Houdini Escapes
1903 Harry Houdini escapes from Halvemaansteeg police station in Amsterdam
Comedy in Music
1956 Victor Borge's one-man show "Comedy in Music" closes at John Golden Theatre, NYC; runs for 849 performances, a Guinness world record
- 1957 KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1958 KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1961 KIFI TV channel 8 in Idaho Falls, Idaho (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1971 "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV
- 1973 Leslie Nielson appears in "Ringbanger" episode of television series "M*A*S*H"
Shaolin Temple
1982 "Shaolin Temple" martial arts film released, first Hong Kong feature filmed in China, directed by Chang Hsin Yen and starring Jet Li in his debut role
- 1986 Allison J Brown, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 4th Miss Teen USA
- 1991 CBS News correspondent Bob Simon and four TV crew members are captured and held for 40 days by Iraqis during the Persian Gulf War
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 "The Hudsucker Proxy", directed by the Coen brothers and starring Tim Robbins and Paul Newman, premieres at the Sundance Film Festival
- 2001 58th Golden Globes: "Gladiator", Tom Hanks, & Julia Roberts win
- 2020 Revival of Charles Fuller's stage drama "A Soldier's Play, starring David Alan Grier and Blair Underwood at the American Airlines Theatre, NYC; run suspended dut to Covid-19 closures, wins 3 Tony Awards
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