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'This Is Us' first airs on NBC

This Is Us is an American drama television series created by Dan Fogelman that premiered on NBC. The program details the lives and families of two parents, and their three children born on the same day as their father's birthday. This Is Us is filmed in Los Angeles.

'New Girl' debuts on Fox

New Girl is an American sitcom television series that premiered on Fox. Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title Chicks & Dicks, the series revolves around a kooky teacher, Jess, after she moves into a Los Angeles loft with three men, Nick, Schmidt, and Winston.

Carly Rae Jepsen releases 'Call Me Maybe'

"Call Me Maybe" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen for her EP Curiosity which also appears on her second studio album, Kiss. The song was written by Jepsen and Tavish Crowe as a folk song, but its genre was modified to pop following the production by Josh Ramsay.

The 61st Emmy Awards are held

The 2009 Emmy Awards were held at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, with CBS broadcasting the Primetime event and E! broadcasting the Creative Arts event. After the previous year's lackluster performance in ratings, the Primetime Emmy Awards were hoping to achieve success by selecting Harris as sole host, as opposed to a group of hosts as in the previous year. The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards earned a 4.2 rating in the 18–49 demo and drew 13.3 million viewers.

'My Name Is Earl' first airs on NBC

My Name Is Earl is an American sitcom series created by Greg Garcia that aired on the NBC television network. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and starred Jason Lee as Earl Hickey, the title character. The series also starred Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly, Nadine Velazquez, and Eddie Steeples.

Elton John starts a six week run at #1 on the UK singles

"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" is a song by Elton John, released in 1997 as the first single from his 26th studio album The Big Picture. Later, the single was also released as a double A-side single with "Candle in the Wind 1997". That single and its video were dedicated to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, who died that year.

'Step by Step' first airs on ABC

Step by Step is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons. Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Somers starred as single parents, each with three children, who spontaneously marry after meeting on vacation, resulting in their becoming the heads of a large blended family.

'The Fisher King' is released

The Fisher King is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, with Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer, and Michael Jeter, the film tells the story of a radio shock jock who tries to find redemption by helping a man whose life he inadvertently shattered.

Ricky Van Shelton releases 'Loving Proof'

Loving Proof is the second album by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The Singles, "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King", and "Living Proof" all reached number one on the charts."Hole In My Pocket" reached number 4. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

The 39th Emmy Awards are held

The 1987 Emmy Awards ceremony was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California and was broadcast on Fox for the first time as the network had only premiered the previous year. NBC continued its dominance in the field, however, becoming the first network to gain over eighty major nominations.

'Cosby Show' premieres on NBC

The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York. The Cosby Show spent five consecutive seasons as the number-one rated show on television.

David Bowie starts two week run at #1 in the US singles chart

"Fame" is a song recorded by David Bowie. Written by Bowie, Carlos Alomar, and John Lennon, it was a hit in North America, becoming Bowie's first number 1 single in the Canadian Singles Chart as well as the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song was one of the more successful singles of the year, ranking at number 7 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100.

John Lennon quits The Beatles

In September 1969, co-lead vocalist of The Beatles, John Lennon, privately informed his bandmates that he was leaving the band, but there was no public acknowledgment of the break-up until April 1970, when Paul McCartney announced he was leaving the group. There were numerous causes for the band's break-up, it was not a single event but rather a long transition.

The Archies hit #1 in the US singles chart

"Sugar, Sugar" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim. It was originally recorded by the virtual band The Archies. This version reached number one in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1969 and remained there for four weeks.

Cannes Film Festival held for the first time

Twenty-one countries presented their films at the "First Cannes International Film Festival", which took place at the former Casino of Cannes. Only one year after the end of World War II, most of the films were about the war. With more emphasis on creativity than in competitiveness, eighteen nations presented their films.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

born 1934

Sophia Loren

born 1976

Jon Bernthal

died 1973

Jim Croce