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| In 1885, the magazine 'Good Housekeeping' first went on sale. You can still buy it today. |
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| In 1960, the play, The Fantasticks, opened at the Sullivan Playhouse in New York City and become the longest-running off-Broadway play.
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In 1973, Led Zeppelin made history - 56,800 fans paid $309,000 (the largest, paid crowd ever in the US) to see they play at Tampa Stadium. |
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| In 1835, James Gordon Bennett published the 'New York Herald' for the first time |
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| Bollywood releases: Badmaash Company, It’s a Wonderful After Life
Hollywood release: Iron Man 2
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| Releases: Runway, Star Trek
In 1984, Joanie (Erin Moran) and Chachi (Scott Baio) got married on Happy Days
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The Beatles inked their first recording contract in 1962.
Billy Joel, the singer of 'Uptown Girl', celebrates his birthday
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| Bono, the humanitarian and main vocalist of Irish rock band U2, to celebrate his 50th birthday |
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Pooja Bedi celebrates her birthday
In 1927, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded
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| The Eagles earned a gold record for the hit, Hotel California, in 1977 |
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| Bollywood releases: Admissions Open, Bumm Bumm Bole, Kushti
Hollywood releases: Robin Hood, Just Wright, Letter to Juliet |
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| Both Madhuri Dixit and Shiney Ahuja turn a year older |
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| Janet Jackson and Sonal Chauhan will blow out birthday candles today
The first Academy Awards were presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, in 1929 |
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| In 1975, NBC-TV paid a whopping $5,000,000 for the rights to show 'Gone with the Wind' just once |
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| Ajitabh Bachchan and Farida Jalal celebrate their birthday |
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| In 1966, country music came to New York’s Carnegie Hall. Eddy Arnold debuted with an array of popular country artists |
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| Emmy winning actress/comedienne Gilda Radner died in 1989, after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer |
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| Bollywood release: Kites
Hollywood releases: MacGruber, Shrek Forever After |
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| In 1992, Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show for the last time, ending three decades of late nights. Comedian Jay Leno replaced him.
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| Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Lung Boonmee Raluek Chat (Uncle Boonmee who can recall his past lives).
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| In 2000, the ruby slippers Dorothy (Judy Garland) wore in The Wizzard of Oz were sold for $600,000. |
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| In 1985, pop/rock group Wham!, featuring George Michael, became the first group (since the Bee Gees in 1979) to get three consecutive singles on the music
charts' number one spot . |
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| Sylvester Stallone set a sales record for a non-sequel film with the release of Cobra in 1986. Ticket sales for the opening day were $12.4 million.; |
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| Hollywood release: Sex and the City 2
In 1995, actor Christopher Reeve (who played Superman) was thrown head first while riding his horse. He was paralysed, unable to walk or breathe on his own. |
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| Bollywood release: Knock Out
Hollywood release: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
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| In 1972, the Osmonds received a gold record for the album, Phase III. |
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| Wynonna Judd celebrates her birthday today |
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| Brooke Shields turns a year older today |
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