This Day…

1915  – “The Birth of a Nation” the first 12-reel film in America, directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Lillian Gish and Mae Marsh, premieres at Clune’s Auditorium in Los Angeles

1955 – 1st presidential news conference on network TV-Eisenhower on ABC

1931 – “City Lights”, American silent romantic comedy film directed by Charlie Chaplin, starring himself and Virginia Cherrill, premieres at Los Angeles Theater

1973 – “Barnaby Jones” premieres on CBS TV

1918 – Silent film “Tarzan of the Apes,” the first film adaptation of the novel, premieres at Broadway Theater, New York City, starring Gordon Griffith and Elmo Lincoln

1940 – First radio broadcast of “Road to Happiness” on CBS

1971 – The Western “Alias Smith & Jones” premieres on ABC TV

1961 – 1st episode of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” is filmed

1962 – Shooting begins on “Dr No” the first James Bond film