Tempest
1611 Shakespeare's romantic comedy play "Tempest" is first presented
John Bull's Other Island
1904 George Bernard Shaw's comedy play "John Bull's Other Island" premieres in London
- 1947 Gian Carlo Menotti's musical drama/comedy double bill "The Medium" and " The Telephone" closes at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC after 211 performances
Music History
1951 Johnny Mercer's musical "Top Banana", starring Phil Silvers, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 356 performances, winning a Tony Award
- 1953 KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, TX (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1953 KMGH TV channel 7 in Denver, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1953 WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1954 KUON TV channel 12 in Lincoln, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1957 KVII TV channel 7 in Amarillo, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, Montana (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 WICZ TV channel 40 in Binghamton, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1962 KYVE TV channel 47 in Yakima, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1962 WNYC TV channel 31 in New York, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1962 WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
Cool Hand Luke
1967 "Cool Hand Luke", starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, and Strother Martin, is released
Music History
1968 Musical revue "Noël Coward's Sweet Potato" opens at Booth Theater, NYC; runs for 36 performances
Film & TV History
1982 Andrew "Dice" Clay & George Wendt appear in "Trick or Treatment"
- 1985 Nostalgia Television begins on cable
Music History
1995 Revival of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest", starring Patrick Stewart, opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 71 performances
- 1996 Shaquille O'Neil makes his Hollywood debut as Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns, 96-82 at the Forum, Inglewood; O'Neil scores 23 points and pulls down 14 rebounds in 35 minutes
Titanic
1997 "Titanic" directed by James Cameron, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet premieres at the Tokyo International Film Festival (Academy Awards Best Picture 1998)
