Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope
1891 1st public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope to members of the National Federation of Women's Club
- 1895 1st commercial movie performance (153 Broadway, NYC)
- 1926 Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies
- 1966 19th Cannes Film Festival: "A Man and a Woman" directed by Claude Lelouch and "The Birds, the Bees and the Italians" directed by Pietro Germi jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
- 1967 BBC bans the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" because of drug references
- 1970 The Beatles' "Let it Be" documentary film directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, premieres at the Liverpool Gaumont Cinema and the London Pavilion; none of the group attend
- 1985 38th Cannes Film Festival: "When Father Was Away on Business" directed by Emir Kusturica wins the Palme d'Or
- 1986 Christy Fichtner, 23, (Texas), crowned 35th Miss USA
- 1986 Flintstones 25th Anniversary Celebration airs on CBS-tv
- 1987 Wrestler Jerry Lawler sues WWF & Harley Race for trademark name "king"
Film & TV History
1989 Toonces The Cat takes the wheel on "Saturday Night Live"
- 1991 44th Cannes Film Festival: "Barton Fink" directed by Ethan and Joel Coen wins the Palme d'Or
- 1993 274th & final "Cheers" episode airs on NBC
- 1994 Sony Theaters & Cineplex (NYC) hike movie ticket prices to $8.00
- 1994 Sushmita Sen from India is crowned the 43rd Miss Universe at 18 years old
- 1995 CBS News fires co-anchor Connie Chung
- 1996 49th Cannes Film Festival: "Secrets & Lies" directed by Mike Leigh wins the Palme d'Or
America's Next Top Model
2003 Reality TV series "America's Next Top Model", created by Tyra Banks, debuts on UPN
The Notebook
2004 Cult romantic film "The Notebook" premieres at the Seattle Film Festival, starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling and directed by Nick Cassavetes
- 2007 53rd British Academy Television Awards: "That Mitchell and Webb Look" Best Comedy, "The Street" Best Drama
Film & TV History
2015 David Letterman hosts the "Late Show with David Letterman" for the last time, ending 33 years in late night television
- 2023 English ITV This Morning TV presenter Phillip Schofield resigns after 20 years in the role. It later emerges he was having an affair with a younger colleague and lied about it.
Film & TV History
2024 Actress Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI tried to hire her voice and when she refused created a synthetic voice, known as Sky, for an update to ChatGPT very similar to hers [1]
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