Intolerance
1916 "Intolerance", silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Vera Lewis and Ralph Lewis, is released
Telethon
1966 Jerry Lewis' 1st Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day telethon raises $1 million
- 1966 WRLK TV channel 35 in Columbia, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1967 KMEG TV channel 14 in Sioux City, IA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1967 WEBA TV channel 14 in Allendale, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting
The Muppet Show
1976 Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show" premieres on television with Mia Farrow as the guest star
Music History
1976 Richard Rodgers, Sheldon Harnick, and Sherman Yellen's musical "Rex", starring Nicol Williamson and Glenn Close, closes at Lunt-Fontaine Theater, NYC, after 48 performances
- 1977 Jerry Lewis' 12th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
- 1983 Jerry Lewis' 18th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,691,627
- 1988 Jerry Lewis' 23rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $41,132,113
The Joan Rivers Show
1989 Daytime talk show "The Joan Rivers Show" hosted by Joan Rivers premieres on US TV
- 1993 David Shiner and Bill Irwin's sketch comedy "Fool Moon" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC, after 207 performances
Film & TV History
1993 F. Murray Abraham released from hospital after car accident
- 1994 Jerry Lewis' 29th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,100,000
Film & TV History
1996 Revival of Tennessee Williams' stage drama "Summer and Smoke", starring Harry Hamlin and Mary McDonnell, opens at Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 53 performances
Music History
2022 Ringo Starr resumes his All-Starr Band tour after two musicians recover from COVID
