1849 1st performance by American actor Edwin Booth (Richard III).
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1935 “Steamboat Round the Bend” film directed by John Ford and starring Will Rogers released weeks after Rogers’ death.
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1936 “Swing Time”, directed by George Stevens, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, is released.
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1897 Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope [kinetographic camera], a device which produces moving pictures.
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1843 1st time African-Americans participate in a national political convention (Liberty Party).
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1953 “Roman Holiday”, starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, and Eddie Albert, is released.
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1958 19th Venice Film Festival: “Rickshaw Man” directed by Hiroshi Inagaki wins Golden Lion.
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1986 “Stand By Me” film based on the novella by Stephen King, directed by Rob Reiner starring Wil Wheaten, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O’Connell is released.
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1952 13th Venice Film Festival: “Genghis Khan” directed by Manuel Conde wins the Golden Lion.
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1908 Booth Tarkington & Harry Leon Wilson’s play “Man from Home” premieres in New York.
