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Film and TV History on January 19

"You Nazty Spy!"

1940 The Three Stooges film "You Nazty Spy!" about the Nazis released with the disclaimer "Any resemblance between the characters in this picture and any persons, living or dead, is a miracle."

  • 1955 "The Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS

"The Dick Van Dyke Show"

1961 1st episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" is filmed

  • 1964 KFME TV channel 13 in Fargo, North Dakota (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1968 WKBF TV channel 61 in Cleveland, Ohio (IND) begins broadcasting
  • 1988 "48 Hours" premieres on CBS-TV
  • 1991 Sgt Slaughter defeats Ultimate Warrior for WWF championship belt

Ric Flair WWF Champ

1992 Nature Boy Ric Flair becomes WWF champ at Royal Rumble

Piper WWF Intercontinental Champ

1992 Roddy Piper beats Mountie to become WWF Intercontinental Champ

54th Golden Globes

1997 54th Golden Globes: The English Patient, Geoffrey Rush, & Brenda Blethyn win

"Donnie Darko"

2001 Cult film "Donnie Darko" written and directed by Richard Kelly, starring Jake Gyllenhaal premieres at the Sundance Film Festival

Alec Baldwin Indicted

2024 Actor Alec Baldwin indicted by a grand jury on involuntary manslaughter charges over the 2021 fatal shooting on a movie set [1]