- 1896 Vitascope Hall, the first permanent for-profit movie theatre, opens in New Orleans
- 1938 1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC
- 1948 1st Black host of a network show - Bob Howard Show on CBS
- 1949 WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1954 WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1966 WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, NH (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1978 11th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel
Amitabh Bachchan Injured
1982 Indian film star Amitabh Bachchan is seriously injured filming a fight scene for the movie "Coolie"
- 1982 Karen Dianne Baldwin, 18, of Canada, crowned 31st Miss Universe
- 1991 Actor Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) is arrested for exposing himself at an adult movie theater in Sarasota, Florida
- 2007 40th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
Kevin Spacey Cleared
2023 Actor Kevin Spacey is cleared of sex assault charges at a court in London [1]
- 2024 Marvel film "Deadpool and Wolverine" starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman opens with the highest earnings of the year, $233.3m in the US and $438m globally [1]
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