It happened in...1958

#### 14th

* TWW, the first ITV franchise for South Wales and West of England, goes on the air.

#### 17th

* The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley is released in UK cinemas

#### 21st

* Chase a Crooked Shadow is released in UK cinemas

#### 24th

* Musician and television personality, Jools Holland is born
* "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley is No 1 in the UK Singles Chart

#### 26th

##### Singer Anita Baker is born

***Anita Baker*** is a retired American singer-songwriter. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. In 1986, she rose to stardom following the release of her platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single "Sweet Love". She is regarded as one of the most popular singers of soulful romantic ballads during the height of the quiet storm period of contemporary R&B in the 1980s.

***Career Highlights***

* *Rapture*, 1986: UK #13, Platinum; US #11, 5x Platinum. Earned Baker a 1987 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female, and a 1988 American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album
* "Sweet Love", 1986: UK #13; US #8. Earned Baker a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song, and a Soul Train Music Award for Best Single, Female, in 1987
* 1988, 1990 & 1995: American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
* "Giving You the Best That I Got", 1988: UK #55; US #3. Earned Baker 1989 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female, and Best Rhythm & Blues Song, and 1989 Soul Train Music Awards for Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year and Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, Female
* *Giving You the Best That I Got*, 1988: UK #9, Gold; US #1, 3x Platinum. Earned Baker a 1990 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
* *Compositions*, 1991: UK #7, Gold; US #5, Platinum. Earned Baker a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
* 1994: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
* *Rhythm of Love*, 1994: UK #14; US #3, 2x Platinum. Earned Baker a 1995: Soul Train Music Award for R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Female
* 1995: Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female, for "Body and Soul"
* 1996: Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, for "I Apologize"

##### Comedienne Ellen DeGeneres is born

***Ellen DeGeneres*** is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. DeGeneres starred in the popular sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998. DeGeneres started performing stand-up comedy at small clubs and coffee houses in the late 70s. By 1981, she was the emcee at Clyde's Comedy Club in New Orleans.

During the fourth season of Ellen in 1997, she came out as a lesbian in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Her character, Ellen Morgan, also came out to a therapist played by Winfrey, and the series went on to explore various LGBT issues, including the coming-out process. This made her the first openly lesbian actress to play an openly lesbian character on television.

***Career Highlights***

* 1982: Showtime's funniest person in America
* Open House (TV, 1989-1990)
* Laurie Hill (TV, 1992)
* Ellen (TV, 1994-1998)
* Mr Wrong (1996)
* Goodbye Lover (1998)
* EDtv (1999)
* The Love Letter (1999)

#### 29th

##### Comedienne Linda Smith is born

***Linda Smith*** (January 29, 1958 – February 27, 2006) was an English comedian and comedy writer. She appeared regularly on Radio 4 panel games, and was voted "Wittiest Living Person" by listeners in 2002. Many of her early stand-up appearances were benefit concerts staged in solidarity with the British miners during the Miners' Strike in the 1980s. She was a lifelong socialist.

***Career Highlights***

* 1987: Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, then known as the New London Comic Award
* 1997: The Treatment (BBC Radio 5)
* 1999: Just a Minute (BBC Radio 4)

### February

#### 12th

* Comic actor Michael Fenton-Stevens is born

#### 13th

* Creator of Iron Maiden's mascot Eddie, Derek Riggs, is born

#### 14th

* "The Story of My Life" by Michael Holliday is No 1 in the UK Singles Chart

#### 17th

* Pope Pius XII designates St. Clare of Assisi the patron saint of television. Thereafter, placing her icon on a television set was said to improve reception.

#### 21st

* Sword of Freedom makes its debut on UK TV
* A peace symbol is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom, commissioned by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment.

#### 25th

* Bertrand Russell launches the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

#### 27th

* Punk icon Nancy Spungen is born (died 1978)

#### 28th

* "Magic Moments" by Perry Como is No 1 in the UK Singles Chart

### March

#### 26th

* The 30th Academy Awards ceremony takes place; The Bridge on the River Kwai wins seven awards, including Academy Award for Best Picture.

#### 27th

* Run Silent, Run Deep is released in US cinemas.

### April

#### 1st

* The BBC Radiophonic Workshop is established.

#### 4th-7th

* In the first protest march for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament from Hyde Park, London to Aldermaston, Berkshire, demonstrators demand the banning of nuclear weapons.

### May

#### 9th

* Actor-singer Paul Robeson, whose passport has been reinstated, sings in a sold-out one-man recital at Carnegie Hall. The recital is such a success that Robeson gives another one at Carnegie Hall a few days later; but, after this, Robeson is seldom seen in public in the United States again. His Carnegie Hall concerts are later released on records and on CD.

### June

#### 16th

* Dracula, starring Christopher Lee, is released in UK cinemas by Hammer Films

### July

#### 10th

* The first parking meters are installed in Britain.

#### 12th

* The Beatles, at this time known as The Quarrymen, pay 17 shillings and 6 pence to have their first recording session where they record Buddy Holly's "That'll Be the Day" and "In Spite of All the Danger", a song written by Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

#### 26th

* Elizabeth II gives her son and heir apparent The Prince Charles the customary title of Prince of Wales.

#### 29th

* The U.S. Congress formally creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

### August

#### 27th

* The Revenge of Frankenstein, from Hammer Films is released

### September

#### 14th

* The Invisible Man TV series makes its debut in both the UK and US

#### 15th

* The Adventures of William Tell makes its debut on UK TV

### October

#### 13th

* 'A Bear Called Paddington' by Michael Bond is published

#### 24th

* Television personality Sarah Greene is born

#### 25th

* Actor Simon Gipps-Kent is born (died 1987)

#### 27th

* The first "Carry On" movie, Carry on Sergeant is released in UK cinemas