Colley Cibber
1730 Colley Cibber is appointed British Poet Laureate under King George II
Talk of the Town
1907 George M. Cohan's musical "Talk of the Town" premieres in NYC
A Streetcar Named Desire
1947 Tennessee Williams' stage drama "A Streetcar Named Desire", starring Jessica Tandy, Marlon Brando, and Kin Hunter, and directed by Elia Kazan opens the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 855 performances, wins a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize
Camelot
1960 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Camelot", starring Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, and introducing Robert Goulet, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 873 performances, wins 4 Tony Awards
Elvis' Comeback Special
1968 Elvis Presley's Comeback Special airs on NBC, his 1st live performance in seven years, re-launching his singing career
Frances
1982 "Frances", film depicting life of actress Frances Farmer and starring Jessica Lange, first released in the US
Marilyn: An American Fable
1983 Musical "Marilyn: An American Fable", loosely based on life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Alyson Reed and Scott Bakula, closes at Minskoff Theatre, NYC, after 17 performances
Faerie Tale Theatre
1985 7th ACE Cable Awards: Shelley Duvall wins the Golden CableACE for "Faerie Tale Theatre"
Hogan vs. The Undertaker
1991 Hulk Hogan defeats the Undertaker at 'This Tuesday in Texas' at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio to become 4-time WWF champion
- 2018 7-year old Ryan of Ryan Toysreview is the year's highest-paid YouTube star earning $22 million
Attenborough's Dire Warning
2018 David Attenborough warns collapse of civilisation and the natural world on the horizon at UN climate summit in Poland
- 2020 AT&T Inc’s Warner Bros studio announces all its 2021 movies will stream online the same day they appear in theatres because of the pandemic
Kennedy Center Honors
2023 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for pop singer Dionne Warwick, singer-songwriter Barry Gibb, comic-actor Billy Crystal, operatic soprano Renée Fleming, and singer-actress Queen Latifah, in Washington D.C.
