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
The Complete History
January 2, 1929 — Wop May and Vic Horner fly badly needed medicine to Little Red Bay
Already a celebrated war ace (and one of the contenders for the title of “shot down the Red Baron”), Wilfred...
June 19, 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
August 7, 1930 — Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith are lynched
On the evening of August 6, 1930, Thomas Shipp, Abram Smith and James Cameron were arrested for the murder of...
May 29, 2019
December 10, 1930 — The Bank of the United States collapses
Although the effects of the Depression had been gaining momentum since Black Tuesday, on October 29, 1929, and several smaller...
May 24, 2019
January 30, 1933 — Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
It’s often overlooked, what the enormity of his crimes afterwards, but Hitler came to power more or less legally, elected...
May 20, 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 18, 2019
September 29, 1933 — Samora Machel born
The son of farmers, Samora Machel was born in the village of Madragoa (now Chilembene), in Portuguese East Africa (now...
May 16, 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...
May 12, 2019
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