- 1953 KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, MO (CBS) begins
- 1953 KNOE TV channel 8 in Monroe-West Monroe, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1953 KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1953 KQTV TV channel 2 in Saint Joseph, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1953 WHBQ TV channel 13 in Memphis, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1953 WMAZ TV channel 13 in Macon, GA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1953 WTOK TV channel 11 in Meridian, MS (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
Event of Interest
1954 "The Tonight Show" 1st premieres on NBC hosted by Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Music Single
1973 “The Way We Were” single released by Barbra Streisand (Billboard Song of the Year 1974)
Barbra Streisand
- 1976 TV drama “Dawn: Portrait of A Teenage Runaway", starring Eve Plumb premieres on US network NBC
Event of Interest
1979 Elton John, sick with flu, collapses in the Hollywood Universal Amphitheater
Elton John
- 1981 "Day in Hollywood, A Night.." closes at John Golden NY after 588 performances
Event of Interest
1982 Filming begins on "Never Say Never Again" with Sean Connery playing James Bond for the final time
Sean Connery
Television Debut
1993 British crime series "Cracker" created by Jimmy McGovern starring Robbie Coltrane debuts on ITV in the UK
Robbie Coltrane
- 2018 First Chinese #MeToo case goes to court, TV star Zhu Jun sues for defamation after accusation posted online
