Browsing: September 20

A Brief History On September 20, 1946, the French Riviera city of Cannes hosted the first of its iconic film festivals, seven years later than planned due to the interruption of World War II. Digging Deeper Called simply “The International Film Festival” before 2003, the festival features new films of all types, including short and documentary films from all over the world, holding the event in their convention center complex, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The most coveted award at Cannes is the Palme d’Or, awarded to the director of the winning feature film, and the other top…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 20th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 20, 1187, the Islamic forces of the famous Kurdish Muslim leader Saladin laid siege to the capital of the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, the holiest city in the Christian world and likewise in the Jewish world, and the third holiest city in Islam. On September 20, 1835, Brazilian rebels captured Porto Alegre, starting a rebellion that lasted almost 10 years…

A Brief History On September 20, 2001, US President George W. Bush addressed congress and the American people and declared a “War on Terror.”  Initial attacks against terrorist bases went well, but the war soon bogged down in Iraq, diverting the effort, and the US ended up in a 20 year occupation of Afghanistan, only for the Taliban to take over when the Americans left. Digging Deeper Some other declared wars that did not go well for the initiator include The War on Poverty, declared by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964, which saw massive federal spending and creation of programs…

A Brief History On September 20, 1911, the RMS Olympic, the first of three enormous British luxury liners of the Olympic-class, collided with the British cruiser HMS Hawke. Digging Deeper Olympic, commissioned in 1911 as the largest ship in the world at that point, was later followed by the slightly larger RMS Titanic.  Of course, the Titanic sank in 1912 on its maiden voyage in one of the most famous incidents of a ship sinking, and the third sister ship of the class, the HMHS Britannic, was sunk when she hit a mine in 1916 during World War I. The Olympic…

A Brief History This article lists films for which we have seen advance screenings. Digging Deeper Advance Screening Archive Our Reviews of Other Movies That We Did Not Advance Screen Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Have you ever attended an advance screening? If you liked this article and would like to receive notification of new articles, please feel welcome to subscribe to History and Headlines by liking us on Facebook and becoming one of our patrons! Your readership is much appreciated! Historical Evidence For more information, please see… Advance Movie Screenings Allied Integrated Marketing The Owens Group