Film Release
1927 Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film as director - The Pleasure Garden, in England
Alfred Hitchcock
Film Release
1940 "The Grapes of Wrath", directed by John Ford and based on John Steinbeck's novel of the same name, starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell, is released
Event of Interest
1959 Dmitri Shostakovich's comedy "Cheryomushk" premieres in Moscow
Dmitri Shostakovich
- 1959 WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1963 Buddy Rogers & Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ & Thesz becomes NWA champion
- 1964 CBS purchases 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million
- 1966 WDIO TV channel 10 in Duluth, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1972 WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, TN (IND) 1st broadcast
- 1975 "Hot l Baltimore" situation comedy premieres on ABC TV
Film and TV Awards
1976 33rd Golden Globes: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", Jack Nicholson, & Louise Fletcher win
Jack Nicholson
Louise Fletcher
Film and TV Awards
1986 43rd Golden Globes: "Out of Africa", Jon Voight, & Whoopi Goldberg win
Whoopi Goldberg
Jon Voight
Film and TV Awards
1999 56th Golden Globes: "Saving Private Ryan", Jim Carrey, and Cate Blanchett win
- 2016 TV drama "The X-Files" returns after 13 years, reuniting lead actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson and produced again by Chris Carter
January in History
The British: 139. Zulu Warriors: 4,000. Let Battle Begin
It was one of the most remarkable military engagements ever: the day that 139 British soldiers took on 4,000 Zulu warriors – and won.
January 22, 1879
'I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman'
One of the most notorious denials in political history came on this day when President Bill Clinton held a news conference on his relations with Monica Lewinsky.
January 26, 1998
Crippled Kaiser Had Grip of Iron
German Emperor 'Kaiser Bill,' was born on this day, strong-willed and determined to overcome the deformity that afflicted him from birth.
January 27, 1859
Riot Leader Accuses a Queen
How did Lord George Gordon, an aristocrat who led the Gordon Riots in London, lose a libel case on this day to French Queen Marie Antoinette?
January 28, 1788