The body of actress Peg Entwistle was found in a ravine below the Hollywoodland sign in Los Angeles.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
21st June 2019
Claimed by its fans to be the greatest comedy film of all time, Life of Brian has courted controversy since its release due to its satirical portrayal of religion that is interpreted by some as blasphemous.
On 15th May 1928, the first animated cartoon to feature Mickey and Minnie Mouse was shown to a theatre audience.
Put on for an audience of 200 invited attendees at the “Society for the Development of the National Industry”, the reaction to the moving black-and-white pictures caught the brothers by surprise.
The Exorcist is one of the highest-grossing films of all time, but originally opened in just twenty-six American cinemas.
Two cultural icons made their first appearance when Dr No, the first of the James Bond series of films, hit cinema screens on the same day as the Beatles released their debut single ‘Love Me Do’.
“White Christmas” has since gone on to become the world’s biggest-selling single of all time.
The first instalment of the Star Wars film series was released in cinemas in the United States of America.
Tally’s Electric Theatre in Los Angeles proved incredibly popular with the public, and sparked a revolution in cinema history.
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13 million people tuned in, securing it the second-highest audience share, but the film garnered an almost universally-negative response.
HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich
28th June 2015
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2022
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2022
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019