Mj Rodriguez becomes first out trans person to win a Golden Globe
Mj Rodriguez won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Drama for her role as Blanca Evangelista in Pose.
Artists & philosophers
185 German actors come out and call for more LGBTQ representation on screen
The actors published a joint #ActOut manifesto on Friday in the leading German newspaper, Sueddeutsche Zeitung. They have also published it online in several different languages, including English.
Banksy creates “Girl with Balloon” mural in London
Girl with Balloon is a 2002-started London series of stencil murals by the graffiti artist Banksy. A 2017 Samsung poll ranked Girl with Balloon as the United Kingdom’s number one favorite artwork.
“The Simpsons” debuts
Since its debut, 640 episodes of The Simpsons have been broadcast. It is the longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series in terms of seasons and number of episodes.
Eduardo Galeano completes Memoria Del Fuego trilogy
The Uruguayan author’s famous work has been described as “the most powerful literary indictment of colonialism in the Americas.”
Michael Jackson releases “Thriller”, one of the highest selling albums of all time
The critically acclaimed album sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards and broke down racial barriers on radio and television networks like MTV.
George Lucas’ iconic film Star Wars debuts in theaters around the world
Star Wars was released in theatres in the United States on May 25, 1977. It earned $461 million in the U.S. and $314 million overseas, totaling $775 million. It surpassed Jaws (1975) to become the highest-grossing film of all time.
John Lennon releases his seminal ode for humanity, “Imagine”
“Imagine” was “just what John believed: that we are all one country, one world, one people. He wanted to get that idea out.”
The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show
It is estimated that 73 million Americans were watching that night as the Beatles made their live U.S. television debut.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers “I have a dream” speech
In his iconic speech at the Lincoln Memorial for the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, King urged America to “make real the promises of democracy.”