slaytonf Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 1139. Count Alfonso I of Portugal proclaimed King. Mmm, no. 1729. North Carolina becomes a royal colony. Mmmnno. 1814. English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive. Interesting, but. . . .no. 1918. Annette Adams sworn in as 1st woman district attorney of US, California. Mnnnno. 1933. 1st Dutch live radio concert: Duke Ellington. Cool. . . .but, no. 1956. Italian liner Andrea Doria sinks after colliding with the Stockholm. Too sad. 1981. Voyager 2 encounters Saturn. Cosmic. . . .nnno. Well, I give up. I can't find the occasion for the movies tomorrow. I wouldn't say it's out/out communist-themed, but there certainly is more than a suspicion of socialist/collectivist subversion there. But there are also some good movies in the lineup. Catch the King Vidor. Not a monument, but a surprising 'let's all pitch in and make something from nothing Depression era positive pull up the bootstraps' kind of thing. Salt of the Earth (1954) is a monument. I'm recording the Eisenstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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