The Thief of Bagdad
1924 Silent film classic "The Thief of Bagdad" based on One Thousand and One Nights, starring Douglas Fairbanks and directed by Raoul Walsh is released
- 1948 Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting
- 1949 WGAL TV channel 8 in Lancaster, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1953 KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 WTWV (now WTVA) TV channel 9 in Tupelo-Columbus, MS (NBC) begins
- 1963 WGSF TV channel 31 in Newark, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1968 WVER TV channel 28 in Rutland, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1968 WVTA TV channel 41 in Windsor, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1970 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) suspends broadcasting
- 1985 Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC for $3.5 billion, first transfer of ownership of a TV network
Music History
1992 American pop singer Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
The Sisters Rosensweig
1993 Wendy Wasserstein's stage play "The Sisters Rosensweig", starring Madeline Kahn, opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC for 556 performances
Film & TV History
1994 Zsa Zsa Gabor files for bankruptcy
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005 "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" premieres on the Disney Channel, starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse
Film & TV History
2021 US President Joe Biden agrees Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "killer" in ABC News interview. Putin responds "It takes one to know one" a day later.
