ON THIS DAY in 1959, Charles Van Doren, a contestant on the TV game show Twenty One, testified before Congress that he’d been given the questions and answers ahead of time. The incident was dramatized in the 1994 Robert Redford film, QUIZ SHOW, with Ralph Fiennes.
ON THIS DAY in 1938, in “the match of the century”, the thoroughbred horse Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral at Pimlico Race Course in Maryland. This race was depicted in the 2003 film, SEABISCUIT, with Tobey Maguire and Jeff Bridges.
ON THIS DAY in 1926, magician and escape artist Harry Houdini died from complications due to a ruptured appendix. His death was portrayed in the 1953 biographical film, HOUDINI, starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.
ON THIS DAY in 1938, Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater radio company performed H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds, causing widespread panic among the general public. In 1957, Welles’ broadcast and the ensuing events were recreated for the 1957 Westinghouse Studio One show titled THE NIGHT AMERICA TREMBLED.
ON THIS DAY in 1787, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni was performed for the first time at the Teatro di Pragain in Prague. In 1979, Joseph Losey directed DON GIOVANNI, a cinematic adaptation of the opera.
ON THIS DAY in 1903, author and journalist Evelyn Waugh was born. Waugh’s novel, BRIDESHEAD REVISITED, was adapted by the BBC for a 1981 TV series starring Jeremy Irons.
ON THIS DAY in 1936, American socialite Wallis Simpson filed for divorce, eventually leading to marriage with King Edward VIII and his abdication to the throne. This event was dramatized in the 2005 BBC TV movie, WALLIS & EDWARD, starring Joely Richardson.
ON THIS DAY in 1881, the gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. The event was dramatized in the 1957 John Sturges film, GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL, starring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster.
ON THIS DAY in 1903, famed FBI agent and manhunter Melvin Purvis was born. Purvis was portrayed by Christian Bale in the 2009 Michael Mann film, PUBLIC ENEMIES.
ON THIS DAY in 1935, racketeer, bootlegger and mobster Dutch Schultz was fatally shot at the Palace Chophouse in Newark, New Jersey. Schultz was portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the 1991 Robert Benton film, BILLY BATHGATE.
ON THIS DAY in 1962, President Kennedy announced on national television that he’d ordered a “naval quarantine” of Cuba following the discovery of Soviet missiles on the island. This event was documented in the 1974 film, THE MISSILES OF OCTOBER, starring William Devane and Martin Sheen.
ON THIS DAY in 1797, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution was launched in Boston Harbor. The ship is depicted in the 1926 silent film, OLD IRONSIDES, starring Charles Farrell and Wallace Beery.
ON THIS DAY in 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte’s army retreated from Moscow. The 1954 film, DESIREE, starring Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons, depicted this event.
ON THIS DAY in 1851, Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick was published in London as The Whale. In 1956, Melville’s novel was adapted by director John Huston for MOBY DICK, starring Gregory Peck.
ON THIS DAY in 1931, Al Capone was indicted in Chicago for income tax evasion and violations of the Volstead Act. This event was dramatized in the 1975 film, CAPONE, starring Ben Gazzara.
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