- 1917 Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School
Lute Song
1946 Raymond Scott and Bernard Hanighen's musical "Lute Song", starring Mary Martin, Yul Brenner, and Nancy Davis, and directed by John Houseman, closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 142 performances
Texaco Star Theater
1948 "Texaco Star Theater" premieres on NBC-TV, with "Mr. Television" Milton Berle made permanent emcee in September of the same year
- 1956 WDAM TV channel 7 in Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1960 1st date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House"
- 1969 "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" variety show last airs on CBS-TV [1]
Emmy Awards
1969 21st Emmy Awards: "Get Smart", Don Adams and Susan St James win
- 1969 KDNL TV channel 30 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting
Daytime Emmy Awards
1982 Emmy 9th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 3rd time
- 1983 "Trading Places", American comedy film, is released
Ghostbusters Premieres
1984 "Ghostbusters", American supernatural comedy film, directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson premieres
Tony Awards
2014 Audra McDonald wins a Tony Award for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar And Grill"
- 2022 "Ms Marvel" TV miniseries premieres on Disney+, with Disney's first on-screen Muslim superhero story, starring Iman Vellani [1]