- 1754 1st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or Die"
- 1946 1st hour long entertainment TV show, "NBC's Hour Glass" premieres
Film Release
1958 "Vertigo", American film noir psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak, is released
Alfred Hitchcock
James Stewart
- 1971 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman & Jean Stapleton win
- 1980 Slasher horror film "Friday the 13th" is released in US cinemas
- 1991 Italian actress Laura Antonelli found guilty of cocaine possession (conviction overturned 2006)
- 1992 Final episode of "Golden Girls" airs on NBC-TV
- 1992 Michelle McLean, 19, of Namibia, crowned 41st Miss Universe
- 1999 45th British Academy Television Awards: "Father Ted" Best Comedy, "The Cops" Best Drama