Joseph Grimaldi Bows Out
1829 Final performance by famous clown Joseph Grimaldi at a benefit performance at Sadler's Wells, London
- 1953 WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1953 WWLP TV channel 22 in Springfield, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting
Emmy Awards
1956 8th Emmy Awards: "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Phil Silvers Show". Phil Silvers & Lucille Ball win
Breathless
1960 One of the first French New Wave films, "Breathless", directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg is released in France
- 1960 WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
The Ed Sullivan Show
1968 Bee Gees make their US TV debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" performing "To Love Somebody" and "Words"
Back off Boogaloo
1972 Ringo Starr releases single "Back off Boogaloo" in the UK
BAFTA Awards
1991 44th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): "Goodfellas" Best Film, Martin Scorsese Best Director
People's Choice Awards
1992 18th People's Choice Awards: Kevin Costner & Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby & Candice Bergen win (TV)
Film & TV History
1992 Ariel Dorfman's stage drama "Death and the Maiden", starring Glenn Close, Richard Dreyfuss, and Gene Hackman, and directed by Mike Nichols, opens at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC; runs for 159 performances
People's Choice Awards
1993 19th People's Choice Awards: Kevin Costner & Demi Moore win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Tim Allen & Candice Bergen win (TV)
Theatrical Finale
1996 Revival of William Inge's stage drama "Bus Stop, starring Billy Crudup and Mary-Louise Parker, closes at the Circle in the Square Theater, NYC, after 29 performances
- 1997 CNN begin Spanish broadcasts
WrestleMania
2002 WrestleMania XVIII, Skydome, Toronto, ON (68,237): Triple H beats Chris Jericho for the undisputed WWF Heavyweight title
Music Premiere
2005 John Du Prez and Eric Idle's musical "Spamalot", based on the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and starring Tim Curry and David Hyde Pierce, opens at the Shubert Theatre, NYC; runs for 1575 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards
Chandelier
2014 Sia releases her single "Chandelier" with a music video featuring Maddie Ziegler
Beauty and the Beast
2017 Live-action remake "Beauty and the Beast" directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson opens
- 2019 Facebook removes 1.5 million videos of the Christchurch mosque shootings in first 24 hrs after the attack, although only 1.2 million blocked at upload
