- 1954 WTHI TV channel 10 in Terre Haute, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1959 Ed Wood's cult classic "Plan 9 From Outer Space", called one of the worse films ever, premieres
- 1961 WBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 2004 37th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
- 2010 43rd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
- 2014 News broadcaster Al Jazeera claim that its office in Gaza is under attack by the Israeli Defence Force
- 2016 Japan’s Funai Electric announce they will manufacture world's last videocassette this month
- 2018 TV show "Supergirl" announces casting of first live-action transgender superhero, by transgender actor Nicole Maines as Nia Nal