Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift.

Film and TV History on December 2

  • 1932 "Adventures of Charlie Chan" 1st heard on NBC-Blue radio network
  • 1952 First human birth televised to public on KOA-TV Denver, Colorado
  • 1958 KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting

Ringo Starr

1964 Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed at University College Hospital, London, England

Baba vs. Brisco

1974 Giant Baba beats Jack Brisco in Kagoshimi, to become NWA champ

You Don't Bring Me Flowers

1978 Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand's duet single "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1

  • 1988 "Naked Gun" movie based on TV's "Police Squad" premieres
  • 1988 ESPN airs its 10,000th edition of 'Sports Center', making it the most televised cable program in history

Cobb

1994 "Cobb" a film about baseball player Ty Cobb, starring Tommy Lee Jones premieres

The Simple Life

2003 US reality TV show "The Simple Life" with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie premieres on Fox-TV

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013 "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", 2nd film in the Hobbit series, directed by Peter Jackson, starring Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen, premieres in Los Angeles

Bill Crosby

2014 Comedian Bill Cosby resigns from the board of trustees of an American university following renewed sexual assault allegations