- 1932 "Adventures of Charlie Chan" 1st heard on NBC-Blue radio network
- 1952 First human birth televised to public on KOA-TV Denver, Colorado
- 1958 KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting
Music History
1964 Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed
#1 in the Charts
1978 Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand's duet single "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1
- 1988 "Naked Gun" movie based on TV's "Police Squad" premieres
- 1988 ESPN airs its 10,000th edition of 'Sports Center', making it the most televised cable program in history
Film & TV History
2003 US reality show "The Simple Life" with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie premieres on Fox
Film Premiere
2013 "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", 2nd film in the Hobbit series, directed by Peter Jackson, starring Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen, premieres in Los Angeles
Film & TV History
2014 Comedian Bill Cosby resigns from the board of trustees of an American university following renewed sexual assault allegations