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Events in Film & TV on July 14

  • 1951 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)
  • 1968 WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

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1969 "Easy Rider", directed by Dennis Hopper, starring himself, Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, is released

Actor Jack Nicholson
Actor
Jack Nicholson
Actor and Director Dennis Hopper
Actor and Director
Dennis Hopper
  • 1969 WMUL (now WPBY) TV channel 33 in Huntington, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast
  • 1987 Steve Miller's star is unveiled on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
  • 1992 Actress Nell Carter undergoes brain surgery
  • 2005 38th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center

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2008 "The Dark Knight" directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, premieres in New York

Actor Heath Ledger
Actor
Heath Ledger
Director Christopher Nolan
Director
Christopher Nolan
Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal
Actress
Maggie Gyllenhaal

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2018 US President Donald Trump calls the EU a "trade foe" in interview with CBS ahead of meeting with Russian President Putin

45th US President, Businessman and TV Personality Donald Trump
45th US President, Businessman and TV Personality
Donald Trump


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