Jan 01, 2022 · 1905 9 hour work day for diamond miners; 1906 Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory; 1906 The poll tax of £1 per head on all adult male inhabitants of Natal, South Africa, except indentured Indians and married Blacks, imposed by the Natal parliament in 1905, becomes payable.; 1907 US President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day; 1907 …

Jan 16 Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks; Jan 18 James Wright, Royal Governor of Georgia, is placed under house arrest by Major Joseph Habersham; Jan 24 Henry Knox arrives at Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the artillery that he …

Jan 1 11th Sugar Bowl: #11 Duke beats Alabama, 29-26; Jan 1 11th Orange Bowl: Tulsa beats #13 Georgia Tech, 26-12; Jan 2 Allied air raid on Nuremberg; Jan 2 Radio Orange ends cooperation at Liese-Aktion; Jan 3 Allies land on west coast of Burma, conquer Akyab

Jul 21, 2015 · May 12 Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro becoming first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.; Jul 9 The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.; Nov 8 Iraq disarmament crisis: …

2011 in Film & TV. Apr 17 "Game of Thrones", based on the fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin premieres on HBO; 2011 in Music. Jan 24 "21" second studio album by Adele is released (Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2012, Brit Award for British Album of the Year, 2011 Billboard Album of the Year); Nov 18 "The X Factor" group One Direction release their debut album "Up All Night" …

2005 in Film & TV. Feb 15 YouTube, Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States; 2005 in Music. Jul 2 10 Live 8 concerts held around the world organised by Bob Geldof to raise awareness of poverty; Sep 15 "Be Without You" single released by Mary J. Blige (Billboard Song of the Year 2006, Grammy Award Best R&B Song, …

Jan 1 Montserrat adopts constitution; Jan 1 A photograph of a South African boy in a torn vest is published in the Daily Herald; it was illegal to employ a 'native' under 18 in the mines under the Native Labour Regulation Act; Jan 1 46th Rose Bowl: #8 Washington beats #6 Wisconsin, 44-8; Jan 1 26th Sugar Bowl: #2 Mississippi beats #3 LSU, 21-0; Jan 1 26th Orange Bowl: #5 Georgia …

1953 in Film & TV. Jan 1 The first TV detector van, used to track down users of unlicensed television sets, begins operation in the UK; Mar 26 "Ugetsu", Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, starring Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyō and Kinuyo Tanaka, is released; Apr 3 American magazine "TV Guide" publishes 1st issue; cover features photo of Lucille Ball's new born baby …

1989 in Film & TV. Feb 10 To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition & not a sport, in a NJ court; May 19 "Do the Right Thing", directed by Spike Lee, starring Danny Aiello and Ossie Davis premieres at the Cannes Film Festival; Jun 23 Movie "Batman" premieres directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson; Sep 16 14th Toronto International …

2013 in Film & TV. Jul 11 "Orange Is the New Black" premieres on Netflix starring Taylor Schilling, first series to be nominated for comedy and drama Emmy awards; Nov 25 Disney release “Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media 2015, 2014 Billboard Album of the Year); Nov 27 "Frozen", the highest-grossing animated …