2014 Event Google reveals its self-driving car today; the prototype can drive 25 miles per hour and safely respond to a variety of situations; it should be road-ready sometime after 2016; Ford, Tesla and other firms are also working on self-driving technology 2014 Event The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics is held in Sochi; the celebration includes a variety of performing artists in music and dance 1994 Death G Waller, German/Swiss movie journalist (NRC/Variety), dies at 82 1993 Death Hank Werba, Herman Werblowski, U.S. journalist (Variety), dies at 79 1986 Death Willem Klein, variety artist, dies at about 73 1976 Event "Donny and Marie" [Osmond] musical variety show premieres on ABC TV 1974 Death Raymond Largay, actor (April in Paris, Variety Girl), dies at 88 1973 Event "Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour," TV Variety; debut on ABC 1965 Event "King Family Show" (musical variety) premieres on ABC TV 1956 Event "Johnny Carson Show," TV Variety; last airs on CBS-TV 1953 Event "Bob and Ray Show," TV Variety; last air on NBC 1951 Event Ernie Kovacs Show, TV Variety debut on NBC 1949 Event Candid Camera, TV comedy Variety, moves to NBC 1946 Event 1st variety show on TV "NBC's Hour Glass," premieres 1941 Birthday Don Francisco, Spanish variety show host, Sabado Gigante 1935 Event Variety's famous headline "Sticks Nix Hick Pix" 1927 Birthday Olga San Juan, born in New York City, actress, Variety Girl, 1 Touch of Venus 1923 Event WEAF radio begins broadcasting Eveready Hour (variety show) 1916 Event 1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) 1911 Birthday Sonny Tufts, Bost, actor, Variety Girl 1905 Event "Variety," covering all phases of show business, 1st published 1902 Birthday Ed Sullivan, TV variety show host/gossip columnist, Ed Sullivan Show 1886 Birthday Raymond Largay, born in Wisconsin, actor, April in Paris, Variety Girl
