Toast of the Town
1948 "Toast of the Town" variety show hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV; performers include the comedy team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and Broadway composers Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II previewing the score to "South Pacific"
12th Emmy Awards
1960 12th Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack & Jane Wyatt win
Ray Stevens Show
1970 "Ray Stevens Show" debuts on NBC-TV
Chinatown
1974 "Chinatown", directed by Roman Polanski starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, is released
Jaws is Released
1975 "Jaws", based on the book by Peter Benchley, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider is released
- 1976 Disney's River Country opens at Bay Lake (closed 2001)
The Blues Brothers
1980 Musical comedy film "The Blues Brothers", starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and featuring appearances by Aretha Franklin; Cab Calloway; and Ray Charles opens in 594 theaters
- 1988 NYC WABC-AM becomes flagship radio station of NJ Devils
- 1988 Price is Right model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera
- 1989 Warner Bros Records releases the eleventh studio album by singer Prince, the soundtrack to the film "Batman", it features the single “Batdance”
- 1994 Howard Stern begins 30-minute (Radio) TV show on E! cable network
Despicable Me
2010 "Despicable Me" directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud with voices by Steve Carell and Jason Segel premieres at the Moscow Film Festival
Film & TV History
2011 1st Critics' Choice Television Awards: Modern Family wins Best Comedy Series, Mad Men wins Best Drama Series
Daniel Day-Lewis Retires
2017 British actor Daniel Day-Lewis announces his retirement from acting
Film & TV History
2018 TV drama "Yellowstone" premieres starring Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly and Wes Bentley
