- 1908 1st horror movie (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) premieres in Chicago
- 1922 "On the Road to Moscow" is 1st cartoon to receive a Pulitzer Prize
- 1955 WFRV TV channel 5 in Green Bay, WI (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1956 WITI TV channel 6 in Milwaukee, WI (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1968 WEKW TV channel 52 in Keene, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1980 "Star Wars Episode V - Empire Strikes Back", produced by George Lucas opens in cinemas in UK and North America
George Lucas
John Williams
- 1981 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA
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1988 "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99
Weird Al Yankovic
- 1990 Last episode of "Newhart" airs on CBS-TV
- 1990 43rd Cannes Film Festival: "Wild at Heart" directed by David Lynch wins the Palme d'Or
- 1993 Dayanara Torres, 18, of Puerto Rico, crowned 42nd Miss Universe
- 1999 All My Children star Susan Lucci finally wins a Daytime Emmy after being nominated 19 times, the longest period of unsuccessful nominations in television history
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2015 Flavor Flav is arrested near Las Vegas on charges including speeding and driving under the influence
Flavor Flav
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2018 Former US president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama sign deal with Netflix to produce films and series
Barack Obama
Michelle Obama