- 1929 WOR (NYC) ends affiliation with CBS radio network
Debut of Bing Crosby
1931 American crooner Bing Crosby makes his solo radio debut on his "15 Minutes with Bing Crosby" program broadcast on the CBS network
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937 Film "The Prisoner of Zenda" based on the novel and play by Anthony Hope, starring Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is released
The Third Man
1949 "The Third Man", directed by Carol Reed, starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli and Orson Welles, is released in the United Kingdom (Academy Awards Best Cinematography 1950)
- 1954 WTVD TV channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1955 KCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1958 KAYS TV channel 7 in Hays, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1963 CBS expands "CBS Evening News" program, anchored by Walter Conkrite, from 15 to 30 minutes
- 1967 KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
Telethon
1968 Jerry Lewis' 3rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon
- 1974 Jerry Lewis' 9th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
Cricket History
1980 Australian cricket batsman Kim Hughes becomes 3rd player to bat on all 5 days of a Test match as the rain affected Centenary Test peters out to a draw at Lord's; BBC's John Arlott calls his final match
- 1981 38th Venice Film Festival: "Die bleierne Zeit" directed by Margarethe von Trotta wins Golden Lion
- 1985 Jerry Lewis' 20th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $33,100,000
Music History
1986 Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for drug related death of John Belushi
- 1987 Philips introduces CD-video
Human Rights Now!
1988 Amnesty International's "Human Rights Now!" tour begins in Wembley Stadium, London; performers include: Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, and Youssou N'Dour
- 1991 Jerry Lewis' 26th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,071,657
- 1996 Jerry Lewis' 31st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $49,200,000
Being John Malkovich
1999 "Being John Malkovich" premieres directed by Spike Jonze, starring John Cusack and Cameron Diaz
