First 12-Reel Film
1915 "The Birth of a Nation" the first 12-reel film in America, directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Lillian Gish and Mae Marsh, premieres at Clune's Auditorium in Los Angeles
Walt Disney Studios
1926 Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio becomes Walt Disney Studios
Hoagy Carmichael Hollywood Star
1960 American "Stardust" composer and character actor Hoagy Carmichael receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1962 KACB TV channel 3 in San Angelo, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
22nd Golden Globes
1965 22nd Golden Globes: "Becket", Peter O'Toole, & Anne Bancroft win
Stop In the Name of Love
1965 Motown Records release The Supremes' single "Stop In the Name of Love"
You're Sixteen
1974 Ringo Starr releases a cover of "You're Sixteen" as a single in UK; originally released by Johnny Burnette in 1960
- 1974 TV sitcom "Good Times", spin-off from "Maude", starring Esther Rolle, John Amos, and J.J. Walker, premieres on CBS TV
Taxi Driver
1976 "Taxi Driver" directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster, premieres in NYC (Palme d'Or 1976)
A Better Tomorrow
1986 Jon Woo's action film "A Better Tomorrow", starring Chow Yun-fat, premieres in Hong Kong
- 1990 "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine
- 1993 GM sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires
- 1994 "Sátántangó", Hungarian film directed by Béla Tarr, starring Mihály Víg, Putyi Horváth, is released
Nicholson Attacks Car
1994 Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car
62nd BAFTA Awards
2009 62nd British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "Slumdog Millionaire" Best Film, Danny Boyle Best Director
68th BAFTAs
2015 68th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "Boyhood" Best Film, Richard Linklater Best Director
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016 Late-night talk show "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" debuts on TBS in the US
