Goldwyn Pictures
1916 Samuel Goldfish, Edgar and Archibald Selwyn establish Hollywood's Goldwyn Pictures; Goldfish later changes his name to Goldwyn
- 1955 KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, North Dakota (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1959 "Rocky & His Friends" debuts on ABC
- 1962 KOET (now KULC) TV channel 9 in Ogden, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1965 ABC radio begins weekly "Vietnam Update" report
- 1967 The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong
- 1969 WENY TV channel 36 in Elmira, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1971 Disney World's Fort Wilderness opens
- 1972 KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, WI suspends broadcasting
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 Film adaptation of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" based stage adaptation of novel by Ken Kesey, directed by Miloš Forman and starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1976)
Brooke Shields Ad Banned
1980 CBS TV bans Calvin Klein jean ad featuring Brooke Shields
"I'm Not Rappaport"
1985 Herb Gardner's stage comedy "I'm Not Rappaport", starring Judd Hirsch and Cleavon Little, opens at the Booth Theatre, NYC; runs 891 performances, with 3 Tony Award wins
Aishwarya Rai Miss World
1994 Aishwarya Rai, 21, of India, crowned 44th Miss World
- 1995 "The Beatles Anthology" documentary series premieres in US on ABC-TV; the 6-hour program airs over three nights that week
Nintendo Wii
2006 Innovative video game console the Nintendo Wii is released in North America by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
2010 "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" the 7th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released worldwide
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013 David Blaine performs in the TV special "David Blaine: Real or Magic" on ABC
