It was on 7 April, 1974 that the film, ‘The Conversation’ opened in theaters. The film starred Gene Hackman as an electronic surveillance expert, proud of his technical accomplishments in the field, but internally conflicted …
Linda Thao
The Silver Screen
6 April marks the debut of the film, “Ivan’s Childhood” sometimes also known as “My Name is Ivan”. It was the premiere film of Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky. The film relates the story of a …
Coup Detat
It was on 4 April in 1953 that CIA Director Allen Dulles authorized $1 million to be used “in any way that would bring about the fall of Mossedegh”. This was in reference to Mohammad …
I Knock at the Door
30 March marks the birthday of Irish playwright and memoirist, Sean O’Casey. O’Casey was the first Irish playwright of note to focus his work on the themes of the Dublin working class. O’Casey’s father died …
Nilde Iotti – This Week’s Women in History Profile
Nilde Iotti, the daughter of a railway worker, was the first woman to become president of the Italian Chamber of Deputies for three consecutive legislatures from 1979 to 1992. Born in Reggio Emilia, she took …
Coal Country
On 28 March, 1977, the film, ‘Harlan County, USA’ was awarded the ‘Best Documentary’ Oscar at the 49th Annual Academy Awards. The film, which chronicles a protracted struggle of 180 miners and their wives against the …
A Grand Hungarian
25 March marks the birthdate of Hungarian composer and pianist, Bela Bartok, in 1881. The picture above is of a statue of Bartok in Mako, Hungary. In Pozsony, Bartok gave his first public recital at …
Ingrid Bergamn – This Week’s Women in History Profile
Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who became best known to American audiences through her role in the 1942 motion picture, ‘Casablanca’. In 1949, Bergman wrote to Italian director Roberto Rossellini, expressing her admiration for …
Crime and Cover-up
It was on 21 March, 1973, that White House Counsel John W. Dean III (pictured above) informed President Nixon that “there is a cancer on the Presidency” in reference to the expanding nature of the Watergate …
Soldier of the Emperor
19 March, marks the birthday of Hiroo Onoda in 1922. Hiroo was a Japanese infantry officer who became the most famous of the ‘Holdouts’. Born into an ancient Samurai warrior class family, Hiroo’s father was …