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May 7, 2020

1947,
Movies

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May 1947 Headlines

Baby Boomer News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from May, 1947: Classic Film-Noir Movie Releases - Framed and Dishonored Lady; Married Co-stars Hedy Lamarr and John Loder Split; The Truman Doctrine…

April 29, 2020

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What Was New in April 1952

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1952: 1st New Toy Advertised on TV - Classic Movie Premiere: Singin' in the Rain; Mr. Potato Head Debuts on TV Ad; Daphne…

April 23, 2020

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This Was Nifty in April 1950

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1950: Classic Film-Noir Movie Releases - Stage Fright, and D.O.A.; 1st ever NBA Championship won by George Mikan & Minneapolis Lakers. Alfred Hitchcock's…

April 16, 2020

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The Heart of Venice: St. Mark's Square

Discover what you want to see when you can go to Italy and visit Venice's Piazza San Marco. This huge piazza is dominated by St. Mark's Basilica, one of the…

April 15, 2020

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April 1949 Moments in Time

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1949: Impact film-noir; North Atlantic Treaty signing (NATO is born); Wallace Beery's birthday, Big Jack movie release, and death. Impact Movie Premiere (Ella Raines…

April 8, 2020

1947,
Golf & Sports

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April 1947 Headlines

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1947: 2000-Year-Old Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery, Babe Ruth Day, & Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki Sets Sail Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery The American Schools of…

March 27, 2020

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March 1947 Headlines

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from March, 1947 The Best Years of Our Lives Wins 8 Academy Awards At the 19th Academy Awards Ceremony on March 13, 1947, the post-WWII…

March 15, 2020

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March 1949 Moments in Time

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from March, 1949 Knock on Any Door - Humphrey Bogart Film with Allene Roberts Director Nicholas Ray's film-noir crime drama Knock on Any Door was…

March 8, 2020

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This Was Nifty in March 1950

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from March, 1950 House by the River Movie Release (Lee Bowman & Louis Hayward 1950 House by the River) The film-noir crime movie House by…

February 26, 2020

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Venetian Palazzos in Movies and Plays

Venice is filled with beautiful historic buildings and palazzos, some of which date back to medieval times - among the many the reasons why Venice and the Grand Canal continue…