By Ella Wenger
February 20, 2019
In 1944 Batman & Robin comic strip premieres in newspapers
By Ella Wenger
February 19, 2020
In 1947 CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos’ “Bachianas Brasilieras No 3”
By Ella Wenger
February 18, 2020
In 1952 4th Emmy Awards: first time awards presented based on nationwide basis, “The Red Skelton Show”, Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca win
By Ella Wenger
February 13, 2020
In 1961 Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Bros Records
By Ella Wenger
February 12, 2020
In 1955 WTVY TV channel 4 in Dothan, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
By Ella Wenger
February 11, 2020
In 1938 World’s first science fiction TV programme – a broadcast of the play R.U.R. by Karel Čapek
By Ella Wenger
February 10, 2020
In 1940 “Tom and Jerry” cartoon created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera debut by MGM
By Ella Wenger
February 7, 2020
In 1940 Walt Disney’s second feature length movie, “Pinocchio” premieres (NYC)
By Ella Wenger
February 6, 2020
In 1921 “The Kid”, silent film starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan, released
By Ella Wenger
February 5, 2020
In 1953 “Peter Pan” by Walt Disney opens at Roxy Theater, NYC
By Ella Wenger
February 4, 2020
In 1880 Steele MacKay’s play “Hazel Kirke” premieres in New York City
February 3, 2020
In 1953 J Fred Muggs, a chimpanzee, becomes a regular on NBC’s Today Show
By Colin McCleery
January 31, 2020
In 1949 1st daytime soap on TV “These Are My Children” (NBC in Chicago)
By Ella Wenger
January 30, 2020
In 1933 “Lone Ranger” begins a 21-year run on ABC radio
By Ella Wenger
January 28, 2020
In 1978 35th Golden Globes: “The Turning Point”, Richard Burton, and Jane Fonda win
By Ella Wenger
January 27, 2020
In 1969 Actress Thelma Ritter suffers a heart attack (she dies Feb 5th)
By Ella Wenger
January 24, 2020
In 1940 “The Grapes of Wrath”, directed by John Ford and based on John Steinbeck‘s novel of the same name, starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell, is released
By Ella Wenger
January 23, 2020
In 1975 “Barney Miller” premieres on ABC TV
By Luke Leygraaf
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Goodbye
December 18, 2019
In 2002 “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” is released
December 17, 2019
In 1964 the 3rd James Bond movie, “Goldfinger” premiers in London
December 16, 2019
In 1951 “Dragnet” premiers on NBC
December 13, 2019
In 1956 “Anastasia” is released in the US
December 12, 2019
In 1977 “Saturday Night Fever” premiers in NYC
December 11, 2019
In 1909 Colored moving pictures are demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, NYC
December 10, 2019
In 1978 “Superman: The Movie” premiers at Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2019
In 1965 “A Charlie Brown Christmas” premiers on CBS
December 6, 2019
In 1991 Star Trek VI-Undiscovered Country premiers
December 5, 2019
In 2001 Oceans 11 premiers in Westwood, California
December 4, 2019
In 1981 Falcon Crest premiers on CBS
December 3, 2019
In 1952 the first TV broadcast in Hawaii
December 2, 2019
In 1988 “Naked Gun”, based on TV show “Police Squad”, premiers
November 26, 2019
In 1956 “The Price Is Right” debuts on NBC
November 25, 2019
In 2013 Disney releases “Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”
November 22, 2019
In 1987 two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom
November 21, 2019
In 1976 Rocky, starring Sylvester Stallone, is released
November 20, 2019
In 1968 the 2nd Country Music Association Award: Glen Campbell and Tammy Wynette win
November 19, 2019
In 1959 “Rocky and His Friends” premiers on ABC
November 18, 2019
In 1928 Walt Disney’s “Steamboat Willie” the first Mickey Mouse cartoon with sound, is released
November 15, 2019
In 1949 WSAZ TV channel 3 in Huntington-Charleston, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast
November 14, 2019
In 1988 Sitcom Murphy Brown, starring Candice Bergen, premieres on CBS
November 13, 2019
In 1940 Fantasia, an animated film by Walt Disney, is released
November 12, 2019
In 1910 the 1st possible movie stunt happens, a man jumps into the Hudson river from a burning balloon
November 11, 2019
In 2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire premiers in London
November 7, 2019
In 1963 instant replay, invented by CBS, is used in the Army vs. Navy football game for the first time
November 5, 2019
In 1985 CBS’ premiere of TV made Lucille Ball drama Stone Pillow
November 4, 2019
In 1985 “First Darkness” first airs on BBC Two
November 1, 2019
In 1904 George Bernard Shaw’s comedy play, “John Bull’s Other Island”, premieres in London
October 31, 2019
In 1962 “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?”, a horror film, is released
October 30, 2019
In 1921 the silent film “The Sheik” premiers in Los Angeles
October 29, 2019
In 2008 the 22nd James Bond movie, “Quantum of Solace”, premiers in London
October 28, 2019
In 2007 the “Bee Movie” premiers in the US
October 25, 2019
In 1978 “Halloween” is released
October 24, 2019
In 2002 “Hero”, starring Jet Li, is released in China
October 23, 2019
In 1941 the animated film “Dumbo” is released
October 22, 2019
In 1939 NBC televises the first pro football game, Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
October 21, 2019
In 1957 “Jailhouse Rock”, starring Elvis Presley, opens in Memphis, Tennessee
October 17, 2019
In 1888 Thomas Edison files a patent for the first Optical Phonograph
October 15, 2019
In 1951 “I Love Lucy”, starring Lucille Ball, premiers on CBS
October 14, 2019
In 1978 “Rescue from Gilligan’s Island”, the 1st TV movie from a TV series, premiers
October 11, 2019
In 1975 “Saturday Night Live” premiers on NBC
October 10, 2019
In 1963 the 2nd James Bond film, “From Russia With Love” based on a novel by Ian Fleming, premiers in London
October 8, 2019
In 1984 “The Burning Bed” premiers on NBC
October 7, 2019
In 1960 the TV series “Route 66” premiers on CBS
October 4, 2019
In 1980 “Thundarr the Barbarian” premiers on CBS
October 3, 2019
In 1955 “Captain Kangaroo” premiers on CBS
October 2, 2019
In 1955 “Alfred Hitchcock presents” premiers on CBS
September 30, 2019
In 1947 the Yankees beat the Dodgers 5-3 in first televised World Series
September 27, 2019
In 1954 Steve Allen’s “Tonight Show” premiers
September 26, 2019
In 1964 “Gilligan’s Island” premiers on CBS
September 25, 2019
In 1965 a Beatles Cartoon show begins in the US
September 24,2019
In 1954 Tonight Show premieres on NBC
September 23, 2019
In 1961 “The Jetsons”, ABC’s first color TV series, first broadcast
September 20, 2019
In 1984 the “Cosby Show” premiers on NBC
September 19, 2019
In 1952 “Adventures of Superman” TV series premiers in the U.S.
September 18, 2019
In 1964 the “Addams Family” premiers on ABC
September 17, 2019
In 1956 television is first broadcast in Australia
September 16, 2019
In 1953 the first movie in Cinemascope, “The Robe” based on book by Lloyd C. Douglas, premiers
September 13, 2019
In 1973 ABC announces it has the TV rights for the 1976 Olympics
September 12, 2019
In 1964 the film that started the Spaghetti Western genre “A Fistful of Dollars” premieres starring Clint Eastwood
September 11, 2019
In 1928 the very first TV drama WGY’s “Queen’s Messenger” begins broadcasting in New York
September 10, 2019
In 1955 the TV show “Gunsmoke” premiers on CBS
September 9, 2019
In 1956 Elvis Presley appears on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time
September 6, 2019
In 1969 the TV show “The Brady Bunch” created by Sherwood Schwartz premieres on ABC in the US
September 5, 2019
In 1955 WTTW TV channel 11 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting
May 22, 2019
In 1956, “Bob Hope Show” last airs on NBC-TV
May 21, 2019
In 1908, 1st horror movie (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) premieres in Chicago
May 20, 2019
In 1970, Beatles’ “Let it Be” movie premieres
May 17, 2019
In 1975, NBC paid $5M for rights to show “Gone with the Wind” one time
May 16, 2019
In 1946, “Annie Get Your Gun” musical by Irving Berlin, Dorothy and Herbert Fields opens at Imperial Theater NYC
May 15, 2019
In 1928, Mickey Mouse makes his 1st ever appearance in silent film “Plane Crazy”
May 14, 2019
In 1938, “The Adventures of Robin Hood”, is released
May 13, 2019
On this day in 1970, Beatles movie “Let it Be” premieres
May 10, 2019
In 1956, KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, CA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
May 9, 2019
In 1992, Final episode of “Golden Girls” airs on NBC-TV
May 8, 2019
In 1912, Film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures is founded
May 7, 2019
In 2011, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”, directed by Rob Marshall, starring Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz, premieres in – opening weekend makes $350.6m
May 6, 2019
In 2004, TV sitcom “Friends” airs season finale in 10th and final season in US (52.5 million viewers)
May 3, 2019
In 1944, “Going My Way”, directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby premieres in New York (Best Picture 1945)
May 2, 2019
In 1932, Jack Benny’s 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network)
May 1, 2019
In 1939, Batman first appears in Detective Comics #27
April 30, 2019
In 1952, Mr Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television
April 29, 2019
In 1961, ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” debuts
April 26, 2019
In 1991, “Dinosaurs” premieres on ABC-TV
April 25, 2019
In 1964, “New Phil Silvers Show” last airs on CBS-TV
April 24, 2019
In 1962, Massachusetts Institute of Technology sends TV signal by satellite for 1st time: California to Massachusetts
April 23, 2019
In 1896, Vitascope system of movie projection 1st shown at Koster & Bial’s Music Hall (NYC)
April 18, 2019
In 1979, “Real People” premieres on NBC TV
April 17, 2019
In 2011, “Game of Thrones”, based on the fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin premieres on HBO
April 16, 2019
In 1932, Short film “The Music Box” released in the US, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (1932 Academy Award Best Live Action Short Film)
April 15, 2019
In 1990, “In Living Color” premieres on FOX-TV
April 12, 2019
In 1953, KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
April 11, 2019
In 1968, WHED TV channel 15 in Hanover, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
April 10, 2019
In 1953, “House of Wax” 1st color 3-D movie, premieres in New York
April 9, 2019
In 1967, Shortwave broadcaster Radio NY Worldwide’s transmitter burns down
April 8, 2019
In 1974, Discovery Island opens at Walt Disney World, Florida
April 5, 2019
In 1961, Barbra Streisand appears on “Jack Paar Show”
April 4, 2019
In 1914, Film serial “Perils of Pauline” shown for the first time in Los Angeles
April 3, 2019
In 2010, Matt Smith’s first appearance as the 11th Doctor in BBC program “Doctor Who” during “The Eleventh Hour” episode
April 2, 2019
In 1902, “Electric Theatre”, the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California
April 1, 2019
In 1930, “The Blue Angel” starring Marlene Dietrich in her breakthrough role premieres in Germany
March 22, 2019
In 1975, Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens
March 21, 2019
In 1948, “Stop the Music” with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio
March 20, 2019
In 1987, Soap opera “Capitol” final episode
March 19, 2019
In 1964, Sean Connery’s 1st day of shooting on James Bond film “Goldfinger”
March 18, 2019
In 1999, Stars Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace is unleashed
March 15, 2019
In 1945, 17th Academy Awards: “Going My Way”, Bing Crosby & Ingrid Bergman win
March 14, 2019
In 1971, Barbra Streisand appears on “The Burt Bacharach Special” on CBS TV
March 13, 2019
In 1790, John Martin, 1st American-born actor, performs in Philadelphia
March 12, 2019
In 1912, Helen Hayes Theater (Little Theatre) opens at 240W 44th St, NYC
March 11, 2019
In 1990, 16th People’s Choice Awards: Dustin Hoffman & Meryl Streep win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby & Phylicia Rashad win (TV)
March 7, 2019
In 1955, Mary Martin as “Peter Pan” 1st televised
March 6, 2019
In 2004, 35th NAACP Image Awards: “The Fighting Temptations” wins Outstanding Motion Picture
March 5, 2019
In 2002, American reality TV program The Osbournes” featuring family of Ozzy Osbourne premieres on MTV
March 4, 2019
In 1947, WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
March 1, 2019
In 1864, Louis Ducos du Hauron patents movie machine (never built)
February 28, 2019
In 1940, 1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37)
February 27, 2019
In 1986, The United States Senate allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis
February 26, 2019
In 1975, 1st televised kidney transplant (Today Show)
February 25, 2019
In 1940, 1st televised (W2XBS, NYC) hockey game (Rangers vs Canadians)
February 22, 2019
In 1989, UK physicist Stephen Hawking calls Star Wars a “deliberate fraud”
February 21, 2019
In 1944, “War As It Happens” news show premieres on NBC TV (NYC only)
February 20, 2019
In 1956, WOSU TV channel 34 in Columbus, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
February 19, 2019
In 1960, Bil Keane’s “Family Circus” cartoon strip debuts
February 14, 2019
In 1931, The original “Dracula” film starring Bela Lugosi as the titular vampire, is released.
February 13, 2019
In 1955, KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
February 12, 2019
In 1968, 25th Golden Globes: “In the Heat of the Night”, Rod Steiger, & Edith Evans win
February 11, 2019
In 1979, 43 million watch “Elvis!” on ABC
February 8, 2019
In 1925, Kaufman & Berlin’s musical “cocoanuts” premieres in New York City
February 7, 2019
In 1940, Walt Disney’s second feature length movie, “Pinocchio” premieres (NYC)
February 6, 2019
In 1972, 29th Golden Globes: “The French Connection”, Gene Hackman, & Jane Fonda win
February 5, 2019
In 1953, “Peter Pan” by Walt Disney opens at Roxy Theater, NYC
February 4, 2019
In 1994, 10th Soap Opera Digest Awards – Days of Our Lives wins
February 1, 2019
In 1893, Thomas Edison completes worlds 1st movie studio at West Orange, New Jersey
January 29, 2019
In 1959, Walt Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” released
January 28, 2019
In 1960, “The Goon Show”‘s final episode on BBC radio
January 25, 2019
In 1961, the 1st live, nationally televised presidential news conference with JFK
January 24, 2019
In 1940 “The Grapes of Wrath”, directed by John Ford and based on John Steinbeck’s novel of the same name, starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell, is released
January 23, 2019
In 1965 “King Family Show” (musical variety) premieres on ABC TV
January 22, 2019
In 1947, the 1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens in Hollywood, California
January 18, 2019
In 1974 “$6 Million Man” starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV
January 17, 2019
In 1949 “The Goldbergs”, first airs in the US on CBS
December 19, 2018
In 1971, Stanley Kubrick‘s X-rated film “A Clockwork Orange” based on the book by Anthony Burgess and starring Malcolm McDowell premieres
December 18, 2018
In 2009, James Cameron’s “Avatar” starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver, released in the US, becomes highest-grossing film of all time
December 17, 2018
In 1989, “The Simpsons” created by Matt Groening, premieres on Fox TV as a full animated series with the episode, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”
December 14, 2018
In 1993, “Philadelphia” one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington premieres in Century City, California
December 13, 2018
In 1989, “Driving Miss Daisy” directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy is released (Best Picture 1990)
December 12, 2018
In 1966, “A Man for All Seasons” based on the play by Robert Bolt, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Paul Scofield premieres in New York (Best Picture 1967)
December 11, 2018
In 1967, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”, directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn, premieres in NYC (Hepburn – Academy Award for Best Actress 1968)
December 10, 2018
In 1962, David Lean‘s film “Lawrence of Arabia”, based on life of T. E. Lawrence and starring Peter O’Toole, premieres at Odeon Leicester Square (Academy Awards Best Picture 1963)
December 7, 2018
In 1979, “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” first movie of the series premieres directed by Robert Wise, starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
December 6, 2018
In 2002, “Adaption” directed by Spike Jonze, starring Nicolas Cageand Meryl Streep premieres
December 5, 2018
In 2001, “Ocean’s Eleven” directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts premieres in Westwood, California
December 4, 2018
In 1984, 6th ACE Cable Awards: David Bowie: Serious Moonlight by Anthony Eaton and HBO
December 3, 2018
In 1922, First successful technicolor movie (Tall of the Sea), shown in NYC
November 29, 2018
In 1945, “The Lost Weekend”, based on Charles R. Jackson’s novel, directed by Billy Wilder and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wymanpremieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Best Picture 1946)
November 28, 2018
In 1975, “As the World Turns” and “The Edge of Night”, the final two American soap operas that had resisted going to pre-taped broadcasts, air their last live episodes.
November 27, 2018
In 2013, “Frozen”, the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released
November 26, 2018
In 1942, “Casablanca” directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman premieres at Hollywood Theater, NYC (Academy Awards Best Picture 1943)
November 20, 2018
In 1983, 100 million watch ABC TV movie “The Day After” about nuclear war
November 19, 2018
In 1914, Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures, the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers
November 16, 2018
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon”, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by Chris Weitz, starring Kristen Stewartand Robert Pattinson, premieres in Los Angeles
November 14, 2018
In 1976, “Network”, directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch and William Holden, premieres in Los Angeles and New York City (Finch – Academy Awards Best Actor 1977)
November 13, 2018
In 1940, “Fantasia” animated film by Walt Disney, starring Leopold Stokowski and Deems Taylor, is released
November 12, 2018
In 1910, 1st possible movie stunt: man jumps into the Hudson river from a burning balloon
November 9, 2018
In 1984, Wes Craven’s horror film “A Nightmare on Elm Street” premieres in the US
November 8, 2018
In 1966, Movie actor Ronald Reagan elected Governor of California
November 7, 2018
In 1997, “Mr Bean” directed by Mel Smith and starring Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean opens in US
November 6, 2018
In 2005, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, the 4th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, premieres in London. Goes on to become most successful film of the year, earning almost US$ 900 million.
November 5, 2018
In 1930, 3rd Academy Awards: “All Quiet on the Western Front”, George Arliss and Norma Shearer win
November 2, 2018
In 1966, David Schwimmer was born on this day (52 years old).
November 1, 2018
In 1992, “Titanic” directed by James Cameron, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet premieres at the Tokyo International Film Festival (Academy Awards Best Picture 1998)
October 31, 2018
In 1962, “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” horror film released directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, based on novel by Henry Farrell
October 30, 2018
In 1921, “The Sheik”, a silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres in Los Angeles
October 29, 2018
In 2008, “Quantum of Solace” 22nd James Bond film starring Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko, premieres in London
October 26, 2018
In 1984, “The Terminator” directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton is released in the US
October 25, 2018
In 1978, “Halloween”, directed by John Carpenter, starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut, is released
October 24, 2018
In 1962, “The Manchurian Candidate”, directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey, is released
October 23, 2018
In 1941, Walt Disney‘s animated film “Dumbo” released
October 22, 2018
In 1979, Walt Disney World has its 100-millionth guest
October 19, 2018
In 1990 on this date, “Dances with Wolves” directed by Kevin Costner and starring Kevin Costner and Mary McDonnell premieres in Washington, D.C. (Academy Awards Best Picture 1991)
October 18, 2018
“West Side Story”, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, the film adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical, starring Natalie Wood, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1962)
October 17, 2018
Eminem was born on this day in 1972.
October 16, 2018
Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio founded
October 15, 2018
“I Love Lucy”, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, debuts on CBS
October 11, 2018
On this day in 1944, “Laura” directed by Otto Preminger starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews is released in NYC, New York
October 9, 2018
On this day in 1952, Sharon Osbourne, English-American music manager, TV personality (X-Factor, America’s Got Talent) and wife of Ozzy Osbourne, born in London
October 8, 2018
On this day in 2015, Actress and singer Selena Gomez reveals she has Lupus
October 5, 2018
On this day in 1975, Kate Winslet, British actress (Titanic, Revolutionary Road), born in Reading, Berkshire, England
October 4, 2018
On this day in 1987, “The Last Emperor” directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring John Lone, Joan Chen and Peter O’Toole premieres at the Tokyo Film Festival (Best Picture 1988)
October 3, 2018
On this day in 1941, “The Maltese Falcon” directed by John Huston and based off Dashiell Hammett’s 1929 novel of the same name, starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor, premieres in New York City
October 2, 2018
On this day in 2011, Canadian stand-up comedian and actor Seth Rogen (30) weds screenwriter Lauren Miller at Kunde Family Estate in Sonoma, California
October 1, 2018
On this day in 1974, “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” horror film premieres in director Tobe Hooper’s hometown, Austin, Texas in the US
September 28, 2018
On this day in 1961, Walt Disney’s movie “Grey Friars Bobby” premieres
September 27, 2018
On this day in 1954, Steve Allen’s “Tonight Show” premieres
September 26, 2018
On this day in 1962, TV comedy series “Beverly Hillbillies” premieres on CBS
September 25, 2018
On this day in 1965, the Beatles cartoon show begins in US
September 24, 2018
On this day in 1954, Tonight Show premieres on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later)
September 21, 2018
On this day in 1937 J. R. R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ is published by George Allen and Unwin in London
September 20, 2018
On this day in 1985, Walt Disney World has its 200-millionth guest
September 19, 2018
On this day in 1952, The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England
September 18, 2018
On this day in 1964, “The Addams Family”, starring John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Ted Cassidy, and Jackie Coogan, premieres on ABC
September 17, 2018
On this day in 1963, “The Fugitive” starring David Janssen premieres on ABC TV.
September 14, 2018
Walt Disney is awarded the Medal of Freedom at White House in 1964.
September 13, 2018
“Scooby-Doo Where are You” by Hanna-Barbera debuts on CBS in the US in 1969.
September 10, 2018
“The Wizard of Oz” muscial premieres in New York City in 1903
September 7, 2018
“Journey to Italy”, directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders, is released.
September 6, 2018
“Steamboat Round the Bend” film directed by John Ford and starring Will Rogers released weeks after Rogers’ death
May 21, 2018
Today in 1980, “Star Wars Episode V – Empire Strikes Back”, produced by George Lucas opens in cinemas in UK and North America.
May 17, 2018
Today in 1939, the 1st televised baseball game is broadcast on NBC, with Princeton defeating Columbia 2-1.
May 16, 2018
Today in 1929, the 1st Academy Awards: “Wings”, Emil Jannings & Janet Gaynor win.
May 15, 2018
Today in 1928, Mickey Mouse makes his 1st ever appearance in silent film “Plane Crazy”.
May 14, 2018
Today in 1938, “The Adventures of Robin Hood”, directed by Michael Curtiz, William Keighley and starring Erol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland is released
May 11, 2018
Today in 1880, Steele MacKay’s play “Hazel Kirke” premieres in New York City.
May 10, 2018
Today in 1952, 5th Cannes Film Festival: “The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice” directed by Orson Welles and “Two Cents Worth of Hope” directed by Renato Castellani jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film.
May 9, 2018
Today in 1946, 1st hour long entertainment TV show, “NBC’s Hour Glass” premieres.
May 8, 2018
Today in 1912, Film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures is founded.
May 7, 2018
Today in 1987, Diane Chambers’ (Shelley Long) final episode on TV comedy “Cheers”.
May 4, 2018
Today in 2010, Julia Louis-Dreyfus receives the 2,407th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, although on the original star her name is spelled wrong.
May 3, 2018
Today in 1960, the musical “Fantasticks” premieres in NYC and becomes the world’s longest running musical.
May 2, 2018
Today in 1968, Israeli television begins transmitting.
May 1, 2018
Today in 1939, Batman comics hit the street.
April 30, 2018
Today in 1952, Mr Potato Head becomes the 1st toy advertised on television.
April 27, 2018
Today in 1986, Captain Midnight (John R MacDougall) interrupts HBO.
April 26, 2018
Today in 1984, President Reagan visits China.
April 25, 2018
Today in 1930, “All Quiet on the Western Front”, based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque premieres in New York.
April 24, 2018
Today in 1955, KMAU TV channel 3 in Wailuku, HI (CBS) began broadcasting.
April 23, 2018
Today in 1896, the Vitascope system of movie projection was first shown.
April 20, 2018
Today in 1971, Barbra Streisand records “We’ve Only Just Begun”.
April 19, 2018
Today in 1934, Shirley Temple appears in her 1st movie, “Stand Up & Cheer”.
April 18, 2018
Today in 1969, Greek actress and activist Melina Mercouri establishes Greek Aid Fund.
April 17, 2018
Today in 1937, was the debut of cartoon characters Daffy Duck, Elmer J Fudd & Petunia Pig.
April 16, 2018
Today in 1787, the 1st American comedy, “The Contrast,” made its debut in NYC.
April 13, 2018
Today in 2015, “Avengers: Age of Ultron”, starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner, premieres in Los Angeles.
April 12, 2018
Today in 1991, the 2,500th episode of Entertainment Tonight airs.
April 11, 2018
Today in 1981, Ronald Reagan arrives home from the hospital after being shot by John Hinckley Jr.
April 10, 2018
Today in 1953, the first color 3-D movie, “House of Wax”, premiers in New York City.
April 9, 2018
Today in 1954, WECT TV channel began broadcasting in Wilmington, North Carolina.
April 6, 2018
Today in 1889, the Kodak flexible rolled film began being sold for the first time.
April 5, 2018
Today in 1949, Fireside Theater debuts on US Television.
April 4, 2018
Today in 1965, Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. was born.
April 3, 2018
Today in 1930, the 2nd Academy Awards took place.
March 23, 2018
1999 “Livin’ la Vida Loca” sung by Ricky Martin released and goes on to sell over 8 million copies
March 22,2018
1941 James Stewart is inducted into the Army, becoming the first major American movie star to wear a military uniform in World War II.
March 21, 2018
Today in 1921, the Walter Kerr Theater (Ritz, CBS, NBC, and ABC) opens in New York City.
March 20, 2018
Today in 1948, the first televised musical premiered on CBS.
March 19, 2018
Today in 2016, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice first premiers in Mexico City.
March 16, 2018
Today in 2005, Robert Blake was acquitted for his wife’s murder.
March 15, 2018
Today in 1954, the “CBS Morning Show” premiers.
March 14, 2018
Today in 1931, the first theater was built for rear movie projection in NYC.
March 13, 2018
Today in 2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier premieres in Los Angeles.
March 8, 2018
Today in 1962, The Beatles had their TV debut and preformed “Dream Baby”.
March 7, 2018
Today in 1955, Mary Martin stars in the first televised “Peter Pan”.
March 6, 2018
Today in 1959, the 11th Emmy Awards takes place.
March 5, 2018
Today in 1963, the 20th Golden Globes takes place.
March 1, 2018
Today in 1975, color transmissions begin in Australia.
February 28, 2018
Today in 1989, the 38th Miss America is crowned from Texas.
February 27, 2018
Today in 1996, the American film production company “Happy Madison Productions” is founded by Adam Sandler.
February 26, 2018
Today in 1953, the 10th Golden Globes took place.
February 23, 2018
Today in 1940, Walt Disney’s animated movie “Pinocchio” is released.
February 22, 2018
Today in 1989, Stephen Hawking calls Star Wars a “deliberate fraud”.
February 21, 2018
Today in 1947 is the first broadcast of the first US soap opera “A Woman to Remember”.
February 20, 2018
Today in 1944, Batman and Robin strip premiers in newspapers.
February 15, 2018
Today in 1950, Disney’s “Cinderella” opens in theaters.
February 14, 2018
Today in 1931, the original film “Dracula” is released.
February 13, 2018
Today in 1961, Frank Sinatra launches a reprise label under Warner Bros Records.
February 12, 2018
Today in 1914, the first feature-length film “The Squaw Man” filmed in Hollywood is released in the United States.
February 9, 2018
Today in 1903, “The Wizard of Oz” musical premiers in New York City.
February 8, 2018
Today in 1926, Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio becomes Walt Disney Studios.
February 7, 2018
Today in 1940, Walt Disney Studios released their second feature length film, “Pinocchio”.
February 6, 2018
Today is U.S. President/Movie Actor Ronald Reagan’s Birthday.
February 5, 2018
Today in 1999, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace opens in theaters.
February 2, 2018
Today in 1970, the 27th Golden Globes takes place.
February 1, 2018
Today in 1953, Ronald Reagan hosts “General Electric Theater” on CBS TV.
January 31, 2018
Today in 1961, Marilyn Monroe’s last movie “The Misfits” premiers in New York City.
January 26, 2018
Today is Ellen Degeneres’ 60th birthday.
January 25, 2018
Today in 1961, Walt Disney’s animated film ‘101 Dalmatians’ was released in the US.
January 24, 2018
Today in 1927 Alfred Hitchcock released his fist film.
January 23, 2018
Today would have been U.S. film actor Humphrey Bogart’s (Casablanca) birthday.
January 22, 2018
10 years ago, movie legend Heath Ledger died after an accidental intoxication from prescription drugs. He is well known for his performance as The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’. For which he received an Oscar. He was not alive when awarded this Oscar.
December 18, 2017
Before dentures, the solution to rotting or missing teeth was pulling teeth from the mouths of dead soldiers.
December 13, 2017
In the Victorian Era, there were tea cups that protected your mustache from getting dunked in your tea.
December 12, 2017
The first proposal for space travel in English history was made by Oliver Cromwell’s brother-in-law.
December 11, 2017
In Early Rome, it was legal for a father to kill any members of his family.
December 7, 2017
In 1929, Princeton researchers turned a live cat into a working telephone.
December 4, 2017
Ancient Greek Philosopher, Chrysippus, died from laughing at his own joke about a donkey drinking wine.
December 1, 2017
The bomb that fell on Berlin in WWII only killed one elephant.
November 28, 2017
The Great Fire of London in 1666, which destroyed over 13,000 buildings, only killed 8 people.
November 27, 2017
Arabic Numerals were actually discovered by Indian mathematicians.
November 21, 2017
Money was once designed in ancient Greece to discourage people from acquiring too much of it.
November 20, 2017
The swastika used to symbolize good and luck until its use by the Nazis.
November 17. 2017
Mark Twain was born and died when the same comet passed through the sky.
November 16, 2017
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the same day just hours apart: the fiftieth anniversary of America’s freedom, July 4, 1826.
November 15, 2017
Fourteen years prior to the Titanic’s maiden voyage, in 1898, author Morgan Robertson wrote a book named, ‘The Wreck of the Titan’. Incidentally, these were the exact circumstances as the Titanic, who met her demise in the same way Titan did.
November 14, 2017
According to legend, a marathon got its name because the Athenian army told a messenger to run from Marathon to Athens to deliver the good news of the armies victory and died in Athens 26.2 miles down the road.
November 13, 2017
The first battle of the Civil War took place behind Wilmer McLean’s house. In order to avoid the war, he moved away to a small cottage where Robert E. Lee himself showed up to ask to use the cottage as the formal place of surrender.
November 10, 2017
The car that Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in had the license plate of AIII118. The war that resulted from his assassination ended with an Armistice on 11-11-18
November 9, 2017
The grave of the first and last British WWI Soldier to die are buried 7 yards away from each other.
November 8, 2017
The first Star Wars movie came out the same year as the last guillotine execution in France.
November 7, 2017
The Ottoman Empire still existed when the Cubs won the World Series in 1908.
November 3, 2017
Woolly Mammoths were still alive while the Egyptians were building the pyramids.
November 2, 2017
There are several instances in which ancient Greek and Roman coins have been found in the Americas. Along with this, there have been ancient Egyptian remnants found in Mexico. The strange thing is that there is no evidence of early, far-travelling cultures.
November 1, 2017
Nobody actually knows why the Mayans disappeared so quickly. Some researchers suggest a dramatic food shortage or spread of disease.
October 31, 2017
Halloween originated from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain in which people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. When November 1 was designated as All Saints Day, October 31 was All Hallows Eve which eventually evolved into Halloween.
October 30, 2017
During World War I, the British RMS Carmania, disguised as the German SMS Trafalgar, sunk the actual German SMS Trafalgar which was disguised as the British RMS Carmania.
October 27, 2017
In 1825, Marquis de Lafayette gave president John Quincy Adams a live alligator as a present for giving him a tour of the United States.
October 26, 2017
In 1518, around 400 people took to dancing for days without rest, and, over the period of about one month, some of those affected died of heart attack, stroke, or exhaustion. Nobody knows why they did it in the first place.
October 25, 2017
The Defenestration of Prague was an incident in which multiple people were thrown out of a window in 1618 that helped to trigger the Thirty Years’ War.
October 24, 2017
There are 88 “places” in the United States called Washington, including cities, towns, villages, unincorporated communities and the federal district, all named after our first president, George Washington.
October 23, 2017
The D in D-Day actually stands for day.
October 20, 2017
Albert Einstein was offered the opportunity to become Israel’s President in 1952 but declined.
October 19, 2017
The longest war ever lasted 335 years. It was between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly but the strange part is that there were no casualties.
October 18, 2017
Rosa Parks actually had complications with the same bus driver twelve years earlier when she refused to board the bus from the back.
October 17, 2017
The current United States flag was designed by a high school student. He received a B- for his efforts but his teacher changed his grade to an A when congress accepted his flag as the new national design.
October 13, 2017
Nobody actually knows why Friday the thirteenth is considered to be unlucky. One suggestion is because on Friday, 13 October 1307, Philip IV of France arrested hundreds of the Knights Templar.
October 12, 2017
On September 25, 1820, Salem, New Jersey held a trial against tomatoes.
October 10, 2017
George Washington owned one of the largest distilleries in 18th century America.
October 9, 2017
The Japanese once flew across the pacific ocean in hydrogen balloons with bombs attached during World War II. These were considered to be the first aerial weapons.
October 6, 2017
Violet Jessop was an ocean liner stewardess that survived three separate disasters on Olympic-class ocean liners, including the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
October 5, 2017
Roger Babson actually predicted the stock market crash of 1929 and the great depression that followed.
October 4, 2017
During World War II, Americans used to say “Liberty Steak” instead of “Hamburger” to avoid the German sounding name.
October 2, 2017
The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
September 28, 2017
The inventor of Pringles had his ashes buried in a Pringles can.
September 27, 2017
In 1959, the USPS successfully delivered 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes via cruise missile.
September 26, 2017
In the Victorian Era, there were tea cups that protected your mustache from getting dunked in your tea.
September 25, 2017
There was a man who survived the bombing in Hiroshima, got to an air raid shelter, and got on the morning train to arrive on time to his job in Nagasaki where he survived another atomic bomb blast.
September 22, 2017
The patent for the fire hydrant was lost in a fire.
September 21 2017
In Early Rome, it was legal for a father to kill any members of his family.
September 20, 2017
Guanajuato mummies were believed to have been buried alive due to the twisted looked on their face when they died.
September 19, 2017
Heroine was once given to children to help alleviate coughing fits.
September 18, 2017
Before alarm clocks, there were knocker-uppers that knocked on your window with a long stick until you were up.
September 15, 2017
The shortest war ever lasted 38 minutes.
September 14, 2017
In 1929, Princeton researchers turned a live cat into a working telephone.
September 13, 2017
The Berlin Wall was taken down by mistake. Gunter Schabowski meant to say that travel restrictions would be lifted but instead said that trips abroad would be possible for every citizen starting immediately, giving people the impression that the wall was being taken down.
September 12, 2017
Bobby Leach, the first man that survived going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, later died of complications after slipping on an orange peel.
September 11, 2017
In the 1980’s A&W tried to one up Mcdonalds by making a “Third Pounder” for the same price as a quarter pounder. The idea didn’t work because most people thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4 and that they were getting ripped off.
September 8, 2017
Ancient Greek Philosopher, Chrysippus, died from laughing at his own joke about a donkey drinking wine.
September 7, 2017
Betty White is older than sliced bread by 6 years.
September 6, 2017
Mexico once had three presidents in a single day on February 18, 1913.
September 5, 2017
The Austrian Army once fought itself during the Battle of Karánsebes on the night of September 21, 1788.
August 31, 2017
The Z1 was created between 1936 and 1938 and is considered to be the first functional modern computer.