- 1958 WTAE TV channel 4 in Pittsburgh, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1959 WQEX TV channel 16 in Pittsburgh, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1960 KERA TV channel 13 in Dallas, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
Film & TV History
1964 Walt Disney awarded Medal of Freedom at White House
- 1964 WCVE TV channel 23 in Richmond, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1965 Western sitcom "F-Troop" premieres in the US on ABC
- 1972 "The Waltons" TV program premieres on CBS starring Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, and Will Geer
- 1979 The film "Quadrophenia", loosely based on The Who's 1973 rock opera of the same name, is released.
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight premieres on TV
Television Debut
1985 "The Golden Girls", starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty, debuts on NBC
- 1985 10th Toronto International Film Festival: "The Official Story" directed by Luis Puenzo wins the People's Choice Award
- 1985 Susan Akin (Miss), 21, crowned 59th Miss America 1986
- 1986 CBS premiere of true life "The Last Days of Patton"
- 1991 16th Toronto International Film Festival: "The Fisher King" directed by Terry Gilliam wins the People's Choice Award
- 1991 Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (Hawaii), 24, crowned 65th Miss America 1992
- 1996 21st Toronto International Film Festival: "Shine" directed by Scott Hicks wins the People's Choice Award
- 1996 Tara Dawn Holland (Kansas), 23, crowned 70th Miss America 1997
- 1997 49th Emmy Awards: Law & Order, Frasier, Dennis Franz & Gillian Anderson win
- 1998 British TV show "The Royle Family" written and starring Caroline Adherne and Craig Cash, also starring Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston premieres on BBC Two
- 2007 53rd National Film Awards (India): "Kaalpurush" wins the Golden Lotus
Film & TV History
2009 David Attenborough and Prince William officially open the Darwin Centre at the National History Museum London, in what is the Museum's most significant expansion since 1881
- 2014 39th Toronto International Film Festival: "The Imitation Game" directed by Morten Tyldum wins the People's Choice Award
Music History
2017 Selena Gomez reveals she had a kidney transplant, because of lupus, donated by her friend Francia Rais
