Music Premiere
1954 Andrew Schwartz and Dorothy Fields' musical "By the Beautiful Sea", starring Shirley Booth, opens at the Majestic Theatre, later transferring to the Imperial, NYC; runs for 270 performances
- 1968 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of Martin Luther King
- 1968 WKPI TV channel 22 in Pikeville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1974 Discovery Island opens at Walt Disney World, Florida
- 1979 205th & final episode of "All in the Family"; followed by "Archie Bunker's Place" for 4 seasons
- 1984 4th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Lonely Lady" wins
Election of Interest
1986 Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California, makes his day
2018 WrestleMania XXXIV, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA: Ronda Rousey makes WWE debut, teaming with Kurt Angle to beat Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a mixed tag team match
- 2019 Actress Allison Mack pleads guilty to sex-trafficking charges for her involvement in sex cult NXIVM
Film Release
2022 Michael Bay's film "Ambulance" is released in the US by Universal Pictures
Film & TV History
2022 US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences bans Will Smith from attending the Oscars for 10 years after he slapped host Chris Rock on stage during the 2022 ceremony [1]
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