April 23

Film and TV History on April 23

1896 Vitascope system of movie projection 1st shown at Koster & Bial's Music Hall, New York City

The Public Enemy

1931 US gangster film "The Public Enemy" starringJames Cagney andJean Harlow premieres

1948 KSTP TV channel 5 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast
1953 "Shane", directed by George Stevens and based on the 1949 novel by Jack Schaefer, starring Alan Ladd and Jean Arthur premieres
1953 WCOV TV channel 20 in Montgomery, Alabama (IND/CBS) begins broadcasting

1964 James Baldwin's stage drama "Blues for Mister Charlie", directed byBurgess Meredith, opens at the ANTA Playhouse, NYC; runs for 148 performances

1969 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Jim Chestney
1986 Disney World breaks ground for Victorian themed Grand Floridian Beach Resort (now known as Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa)
1989 CBS' premiere of fact based "The Littlest Victims", based on Newark, N.J. physician James Oleske as the first doctor to discover AIDS in children

1994 Libertarian party nominatesHoward Stern for Governor of New York

1996 42nd British Academy Television Awards: "Father Ted" Best Comedy, "Cracker" Best Drama
1996 49th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): "Sense and Sensibility" Best Film, Michael Radford Best Director

2001 Fatboy Slim releases single "Weapon of Choice", music video directed by Spike Jonze starringChristopher Walken dancing

2005 YouTube's co-founder Jawed Karim uploads the first video to YouTube, "Me at the zoo" showing him in front of two elephants at the San Diego Zoo. Has over 311 million views.[1]

2013 "Star Trek Into Darkness" directed byJ. J. Abrams starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto premieres in Sydney

2016 Beyoncé releases her 6th album "Lemonade" with a 1 hour film on HBO

2018 Marvel's "Avengers: Infinity War" directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, starringChris Evans,Robert Downey Jr and large ensemble cast premieres in Los Angeles, California