Theater Premiere
1722 Richard Steele's sentimental comedy play "The Conscious Lovers" premieres in London
Republican Party
1874 1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by Thomas Nast
Music Premiere
1904 George M. Cohan's 1st full-length musical "Little Johnny Jones", featuring the songs "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "Give My Regards To Broadway", opens at the Liberty Theatre, NYC; runs for 52 performances be before going on tour
- 1921 Ed Wynn's musical revue "The Perfect Fool" premieres in NYC
- 1932 1st broadcast of "Buck Rogers in the 25th century" on CBS-radio
- 1953 WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 WEEQ (now WWTO) TV channel 35 in La Salle, IL (IND) 1st broadcast
- 1960 KNRR TV channel 12 in Pembina, ND (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1963 Carole Joan Crawford, 20, wins Miss World
- 1975 8th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel
Film & TV History
1976 "Gone With The Wind", 1939 Oscar-winning film epic starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, makes broadcast television debut on NBC; aired in two parts over consecutive nights; earns a then record 65% share of TV viewers
Historic Publication
1995 Howard Stern's second book "Miss America" released (fastest selling ever)
Film Release
1997 "Bean" film directed by Mel Smith and starring Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean opens in the US
Election of Interest
2000 Tim Russert famously declares the outcome of the 2000 Presidential election will depend on "Florida, Florida, Florida" during NBC coverage
Country Music Association Awards
2001 35th Country Music Association Award: Tim McGraw, Lee Ann Womack & Toby Keith win
Knighthood
2018 Actress Emma Thompson is made a Dame of the British Empire by Prince William at Buckingham Palace, London
- 2019 Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, the "Terminator" is the to be convicted of sexual slavery by the International Criminal Court and is sentenced to 30 years in prison on 18 charges
