Birthdays: Roman Emperor Vespasian 9 A.D, Il Bronzino,
August Ferdinand Moebius-1790 the inventor of the Moebius Strip. General
Bernard Montgomery, Rock Hudson- real name Roy Sherer, Peter Cook, Lorne
Michaels, Isamu Noguchi, Lauren Hutton, Tom Seaver, Gordon Lightfoot, Les
Clark, Lee Strassberg, Shelby Foote, Sophie Marceau, Martin Scorcese is 72,
Danny deVito is 70
1869- The Suez Canal opened. The opera "Aida" was
commissioned to be premiered for this occasion but Verdi missed his deadline by
ten years.
1933- The Marx Bros classic Duck Soup premiered.
1978-
Our world was rocked by a disturbance in The Force more calamitous than the
destruction of Alderon, It was "The Star Wars Holiday Special", a
two-hour variety show on CBS, with Harrison Ford, Beatrice Arthur and Nelvana’s
animated cartoon.
1989- Don Bluth's animated film "All Dogs Go to
Heaven." premiered.
1994- The Sony Corporation posted a $2.7 billion dollar loss
from it’s first year owning a Hollywood movie studio. Yet despite a lot of
industry jokes ( “What’s the difference
between Sony Pictures and the Titanic?-answer: The Titanic had entertainment.”)
By 1996 the studio was on top with blockbusters like “Men in Black”
2002-World premiere of Disney’s Treasure Planet.
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