- 1950 1st transmission of a TV programme from continental Europe shown on BBC
Film Release
1953 "Roman Holiday", starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, and Eddie Albert, is released
- 1964 25th Venice Film Festival: "Red Desert" directed by Michelangelo Antonioni wins Golden Lion
Film Premiere
1964 Walt Disney's musical film "Mary Poppins" directed by Robert Stevenson, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, with songs by Richard and Robert Sherman, premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California; wins 5 Academy Awards
Theatrical Finale
1994 Neil Simon's comedy "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC, after 320 performances
Theatrical Finale
1995 Tom Stoppard's comedic play "Arcadia" closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater, NYC, after 204 performances
- 1997 54th Venice Film Festival: "Hana-bi" directed by Takeshi Kitano wins Golden Lion
Film & TV History
2001 Angelina Jolie is named a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador at UNHCR headquarters in Geneva
Emmy Awards
2006 58th Emmy Awards: 24, The Office, Kiefer Sutherland & Mariska Hargitay win
- 2008 65th Venice Film Festival: "The Wrestler" directed by Darren Aronofsky wins Golden Lion
Film Premiere
2013 "Gravity", directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney premieres at the Venice Film Festival
Film & TV History
2013 Dove Cameron releases a cover of "On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons
Film Premiere
2014 "Birdman" directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Michael Keaton and Zach Galifianakis premieres at the Venice Film Festival (Best Picture, 2015)
- 2014 71st Venice Film Festival: "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence" directed by Roy Andersson wins Golden Lion