On this day in television history – James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons: The Scandal Rags (2011):

James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons
Documentary.
Season 1.
Episode 2.
Episode entitled: The Scandal Rags.
Released: January 26, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:
James Ellroy, Jennifer Baute, Samuel Garza Bernstein, Cheryl Crane, Jarred Kjack, Phil LaMarr, Jerry Penacoli, Henry Scott, Lana Turner, Mike Walker.

On this day in movie history - Sliding Doors (1998):

Sliding Doors,

directed and written by Peter Howitt,

was released in the United States on January 26, 1998.
Music by David Hirschfelder.

Cast:
Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Zara Turner, Douglas McFerran, Paul Brightwell, Nina Young, Virginia McKenna, Kevin McNally, Terry English, Paul Stacey, Peter Howitt, Joanna Roth, Neil Stuke, Theresa Kartell, Evelyn Duah, Linda Broughton, Charlotte Fryer, Pip Miller, Christopher Villiers, Merryn Jones, Ella Jones, Julie McDowell, David Burrows-Sutcliffe, Carlton Jarvis, Jeremy Caleb Johnson, Barry Lee-Thomas, Tim Packham, Alexander Reid, Vivienne Soan.

On this day in movie history - Cecilia Bartoli: A Portrait (1992):

Cecilia Bartoli: A Portrait,

a documentary directed by David Thomas and Les Young,

was released on January 26, 1992.

On this day in music history - Kids in America, by Kim Wilde (1981):

The song Kids in America,

by Kim Wilde,

was released on January 26, 1981.

On this day in movie history - The Hot Rock (1972):

The Hot Rock,

directed by Peter Yates,

written by William Goldman,

based on the novel by Donald E. Westlake,

was released in the United States on January 26, 1972.

Music by Quincy Jones.

Cast:
Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Moses Gunn, Zero Mostel, William Redfield, Topo Swope, Christopher Guest, Graham Jarvis, Lynne Gordon, Charlotte Rae, Harry Bellaver.

On this day in music history - Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon & Garfunkel (1970):

The album Bridge Over Troubled Water,

by Simon & Garfunkel,

was released on January 26, 1970.

On this day in movie history - Under the Gun (1951):

Under the Gun,

directed by Ted Tetzlaff,

written by George Zuckerman,

based on a story by Daniel B. Ullman,

was released in the United States on January 26, 1951.
Music by Milton Rosen.

Cast:
Richard Conte, Audrey Totter, John McIntire, Sam Jaffe, Shepperd Strudwick, Gregg Martell, Phillip Pine, Donald Randolph, Royal Dano, Richard Taber, Dabbs Greer.