1998: Movies with the Most Academy Awards in History
On this day in 1998 the film Titanic won a record number of Academy Awards in the history of cinematography. It was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won 11. By the num...
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1765: Nicéphore Niépce – Author of the Oldest Preserved Photo in the World
French inventor Nicéphore Niépce was born on this day in 1765. He is today considered the author of the oldest preserved photo in the world. The photo was taken in 1826 o...
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1933: King Kong Premiere Coincides with Hitler’s Rise to Power
The hit movie King Kong premiered on this day in 1933, in New York. The movie caused a true sensation, since the animation of the huge gorilla in stop-motion was truly im...
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1792: Gioachino Rossini – The Most Famous Gourmand among Composers
Gioachino Rossini, the famous Italian composer, was born on this day in 1792. He was born in the town of Pesaro in central Italy, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Pesaro...
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1938: First Science Fiction TV Program
On this day in 1938 the first science fiction TV program in history was broadcast. It was an adaptation of Karl Čapek’s science fiction drama R.U.R. These initials...
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1881: Death of Russian Novelist Dostoyevsky
This day in 1881 marked the death of famous Russian novelist Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky. The writer died in St. Petersburg, which was at that time the capital of the...
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1762 – Constanze Weber – Mozart’s Wife
One of the more recent theories assumes that Constanze Weber spent a lot of money on herself, especially on her mother and sisters, which led to the fact that the poor Mo...
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1592 – Who was the Man who Built the Taj Mahal for his Beloved Wife?
It was his third and favorite wife and she died giving birth to their 14th child. During his reign the Taj Mahal was built, and the Mughal Empire flourished, covering mos...
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