First Moving Images
1878 World's first moving pictures caught on camera (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground
The Apartment
1960 "The Apartment" directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay 1961)
- 1962 WWUP TV channel 10 in Sault Ste Marie, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
The Dirty Dozen
1967 "The Dirty Dozen", based on E. M. Nathanson's novel, directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and Charles Bronson is released in the US
- 1969 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV
Black Adder Premieres
1983 "Black Adder" TV comedy premieres starring Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson and written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson on BBC1
- 1985 "Pryor's Place" children's show last airs on CBS-TV
Music Concert
1986 Amnesty International "Conspiracy of Hope" tour concludes with mega-concert at Giants Stadium in Rutherford, New Jersey; participants include: U2; Sting; Bryan Adams; Peter Gabriel; Lou Reed; Neville Brothers; Joan Baez; Joan Armatrading; Joni Mitchell; The Police; Jackson Browne; Yoko Ono; Miles Davis; Peter, Paul & Mary; and The Hooters
Dick Tracy
1990 Film "Dick Tracy" with Warren Beatty & Madonna premieres
Naomi Campbell Overdoses
1997 British model Naomi Campbell hospitalized due to drug overdose
Laagan Premieres
2001 Indian epic "Laagan" directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, starring Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh premieres
Batman Begins
2005 "Batman Begins", directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Katie Holmes goes on wide release
Film & TV History
2017 Rebel Wilson wins defamation case against Bauer Media at The Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne
