- 1953 "House of Wax" 1st color 3-D movie, premieres in New York
- 1954 KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1956 Philips broadcasts 1st Dutch color TV programs
Film Release
1957 "12 Angry Men", directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb, is released
Henry Fonda
Academy Awards
1967 39th Academy Awards: "A Man For All Seasons," Best Picture, Elizabeth Taylor & Paul Scofield best actress/actor
Elizabeth Taylor
Paul Scofield
Academy Awards
1968 40th Academy Awards: "In the Heat of the Night", Rod Steiger & Katherine Hepburn win
Rod Steiger
Academy Awards
1972 44th Academy Awards: "The French Connection", Gene Hackman & Jane Fonda win
Jane Fonda
Gene Hackman
- 1988 8th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Leonard Part 6" wins
Film Premier
2014 "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone premieres in London
Emma Stone
Andrew Garfield
Film Premier
2017 "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana premieres in Toyko
April in History
The Man Who Sold His Wife
Most modern readers believe Thomas Hardy was plunging into deep fiction when he wrote about a man selling his wife in, The Mayor of Casterbridge. He wasn't.
April 7, 1832Step Aboard the Titanic – Las Vegas Style
Even by Las Vegas standards it was controversial, a $1.2 billion recreation of the doomed Titanic, along with the iceberg that caused its destruction.
April 8, 1999Yes, We Have Some Bananas
A strange fruit went on sale in London on this day, the like of which nobody had seen before. Known to scientists as the Plantaine fruit, it is now unremarkable.
April 10, 1633Hallelujah! Music That Moved a King
Few can fail to be moved by Handel's Messiah oratorio, culminating in the Hallelujah Chorus. It was even said to have brought a king to his feet.
April 13, 1742
