- 1887 Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)
World's First Movie Studio
1893 Thomas Edison completes worlds 1st movie studio at West Orange, New Jersey
"The Young Idea"
1923 Noël Coward's stage comedy "The Young Idea" premieres at the Savoy Theatre, London; runs for 60 performances
- 1929 "The Broadway Melody" directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Bessie Love is released. 1st film with sound to win an Oscar (Outstanding Picture 1930)
- 1940 NBC performs the first inter-city television broadcast from its station in New York City to another in Schenectady, New York by General Electric relay antennas.
- 1951 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site; 1st live television broadcast of such detonation by KTLA in Los Angeles, California at 5:30 AM local time
- 1953 "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Ronald Reagan later hosts
"You Are There"
1953 "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television
- 1953 WEEK TV channel 25 in Peoria, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1954 US TV soap opera "The Secret Storm" premieres on CBS
- 1956 WSAV TV channel 3 in Savannah, GA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1958 WFTV TV channel 9 in Orlando, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1959 WVUE TV channel 8 in New Orleans, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting
"The Misfits"
1961 John Huston's film drama "The Misfits" officially premieres at the Loews Capitol in NYC, after a sneak preview at Reno, Nevada's Grenada Theatre; the final movie for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe was written by Monroe's husband Arthur Miller, and also featured Montgomery Cliff
Jennings ABC Anchor
1965 Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news
"The Sonny & Cher Show"
1976 Sonny & Cher resume TV variety show, despite real-life divorce; now titled "The Sonny & Cher Show"
Polankski Flees US
1978 Director Roman Polanski skips bail in the US and flees to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl
- 1980 Sears Radio Theater moves from CBS to Mutual Broadcasting System
- 1980 Soap opera "Love of Life" ends a 28 year run
"Late Night With David Letterman"
1982 "Late Night With David Letterman" debuts on NBC-TV; Bill Murray is his first guest
- 1995 Belgium's TV channel VT4 goes on the air
Jackson's Wardrobe Malfunction
2004 Wardrobe malfunction: Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.
"House of Cards"
2013 "House of Cards", starring Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood and Robin Wright as his wife, is released on Netflix
- 2013 44th NAACP Image Awards: "Red Tails" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
"The Lego Movie"
2014 "The Lego Movie" a computer-animated film based on the Lego toys, with voices including Chris Pratt and Will Ferrell. premieres in Los Angeles
- 2015 31st Sundance Film Festival: "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
