- 1927 Fritz Lang's silent film "Metropolis" premieres in Berlin
- 1927 Howard Lindsay and Bertrand Robinson's stage comedy "Tommy", starring Alan Bunce, Peg Entwistle, and Sidney Toler, opens at the Gaiety Theatre, NYC; runs for 232 performances
- 1932 "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts
- 1949 1st Jewish family show "Goldbergs" premieres on CBS
Film & TV History
1949 Gene Roddenberry applies for a position with the Los Angeles Police Department
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 "The Greatest Show on Earth", directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille, starring James Stewart and Charlton Heston, premieres in New York (Best Picture 1953)
- 1955 "Ordet", directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, is released
Commissioner's Bing Crosby Decision
1957 Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates
Suzuki on Science
1971 Canadian scientist and environmentalist David Suzuki begins his broadcasting career as host of CBC TV program "Suzuki on Science" [1]
Television Premiere
1995 "The Late Late Show" with Tom Snyder premieres on CBS at 12:30 AM; hosts the program until 1999
- 1997 4,000th episode of "Entertainment Tonight"
The Sopranos
1999 "The Sopranos", starring James Gandolfini as mobster Tony Soprano, debuts on HBO
People's Choice Awards
1999 25th People's Choice Awards: Tom Hanks & Sandra Bullock win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Tim Allen & Helen Hunt win (TV)
9th Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2004 9th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wins Best Film
- 2005 10th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: "Sideways" wins Best Film
32nd People's Choice Awards
2006 32nd People's Choice Awards: Johnny Depp & Sandra Bullock win (Motion Picture) and Ray Romano & Jennifer Garner win (TV)
Gandalf Returns
2011 Ian McKellen officially confirms that he will reprise the role of Gandalf in "The Hobbit" film adaptations
- 2013 18th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Argo wins Best Film
39th People's Choice Awards
2013 39th People's Choice Awards: Robert Downey Jr & Jennifer Lawrence win (Movie Star) and Nathan Fillion & Ellen Pompeo win (TV Drama)
73rd Golden Globes
2016 73rd Golden Globes: "The Revenant", "The Martian", Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson win
79th Golden Globes
2022 79th Golden Globes: Best film "The Power of the Dog" (drama), "West Side Story" (comedy/musical), Best TV series "Succession", Best Director Jane Campion (Motion Picture)
- 2023 80th Golden Globe Awards: Film "The Fabelmans" best drama, "The Banshees of Inisherin" best comedy/musical, TV "House of the Dragon", best drama, "Abbott Elementary" best comedy
