- 1941 KYW TV channel 3 in Philadelphia, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1951 TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS
- 1955 KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 KTCA TV channel 2 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting
Film & TV History
1966 24th World Science Fiction Convention honors Gene Roddenberry
- 1967 WJPM TV channel 33 in Florence, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting
Golf Tournament
1973 American golfer Billy Casper finishes at 20-under-par 264 to beat Australian Bruce Devlin by 1 stroke to win the Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open; his 50th PGA Tour title
Telethon
1973 Jerry Lewis' 8th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
- 1978 Bernard Slade's stage comedy "Same Time, Next Year", closes at the Ambassador Theatre, NYC, after 1,453 performances and a Tony Award
- 1979 Jerry Lewis' 14th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,000,000
- 1984 Jerry Lewis' 19th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $32,074,566
Film & TV History
1986 Alan Ayckbourn's "Woman in Mind" premieres in London
- 1990 Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186
- 1991 48th Venice Film Festival: "Close to Eden" directed by Nikita Mikhalkov wins Golden Lion
- 1992 Jerry Lewis' 27th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,759,368
- 1998 55th Venice Film Festival: "Cosi ridevano" directed by Gianni Amelio wins Golden Lion
Spotlight
2015 US drama film "Spotlight" starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery and Stanley Tucci premieres at the Venice Film Festival (Best Picture Academy Awards 2015)
COVID-19 Pandemic
2020 Actor Robert Pattinson tests positive for COVID-19, shutting down production of the Batman film he is shooting
Dune
2021 "Dune", directed by Denis Villeneuve and based on Frank Herbert's novel of the same name, starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson and Oscar Isaac, premieres at the Venice Film Festival
