- 1929 CBS radio network buys WABC in NYC
- 1955 WUNC TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1966 The Who and The Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC
Television Debut
1978 TV series "All Creatures Great and Small" debuts on BBC TV, based on the books by James Herriot, starring Robert hardy and Christopher Timothy
Music History
1981 Joseph Papp's revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta "The Pirates of Penzance", starring Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith, and Kevin Kline, opens at the Uris Theater, NYC; runs for 772 performances and wins a Tony Award
Television Premiere
1991 "Davis Rules" with Jonathan Winters & Randy Quaid premieres on ABC-TV
Film & TV History
1993 NBC offers "The Tonight Show" to David Letterman
Film & TV History
1993 Robert Rodriguez's "El Mariachi" debuts at the Toronto Film Fetsival - will become lowest-budgeted film ever to gross $1 million
Musical Finale
1995 Revival of Frank Loesser's musical "Guys & Dolls", starring Nathan Lane, closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 1143 performances, winning 4 Tony and 7 Drama Desk Awards
American Music Awards
2001 28th American Music Awards: Faith Hill & Kid Rock win
People's Choice Awards
2008 34th People's Choice Awards: Johnny Depp & Reese Witherspoon win (Movie Star) and Patrick Dempsey & Katherine Heigl win (TV)
- 2009 14th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Slumdog Millionaire wins Best Film
People's Choice Awards
2014 40th People's Choice Awards: Johnny Depp & Sandra Bullock win (Movie Star) and Josh Charles & Stana Katić win (Dramatic TV)
Golden Globes
2017 74th Golden Globes: "Moonlight", Casey Affleck and Isabelle Huppert win