- 1897 Rudolph Dirks' 1st Katzenjammer cartoon strip in NY Journal
- 1928 Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne's play "Wings over Europe" premieres in New York City
- 1937 NBC & RCA sends 1st mobile-TV vans onto the streets of NY
Event of Interest
1964 Shooting starts for "Star Trek" pilot "The Cage" (Menagerie)
George Takei
Film Premier
1966 "A Man for All Seasons" based on the play by Robert Bolt, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Paul Scofield premieres in New York (Best Picture 1967)
Paul Scofield
- 1968 Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired
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1977 "Saturday Night Fever", a film starring John Travolta, premieres in NYC
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Film Premier
1988 "Rainman" directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise premieres in New York (Best Picture 1989)
Dustin Hoffman
Tom Cruise
Event of Interest
1997 Fed judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him
Bill Cosby
Event of Interest
2001 Winona Ryder is arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California
Winona Ryder