2014 Event The European Space Agency makes history by landing a probe named Philae on the surface of a comet; scientists report that the probe anchors did not fire and that the vessel appears to have made two landings 2013 Event Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears for the first time in court since his arrest April 19; he pleads not guilty to 30 charges, including using a weapon of mass destruction 2011 Event Muammar Gaddafi appears on Libyan television claiming himself the 'father of Libya' 2011 Event The moon appears 30% brighter and 14% larger than at its furthest point; it reaches its closest point to Earth since 1993 2011 Event In an effort to disprove claims that he has fled the country, Libyan dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi appears on television and claims to remain head of the revolution 1996 Event O. J. Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict 1992 Event Mariel Hemmingway appears nude on TV show Civil Wars 1992 Event 9th MTV Awards: Howard Stern appears as Fartman 1991 Event Michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer 1990 Event Salman Rushdie, author, ordered to death by Iran for blasphemy, appears in public for 1st time in 2 years 1990 Event Marla Maples appears on ABC's Prime-Time 1987 Event Al Campanis appears on Niteline saying blacks may not be equiped to be in baseball management, sparking a racial controversy 1986 Event To dispel rumors he's dead, Moammar Gadhafi appears on TV 1985 Event "USA Weekend's" 1st issue, appears in 255 newspapers 1985 Event Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King and I" 1984 Event Ringo appears on Saturday Night Live 1984 Event Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs 1st appears in Nature magazine 1982 Event PLO chief Yassar Arafat appears on "Nightline" 1981 Event Jerry Lewis appears on "Donahue" to defend Telethons 1981 Event Rita Jenrette (wife of Abscam congressman) appears on Donahue 1980 Event Mel Harris appears on M*A*S*H in "Cementing Relationships" 1980 Event David Bowie appears in role of 'Elephant Man' in Denver 1980 Event Barbra Streisand appears at an ACLU Benefit in California 1979 Event Bob Dylan appears on SNL 1979 Event Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show 1978 Event Garfield, created by Jim Davis, 1st appears as a comic strip 1977 Event 1st time Jay Leno appears on Tonight Show with host Johnny Carson 1976 Event George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live 1976 Event Jerry Lewis' 11th Muscular Dystrophy telethon, Dean Martin appears 1976 Birthday Andy Milonakis, born in Katonah, New York, actor, comedian, uses comedy to deflect from his congenital growth-hormone condition, giving him the voice, appearance of an adolescent boy, appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live television show 1975 Event John Lennon appears on "Tonight" and Ringo on "Smother Brothers" 1974 Event John Lennon appears as guest dj on WNEW-FM (New York City) 1974 Event Teri Garr appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Confessions of an Orth" 1974 Event Raul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Oh, Brother" 1973 Event Mariette Hartley appears on Bob Newhart in "Have You Met Miss Dietz" 1973 Event Teri Garr appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Emily in for Carol" 1973 Event Ron Howard appears on M*A*S*H in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" 1973 Event Leslie Nielson appears on M*A*S*H in "Ringbanger" 1972 Event Penny Marshall appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Fly Unfriendly Skies" 1971 Event Barbra Streisand appears on "The Burt Bacharach Special" on CBS TV 1969 Event Barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute 1968 Event Richard Nixon appears on "Laugh-in" 1967 Birthday Tim Vine, born in London, Enlgand, actor, comedian, performs stand up comedy, television, appears at festivals, tours through the United Kingdom include 'Current Puns' and 'Punslinger', achieved Guinness World Record for most jokes told in an hour 1964 Event New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series 1964 Event Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of New York Times Magazine section 1963 Event Barbra Streisand appears on "Judy Garland Show" 1963 Event Barbra Streisand appears on "Ed Sullivan Show" 1962 Event Barbra Streisand appears on "Garry Moore Show" 1961 Event Barbra Streisand appears on "Jack Paar Show" 1960 Event Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra special 1959 Birthday Hugh Laurie, born in Oxford, England, James Hugh Calum Laurie, actor, writer, musician, comedian, comedy partner, Stephen Fry, known for the Fry and Laurie double act, appears in successful Fox television drama House, playing role of Dr. Gregory House 1958 Event Comic strip "BC" 1st appears 1957 Event New volcanic island appears off Fayal Island Azores 1956 Event Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on Steve Allen Show 1956 Event Abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column 1st appears in newspapers 1954 Event Senator John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press" 1950 Event Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England 1949 Event "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts 1948 Event J D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY 1945 Event Robert T Duncan appears as Tonio in "I Pagliacci" 1943 Event 1st edition of illegal "The Free Artist" appears in Amsterdam 1941 Event "Gordo" comic strip (by Gus Arriola) 1st appears in newspapers 1941 Event "Captain America" appears in a comic book 1940 Event "Brenda Starr" cartoon strip, by Dale Messick, 1st appears 1940 Event "Brenda Starr," 1st cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago 1938 Event Comic strip "Dennis the Menace," 1st appears 1938 Event Superman 1st appears in DC Comics' Action Comics Series issue #1 1937 Event "Prince Valiant" comic strip appears; known for historical detail 1934 Event Shirley Temple appears in her 1st movie, "Stand Up and Cheer" 1932 Event Goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney 1930 Event "Mickey Mouse" comic strip 1st appears 1929 Event "Tarzan," one of the 1st adventure comic strips, 1st appears 1924 Event 1st Little Orphan Annie-strip appears in New York City Daily News 1916 Event 1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) 1898 Event 1st installment of William Dean Howell's "Life and Letters" appears 1897 Event John Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal 1887 Event Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet" 1886 Event 1st U.S. nurses' magazine, The Nightingale, 1st appears, New York City 1864 Event U.S. Union warship USS Kearsarge appears at Cherbourg 1853 Event Russian fleet appears at Nagasaki, Japan 1849 Death Dolley Madison, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins, died at age 81 in Washington, D.C. 1840 Event Electro-Magnetic Intelligencer, 1st U.S. electrical journal, appears 1823 Event Moroni 1st appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith 1780 Event 1st British Sunday newspaper appears (British Gazette and Sunday Monitor) 1768 Birthday Dolley Madison, born in New Garden, North Carolina, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins 1495 Event 1st written record of Scotch Whiskey appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor is the distiller
