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was on this day... | 1941
William Randolph Hearst bans Citizen Kane ads in his papers | | William
Randolph Hearst, owner of the Hearst Newspaper chain, has banned any ads for the
upcoming movie Citizen
Kane, directed by Orson Welles. The movie, set to be released later
in the year, follows the life of Charles Foster Kane, a character widely recognized
as being Hearst. Welles, 25, threatened legal action in March of 1941 to stop
the movie being suppressed. It was released to wide acclaim on 1st May 1941. |
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1969 Husband Reported Missing
in Virginia's McKown Case | Tim
McKown, a Marine who had recently returned from Vietnam, has been reported missing
from his Chesapeake, Virginia, home by his 22-year-old wife, Cara. His wife could
give no explanation for his disappearance. In
March 1969, a headless corpse was found in the Elizabeth River, near Portsmouth,
Virginia. The body had a chunk cut out of his thigh where a birthmark was, and
he was wrapped in a quilt which the police were able to 'connect' with Cara. It
turns out that Cara had a lover and they killed him. At
the trial tales of their sex life shocked the world. Both Cara and her lover were
convicted of murder. |
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President George Washington delivers the first State of the Union speech. 1993:
Elvis stamp issue - the first time a rock musician is featured on a postage stamp
in the USA - in commemoration of his 58th birthday. 1889:
American inventor Herman Hollerith patents his electric counting machine. 1961:
French vote for Algerian freedom. |
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