- 1949 WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1954 KOCO TV channel 5 in Oklahoma City, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1954 WBOC TV channel 16 in Salisbury, MD (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1955 WNDU TV channel 16 in South Bend, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1963 KAIT TV channel 8 in Jonesboro, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1968 "One Life to Live", American soap opera, premieres on TV
- 1974 Television new reporter Christine Chubbuck shoots herself live on TV WXLT-TV, Florida, first person to commit suicide in a live broadcast
- 1985 Deborah Carthy-Deu, of Puerto Rico, crowned 34th Miss Universe
Event of Interest
1987 Boy George barred from British TV show, he may be a bad influence
Boy George
Film Release
1988 "Die Hard" directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is released in the US
Alan Rickman
Bruce Willis
Film Premier
2005 "Wedding Crashers", starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, premieres
Vince Vaughn
Owen Wilson
Film Release
2009 "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", the 6th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released worldwide
Television Debut
2016 "Stranger Things" debuts on Netflix created by the Duffer Brothers, starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown
Winona Ryder
July in History
Spiderman! Web Feat Inspires Woebegone Warrior
Battle-weary, defeated and dejected, it took a spider to convince Robert the Bruce, born on this day, that his cause was not lost.
July 11, 1274
Killing Spree of Lady Death
Soviet sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko is the most successful female sniper in history, having killed 309 German soldiers during the Second World War.
July 12, 1930
Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close'
Frank Sinatra cut his first disc on this day. It was a flop. But he would go on to be hailed as the “Voice of the Century”.
July 13, 1939
Stormy Birth for the House of Windsor
Britain’s King with his German connections faced resentment when World War 1 bombs fell on London. It led, on this day, to a change of name for the monarchy.
July 17, 1917