Lady, Be Good!
1925 George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin's 1st collaborative musical "Lady, Be Good!", featuring siblings Fred Astaire and Adelle Astaire as a brother and sister dance team, closes at the Liberty Theatre, NYC, after 330 performances
Katharine Hepburn's Stage Debut
1928 Katharine Hepburn's NYC stage debut in "Night Hostess"
- 1934 "L'Atalante", French film directed by Jean Vigo, starring Michel Simon, Dita Parlo and Jean Dasté, is released
Quadrille
1952 Noël Coward's play "Quadrille" premieres in London
Bonanza
1959 American western series "Bonanza" starring Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon premieres on NBC-TV
- 1963 WHYY TV channel 12 in Wilmington, DE (PBS) begins broadcasting
A Fistful of Dollars
1964 Film that started Spaghetti Western genre "A Fistful of Dollars" premieres, directed by Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role
Emmy Awards
1965 17th Emmy Awards: "The Dick Van Dyke Show" & Dick Van Dyke win
- 1965 WCEE TV channel 23 in Rockford, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1966 "Monkees" premieres on NBC-TV
- 1966 KPNE TV channel 9 in North Platte, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1966 WCES TV channel 20 in Wrens, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1966 WUSF TV channel 16 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (PBS) 1st broadcast
- 1970 Phyllis Ann George (Texas), 21, crowned 43rd Miss America 1971
Television Premiere
1972 TV sitcom "Maude", a spin-off of "All In The Family", starring Bea Arthur and Bill Macy premieres on CBS
Taxi
1978 Situation comedy "Taxi" premieres on ABC television starring Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny Devito, Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, and Andy Kaufman
The Smurfs TV Debut
1981 "The Smurfs" animated cartoon series by Hanna-Barbera first broadcasts in North America
- 1981 Elizabeth Ward (Arkansas), 20, crowned 54th Miss America 1982
Music History
1984 American country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident
Film & TV History
1986 "Blue Velvet" directed by David Lynch, Starring Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan and Dennis Hopper debuts in Toronto
- 1986 Limited U.S. premiere of film adaptation of Marsha Norman's play "'Night, Mother"
Emmy Awards
1999 51st Emmy Awards: The Practice, Ally McBeal, Dennis Franz & Edie Falco win
- 2005 Hong Kong Disneyland opens in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
Radio History
2005 Mark Messier announces on ESPN radio that he will retire from the NHL
Venice Film Festival
2020 Chloé Zhao's "Nomadland" starring Frances McDormand wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival
Video Music Awards
2021 40th MTV Video Music Awards: Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber, and Olivia Rodrigo win
