March 19, 1928 — “Amos ‘n’ Andy” premieres on radio station WMAQ Chicago
Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll were a pair of comedians and actors who, in 1926, created one of the earliest...
June 29, 2019
Art & Culture
May 25, 1928 — Claude Debussy dies
One of the most popular and influential of all French composers, Claude Achille Debussy was on August 22, 1862. Debussy...
June 24, 2019
June 6, 1929 — “Un Chien Andalou” premieres
For a silent film running only 15 minutes, Un Chien Andalou casts a long shadow. It is seen as a...
June 9, 2019
July 6, 1929 — Franz Werfel and Alma Mahler are married
Franz Werfel was husband number three for Alma Mahler. She’d already been having an affair with him and even living...
June 4, 2019
March 2, 1933 — “King Kong” premieres
One of the most famous films of all time, the original King Kong is famed for its storyline (a sympathetic...
May 14, 2019
December 26, 1935 — “Captain Blood” premieres
The 1935 adaptation of Rafael Sabatini’s 1922 novel, “Captain Blood” was the second film version of the story, after a...
May 4, 2019
February 23, 1934 — Edward Elgar dies
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO was one of the greatest English composers of the pre-WWII era. He...
April 29, 2019
July 5, 1937 — Spam is first released
Spam didn’t used to have anything to do with enlarging your penis or getting cheap medicines of dubious quality. It...
April 4, 2019
October 30, 1938 — Orson Welles broadcasts “War of the Worlds”
It is probably the most infamous radio broadcast of all time: Orson Welles’ Halloween 1938 dramatisation of H.G. Wells’ “The...
March 29, 2019
December 5, 1939 — Albert Namitjira’s first solo show opens
One of the greatest of Australian painters, Albert Namitjira was 36 when his first solo show opened. It ran for...
March 24, 2019
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