Theater Premiere
1902 Frank Wedekind's play "Der Erdgeist" premieres in Berlin
Theatrical Finale
1949 Tennessee Williams' stage drama "A Streetcar Named Desire", starring Jessica Tandy, Marlon Brando, and Kim Hunter, and directed by Elia Kazan closes at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 855 performances, winning a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize
Music History
1957 Last episode of "The Nat King Cole Show" airs on NBC, cancelled due to lack of national sponsorship
Film Premiere
1964 "Goldfinger", 3rd James Bond film, starring Sean Connery and Honor Blackman premieres in London
Music Concert
1965 1st concert event at Houston Astrodome: Judy Garland headlines, with The Supremes as opening act
TV Show Appearance
1977 Elvis Costello & The Attractions 1st US TV appearance on "Saturday Night Live"
Television Premiere
1989 "The Simpsons" created by Matt Groening, premieres on Fox TV as a full animated series with the episode, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Film Release
2014 Sony Pictures cancels the release of "The Interview", starring Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, and James Franco, after a cyber attack on the studio
- 2018 Catriona Gray of the Philippines crowned 67th Miss Universe
- 2018 CBS announces former Chief Executive Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million exit payout
- 2018 US poacher sentenced to watch the film "Bambi" repeatedly during year in prison, for killing hundreds of deer in Missouri