Music Premiere
1907 George M. Cohan's musical "Talk of the Town" premieres in NYC
Theater Premiere
1947 Tennessee Williams' stage drama "A Streetcar Named Desire", starring Jessica Tandy, Marlon Brando, and Kin Hunter, and directed by Elia Kazan opens the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 855 performances, wins a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize
- 1949 KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
Radio Premiere
1950 Paul Harvey begins his national radio broadcast
Music Premiere
1960 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Camelot", starring Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, and introducing Robert Goulet, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 873 performances, wins 4 Tony Awards
Music Concert
1968 Elvis Presley's Comeback Special airs on NBC, his 1st live performance in seven years, re-launching his singing career
Film Release
1982 "Frances", film depicting life of actress Frances Farmer and starring Jessica Lange, first released in the US
Film & TV History
1985 7th ACE Cable Awards: Shelley Duvall wins the Golden CableACE for "Faerie Tale Theatre"
Pro Wrestling
1991 Hulk Hogan defeats the Undertaker at 'This Tuesday in Texas' at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio to become 4-time WWF champion
- 2018 7-year old Ryan of Ryan Toysreview is the year's highest-paid YouTube star earning $22 million
Summit of Interest
2018 David Attenborough warns collapse of civilisation and the natural world on the horizon at UN climate summit in Poland