MPAA Film Rating System Introduced (1968) | Milestones | Nov 1, 1968
The Motion Picture Association of America’s film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R and X.
Guan PBS Channel KGTF TV 12 Begins Broadcasting (1970) | Firsts | Nov 1, 1970
KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, Guam (PBS) begins broadcasting.
First Homosexual-themed TV Movie Airs on U.S. Television (1972) | Milestones, Season 01 Premiere (TV) | Nov 1, 1972
The first homosexual-themed TV movie, titled That Certain Summer, first airs on ABC. The film was directed by Lamont Johnson and stars Hal Holbrook, Martin Sheen, Joe Don Baker, James McEachin, Marlyn Mason, Hope Lange and Scott Jacoby.
Tokyo International Film Festival (1997) | Japanese Festival Premieres, World Premieres | Nov 1, 1997
First Pacific Telegraph Cable Layed (1902) | Milestones | Dec 14, 1902
The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.
CBS (1952) | Firsts | Dec 14, 1952
KROD, which is now KDBC, channel 4 in El Paso, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting.
ABC Television (1954) | Firsts | Dec 14, 1954
WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, West Virginia (ABC) begins broadcasting.
Saturday Night Fever (1977) | World Premieres | Dec 14, 1977
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) | World Premieres | Dec 14, 2015
CBS (1953) | Firsts | Dec 13, 1953
KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, Kansas (CBS) begins broadcasting.
James Dean First On-Screen Appearance (1950) | Milestones | Dec 13, 1950
James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial.
Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt (1972) | Finales | Dec 13, 1972
Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or “Moonwalk” of Apollo 17. As of 2021, they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.
Richard Pryor (1975) | Firsts | Dec 13, 1975
First time NBC TV’s Saturday Night Live uses a time delay, when comedian Richard Pryor hosts.
NBC Television, RCA (1937) | Firsts | Dec 12, 1937
NBC & RCA send the first mobile-TV vans onto the streets of New York City for news gathering duties.
Autumn Jackson, Bill Cosby (1997) | Judicial / Criminal Events | Dec 12, 1997
A federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claimed to be Bill Cosby’s daughter, to 26 months in prison for attempting to extort $40 million from the comedian.