- 1949 WROC TV channel 8 in Rochester, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting
Pro Wrestling
1957 Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz to become NWA wrestling champion
Music History
1964 Drummer Ringo Starr re-unites with the Beatles in Melbourne, Australia, after recovering from tonsillitis
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
1967 "The Steve Allen Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS-TV
To Sir, with Love
1967 British film "To Sir, with Love" written and directed by James Clavell, and starring Sidney Poitier is 1st released in the US
Music History
1980 "Theme From New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra spreads to #32 on the charts
- 1981 No Nukes concert at Hollywood Bowl
- 1985 "Michael Nesmith In Television Parts" premieres on NBC-TV
Music History
1989 "You've Got A Friend" singer-songwriter Carole King gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
Film & TV History
1989 Zsa Zsa Gabor arrested for slapping Beverly Hills motorcycle patrolman
- 1990 Date of the events in the movie Mr Destiny
- 1998 "Comic Relief" benefit comedy show
The Bourne Identity
2002 "The Bourne Identity" directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon is released in the US
- 2006 Ringo Starr's ninth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Billy Squier, Richard Marx, Edgar Winter, Rod Argent, Hamish Stuart, and Sheila E.
- 2012 Ringo Starr's twelfth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Todd Rundgren, Richard Page, Gregg Bissonette, and Mark Rivera, 2012-13 / Warren Ham, 2014-17
- 2015 "Jurassic World", 1st film to make $500 million worldwide in its opening weekend
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