- 1944 "War As It Happens" news show premieres on NBC-TV, in New York City only
Pro Wrestling
1947 Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ
Golden Globes
1952 9th Golden Globes: "A Place in the Sun", Fredric March, & Jane Wyman win
- 1981 Charles Rocket clearly says "f*ck" on "Saturday Night Live"
Grammy Awards
1990 "The Batman Theme" by Danny Elfman wins Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition at 32nd Annual Grammy Awards
Music History
1991 Neil Simon's stage comic-drama "Lost in Yonkers", starring Mercedes Ruehl and Kevin Spacey, opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 780 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 Bill Maher's political talk show "Real Time with Bill Maher" debuts on HBO
- 2009 29th Golden Raspberry Awards: "The Love Guru" wins
BAFTA Awards
2010 63rd British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "The Hurt Locker" Best Film, Kathryn Bigelow Best Director
- 2015 35th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Saving Christmas" wins worst film
- 2016 66th Berlin International Film Festival: Italian documentary "Fire at Sea" wins the Golden Bear
- 2018 Indian film star Kamal Haasan launches a new political party - Makkal Needhi Mayyam in Tamil Nadu state
