Film Premier
1933 "King Kong" film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, starring Fay Wray premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy in NYC
Edgar Wallace
Film Awards
1942 14th Academy Awards: "How Green was My Valley", Gary Cooper & Joan Fontaine win
Joan Fontaine
Gary Cooper
Film Awards
1944 16th Academy Awards: "Casablanca", Jennifer Jones & Paul Lukas win
Paul Lukas
Jennifer Jones
Film Release
1965 One of the most popular musical films of all time, "The Sound of Music", starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1966)
Christopher Plummer
Julie Andrews
Music Awards
1967 9th Grammy Awards: "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra wins best record, "Michele" by The Beatles best song
Frank Sinatra
- 1976 Walt Disney World logs its 50 millionth guest
Event of Interest
1977 Bette Davis is 1st woman to receive American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award
Bette Davis
Event of Interest
1993 Actress Claudette Colbert suffers a stroke at 89
Claudette Colbert
- 2007 38th NAACP Image Awards: "The Pursuit of Happyness" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
Film Awards
2014 86th Academy Awards: "12 Years a Slave," Matthew McConaughey & Cate Blanchett win
Cate Blanchett
Matthew McConaughey