Film & TV History
1956 Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand
Film & TV History
1981 Nintendo release arcade game "Donkey Kong" created by Shigeru Miyamoto in Japan (July 31 in the US)
- 1984 Yvonne Ryding of Sweden crowned 33rd Miss Universe
Film & TV History
1992 Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
American Pie
1999 Coming of age film "American Pie" is released, directed by Paul Weitz, starring Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy, and an ensemble cast
The Office
2001 "The Office" mockumentary created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, starring Ricky Gervais and Martin Freeman premieres on BBC Two in the UK
Film & TV History
2015 48th San Diego Comic-Con begins (till 12th) - includes preview of new Star Wars film by J.J. Abrams
Barbie Premieres
2023 Fantasy comedy film "Barbie", starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and directed by Greta Gerwig premieres at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles
