| It
was on this day... | 1954
Marilyn Monroe Films 'That' Skirt Blows Up Scene... | It
is one of the most iconic of images of early Hollywood. It was shot on this day.
Marilyn Monroe stands over a subway vent and the air blows her skirt up while
she laughs. The scene was filmed for the movie 'The Seven Year Itch'. Monroe's
husband, Joe DiMaggio, was not impressed. He thought it was exhibitionistic. They
would divorce soon after. |
| It
was on this day... | 1940
RAF Win 'The Battle of Britain' | On
this day the Royal Air Force downed 56 German fighter planes in a dogfight over
Britain. It lasted less than an hour, but it was one of the major turning points
of World War 2. As
a result of this victory, Britain was seen as too dangerous for a German invasion.
'Operation Sea Lion', Hitler's plans for an amphibious invasion of the islands,
was shelved. |
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News | 1830
The world's first passenger and freight railway opens, The Liverpool and Manchester
Railway. 1928
Sir Alexander Fleming makes his bacteria-killing mold discovery on this day, which
would lead on to the creation of penicillin. 1935
The Nazi Party enacts the Nürnberg Laws which deprive Jews of their civil
rights. |
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