December 21st

Aquaman gets you wet in 2018.

• 1942: Actress Saundra Sharp is born in Cleveland, Ohio.

• 1948: Actor Samuel L. Jackson is born in Washington, D.C.

• 1963: Doctor Who episode "The Dead Planet" airs on the BBC.

• 1966: Batman episode "The Puzzles are Coming" airs on ABC.

• 1968: Doctor Who episode "The Invasion" (Part 8) airs on the BBC.

• 1978: Principal photography on The Brood concludes.

• 1978: Starcrash premieres in West Germany.

• 1979: The Black Hole is released theatrically in the United States.

• 1981: Blake's 7 episode "Blake" airs on BBC1.

• 1983: Production begins on the "Speed Demons" episode of Knight Rider.

• 1983: Actor Steven Yeun is born in Seoul, South Korea.

• 1990: Principal photography on Scanners III: The Takeover concludes.

• 1990: Quantum Leap episode "A Little Miracle" airs on NBC.

• 2004: 4400: The Complete First Season is released to DVD by Paramount.

• 2004: Shaun of the Dead is released on Region 1 DVD.

• 2010: Family Guy: It's a Trap! is released on DVD and Blu-ray by 20th Century Fox Television and Fuzzy Door Productions.

• 2010: Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus is released direct-to-video by The Asylum.

• 2011: American Horror Story episode "Afterbirth" airs on the FX Network.

• 2012: Resident Evil: Retribution is released on DVD (with Ultraviolet copy) in Region 1 format by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

• 2017: The film short Midnight Clear is released.

• 2018: Aquaman premieres theatrically in the United States.

• 2018: All episodes from season two of Runaways premieres on Hulu.