Today in 1983 the first episode of the mini-series The Thorn Birds, starring Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, and Barbara Stanwyck, aired on ABC.

Today in 1963 The Courtship of Eddie's Father, starring Glenn Ford, Ron Howard, and Shirley Jones, was released.

Today in 1958 Run Silent, Run Deep, starring Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster, was released.

Today in 1955 Steve McQueen made his network television debut in the Goodyear Television Playhouse episode "The Chivington Raid" on NBC.

Today in 1953 The Girl Who Had Everything, starring Elizabeth Taylor, was released.

Today in 1952 Singin' in the Rain, directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, and starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor, premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Today in 1943 Blue Ribbon Town, starring Groucho Marx, debuted on CBS.

Today in 1989 Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell, debuted on NBC.

Today in 1973 the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless debuted on CBS.

Today in 1970 the documentary Woodstock was released.