It was on this day in 1983 that MTV first aired the video for Michael Jackson’s Thriller. The almost 14-minute-long mini-movie was directed by John Landis, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jackson. It would go on to win two Grammy Awards and four MTV Awards, and in 2009 was the first music video to be inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
The earliest event that Wiki says took place on this day is “1409 – The University of Leipzig opens” and the most recent is “2008 – Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat resigns after the 2008 Thailand political crisis.”
A couple other things that also occurred on this day are:
1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the France.
1954 – The US Senate votes to condemn Joe McCarthy (R-WI) for “conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute”.
Happy birthday to Aaron Rodgers, Britney Spears, Lucy Liu, Rick Savage, Bob Kevoian, and Cathy Lee Crosby.
Since I’m a slave for you, I want you to hit me baby one more time till the world ends. Happy birthday Britney Spears!