Fred Ott's Sneeze
1894 William Kennedy Dickson captures "Fred Ott's Sneeze" as a motion picture at Thomas Edison's Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey [1]
Big Boy
1925 James F. Hanley, Joseph Meyer, and Buddy DeSylva's musical "Big Boy", starring Al Jolson, opens at the Winter Garden Theatre, NYC; runs for 56 performances
Happy As Larry
1950 Mischa Portnoff, Wesley Portnoff, and Donagh MacDonagh's musical "Happy As Larry", starring Burgess Meredith and Gene Barry, closes at the Coronet Theater, NYC, after 3 performances
- 1955 WCIQ TV channel 7 in Mt Cheaha, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
Kiniski NWA Champ
1966 Gene Kiniski beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to become NWA wrestling champion
Luv
1967 Murray Schisgal's stage comedy "Luv", directed by Mike Nichols. and starring Alan Arkin and Eli Wallach, closes at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 901 performances, and 3 Tony Award wins
- 1968 "GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV
- 1973 WNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1982 TV series "Fame", based on the film of the same name, starring Debbie Allen and an ensemble cast premieres on NBC TV
A Christmas Carol
1995 Limited run of Patrick Stewart's one-man show "A Christmas Carol", based on Charles Dickens' novel, closes at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC, after 18 performances
In Da Club
2003 "In Da Club" single is released by 50 Cent (MTV Video Music Award Best Rap Video and Best New Artist 2003, Billboard Song of the Year 2003)
- 2007 Danish TV drama "The Killing" created by Søren Sveistrup and starring Sofie Gråbøl premieres on DR1
2024 80th Golden Globes: Best Film "Oppenheimer" (drama), "Poor Things" (comedy/musical), Best TV Series "Succession", Best Director Christopher Nolan, Acting: Cillian Murphy, Lily Gladstone [1]
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