Houdini Escapes
1903 Harry Houdini escapes from Halvemaansteeg police station in Amsterdam
Theatrical Finale
1956 Victor Borge's one-man show "Comedy in Music" closes at John Golden Theatre, NYC; runs for 849 performances, a Guinness world record
- 1957 KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1958 KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1961 KIFI TV channel 8 in Idaho Falls, Idaho (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1971 "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV
- 1973 Leslie Nielson appears on M*A*S*H in "Ringbanger"
- 1986 Allison J Brown, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 4th Miss Teen USA
Hall of Fame
1987 2nd Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Coasters; Eddie Cochran; Bo Diddley; Aretha Franklin; Marvin Gaye; Bill Haley; B.B. King; Clyde McPhatter; Ricky Nelson; Roy Orbison; Carl Perkins; Smokey Robinson; Joe Turner; Muddy Waters; Jackie Wilson; Louis Jordan; T-Bone Walker; Hank Williams; Leonard Chess; Ahmet Ertegun; Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; and Jerry Wexler
- 1991 CBS News correspondant Bob Simon and four TV crew captured and held for 40 days by Iraqis in the Persian Gulf
Golden Globes
1995 52nd Golden Globes: "Forrest Gump", Tom Hanks, & Jessica Lange win
Golden Globes
1996 53rd Golden Globes: "Sense and Sensibility", Nicolas Cage, & Sharon Stone win
