April 7, 1949 — “South Pacific” opens on Broadway
“South Pacific” was a musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, based on James Michener’s “Tales of the South Pacific”, an anthology...
September 9, 2018
Art & Culture
September 23, 1949 — Bruce Springsteen born
The favourite son of Freehold, New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen is the greatest poet of the American working class. Nicknamed ‘The...
August 22, 2018
October 31, 1949 — Cecil B DeMille’s “Samson and Delilah” is released
Cecil B DeMille’s “Samson and Delilah” was the second film version of the tale, and the first to be in...
August 14, 2018
February 24, 1950 — George Thorogood is born
A bluesman in the classic mold, George Thorogood was born in Wilmington, Delaware. (Despite his claims, history does not record...
August 4, 2018
May 9, 1950 — L. Ron Hubbard publishes “Dianetics”
“Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health” was first published by L. Ron Hubbard in 1950. It is a canonical...
July 24, 2018
March 29, 1951 — “The King and I” premieres on Broadway
Based on a 1944 novel, “Anna and the King of Siam” by Margaret Landon, “The King and I” was the...
June 29, 2018
May 8, 1951 — Du Pont Chemical publicly releases Dacron
One of the wonder-fabrics of the Fifties, Dacron was the trade name of a particular polyester sold by Du Pont...
June 19, 2018
July 16, 1951 — “The Catcher in the Rye” is published
On this day, in 1951, one of the all-time great classics of teen angst was published. J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher...
June 9, 2018
July 17, 1951 — The Bantu Authorities Act comes into force in South Africa
The Bantu Authorities Act was one of the major foundations of apartheid in South Africa. It permitted the forced removal...
June 4, 2018
September 28, 1951 — “The Day The Earth Stood Still” premieres
“The Day The Earth Stood Still” was a milestone in the history of the cinema. It was perhaps the first...
May 29, 2018
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