- 1949 1st inaugural parade televised, for Harry Truman, watched by 10 million people
Hoover's Shirley Temple Present
1949 J. Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen
"The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial"
1954 Herman Wouk's stage drama "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial", adpated from his novel "The Caine Mutiny", starring Henry Fonda, and directed by Charles Laughton, premieres at the Plymouth Theatre, NYC; runs for 415 performances
- 1958 KUED TV channel 7 in Salt Lake City, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting
"Bonnie and Clyde"
1968 Arthur Penn's film "Bonnie and Clyde" premieres in Paris, France with stars Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway in attendance
- 1978 Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie"
3rd Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1988 3rd Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Beach Boys; The Beatles; The Drifters; Bob Dylan; The Supremes; Woody Guthrie; Leadbelly; Les Paul; and Berry Gordy, Jr.
47th Golden Globes
1990 47th Golden Globes: "Born on the Fourth of July", Tom Cruise and Michelle Pfeiffer win
- 1991 Paul Chihara and John Driver's musical "Shogun - The Musical", based on James Clavell's novel, closes at Marquis Theater, NYC, after 72 performances
"Four Weddings and a Funeral" Premieres
1994 British comedy "Four Weddings and a Funeral" written by Richard Curtis, starring Hugh Grant premieres at the Sundance Film Festival
- 1997 2nd Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Fargo wins Best Film
"Dawson's Creek"
1998 "Dawson's Creek" created by Kevin Williamson, starring James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson premieres on WB in the US
- 1998 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards: L.A. Confidential wins Best Film
- 2002 18th Sundance Film Festival: "Personal Velocity: Three Portraits", directed by Rebecca Miller, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
59th Golden Globes
2002 59th Golden Globes: "A Beautiful Mind", Russell Crowe, & Sissy Spacek win
"High School Musical" Debuts
2006 "High School Musical" debuts, starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hugdens; becomes Disney Channel's most successful TV movie
12th Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2007 12th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: "The Departed" wins Best Film
"Breaking Bad" Premieres
2008 "Breaking Bad", created by Vince Gilligan and starring Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul premieres on AMC
"Hamilton" Premieres
2015 Musical "Hamilton" starring Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos premieres at The Public Theater in Lower Manhattan, New York (Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2016)
