- 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
Film Premier
1964 Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke premieres in Los Angeles
Julie Andrews
Walt Disney
- 1964 25th Venice Film Festival: "Red Desert" directed by Michelangelo Antonioni wins Golden Lion
- 1965 WTVI TV channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1967 Naomi Sims is 1st black model on US cover (Fashion of the Times)
- 1986 38th Emmy Awards presentation - "The Golden Girls" and "Cagney & Lacey" dominate
- 1990 WWF Summer Slam-Ultimate Warrior beats Rick Rude
- 1997 54th Venice Film Festival: "Hana-bi" directed by Takeshi Kitano wins Golden Lion
Event of Interest
2001 Angelina Jolie is named a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador at UNHCR headquarters in Geneva
Angelina Jolie
Emmy Awards
2006 58th Emmy Awards: 24, The Office, Kiefer Sutherland & Mariska Hargitay win
Mariska Hargitay
- 2008 65th Venice Film Festival: "The Wrestler" directed by Darren Aronofsky wins Golden Lion
Film Premier
2013 "Gravity", directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney premieres at the Venice Film Festival
Sandra Bullock
George Clooney
Event of Interest
2013 Dove Cameron releases a cover of "On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons
Dove Cameron
Film Premier
2014 "Birdman" directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Michael Keaton and Zach Galifianakis premieres at the Venice Film Festival (Best Picture 2015)
Michael Keaton
- 2014 71st Venice Film Festival: "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence" directed by Roy Andersson wins Golden Lion