino County, California
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