The Pied Piper
1951 Aaron Copland's and Jerome Robbins' ballet "The Pied Piper" premieres in New York City
Chapter Two
1977 Neil Simon's play "Chapter Two" opens in NYC
- 1981 "Falcon Crest" premieres on CBS-TV
Music History
1984 6th ACE Cable Awards: "David Bowie: Serious Moonlight" by Anthony Eaton and HBO win
- 1986 Neil Simon's stage play "Broadway Bound", starring Linda Lavin, Jonathan Silverman, and Jason Alexander, opens at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC; runs for 756 performances
- 1988 Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash
- 1989 NBC's premiere of "Howard Beach: Making A Case for Murder", based on December 1986 murders of black youths by white youths in New York City
Kennedy Center Honors
1994 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for actor Kirk Douglas, singer Aretha Franklin, composer Morton Gould, theater producer-director Harold Prince, and folk singer-songwriter Pete Seeger, in Washington D.C.
Pope John Paul II
2005 U.S. debut of the first part of two-part TV biopic miniseries "Pope John Paul II" on CBS
Peter Pan Live!
2014 NBC airs musical "Peter Pan Live!" starring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken; substantially revised from the earlier Mary Martin productions
- 2018 Scottish artist Charlotte Prodger wins the 2018 Turner Prize with film shot on her iPhone
Kennedy Center Honors
2022 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for singers Gladys Knight and Amy Grant, actor George Clooney, rock band U2, and composer Tania León, in Washington D.C.
