It was on 27 June, in 1949, that the American artist Edward Hopper, sold his painting ‘Office at Night’ (seen above) to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for $1,500. The painting depicts two …
ELENA V SIDORENKO
The Language of Free Men
It was on 31 May, 1961, that President John F. Kennedy began his historic trip to France. Despite the unpredictable and sometimes difficult relation between the USA and France, Kennedy was effusive in his praise …
The Forgotten First
It is widely assumed that the debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960 was the first televised Presidential debate, and while that is true in regard to the two nominees of the …
Rosebud
It was on 1 May, 1941, that the film ‘CITIZEN KANE’ had its premiere. The film was directed by Kenosha, Wisconsin native, Orson Welles, and would prove to be his most celebrated work in what …
The Making of Maverick
It was on 26 March, in 1892, that Paul Douglas, US Senator from Illinois, was born. During WWII, Douglas joined the US Marines at the age of 50, making him the oldest Private in the …
Apocalypse When?
1 March marks the day in 1976 that director Francis Ford Coppola would arrive in Manila, The Philippines, to begin filming ‘Apocalypse Now’, a Vietnam War film about a US Army Captain assigned a secret …
The Next War
It was on 16 March, 1936 that Lewis Gorin (pictured above), a student at Princeton, published the manifesto of a satirical group called ‘Veterans of Future Wars’, playing off of the VFW acronym of the …
Name That Tune
It was 10 February, 1945, that a quick thinking Press Agent for Warner Brothers Studios managed to create a historical photo op (see above). Vice President Harry Truman stopped by the National Press Club in …
Songs of the Earth
31 January marks the birthday of Alan Lomax in 1915. Lomax was a pioneer in cataloging and preserving folk songs and folklore, not only from America, but also from around the world. He began taking …
Dropping the Big One
It was on 29 January, 1964, that the film “Dr. Strangelove” was released to the movie going public. The full title of the film is: “Dr. Strangelove, or, how I learned to stop worrying and …