- 1880 Steele MacKay's play "Hazel Kirke" premieres in New York City
- 1924 George Kelly's play "Show-Off," premieres in New York City
Event of Interest
1952 1st African American executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC NY)
Jackie Robinson
Film Premier
1970 "Patton" directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1971)
George S. Patton
George C. Scott
- 1979 "Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut & cancelled that outing on CBS
Event of Interest
1991 Alex Trebek becomes first person to host three American game shows at the same time (Jeopardy!, Classic Concentration, To Tell the Truth)
Alex Trebek
- 1994 10th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Lives wins
- 2016 Fifth Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast on MSNBC, held in Durham, New Hampshire
