Anniversaries: X years ago today

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Mandatory title format: "X years ago today […]", where of course X is replaced by the number of years.
X ≥ 5.
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285 years ago today, Maria Theresa started her 40-year reign as ruler of the Habsburg monarchy when her father, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, died. (www.newadvent.org)

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135 years ago today, Dwight D. Eisenhower was born. He was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. (www.kansashistory.gov)

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100 years ago today, Lenny Bruce, an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist, was born. His style of comedy combined satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. (www.imdb.com)

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100 years ago today, Margaret Thatcher, a British stateswoman, was born. She served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. (www.gov.uk)

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150 years ago today, Aleister Crowley, an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, and painter, was born. He founded the religion of Thelema. (www.isfdb.org)

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180 years ago today, Elizabeth Fry, an English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist and Quaker, died. (ukwells.org)

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50 years ago today, the premiere of Saturday Night Live, an American late-night live sketch comedy variety show, was hosted by George Carlin on NBC under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. (www.imdb.com)

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200 years ago today, Paul Kruger, a South African politician, was born. He was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19th-century South Africa. (en.wikipedia.org)

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40 years ago today, Orson Welles, an American filmmaker and actor, died. He is considered among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. (en.wikipedia.org)

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85 years ago today, John Lennon, an English musician and activist, was born. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. (en.wikipedia.org)

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Also: 50 years ago today (Lennon's thirty-fifth birthday), Sean Lennon, Lennon's only child with with his second wife, multimedia artist Yoko Ono, was born, after which Lennon took on the role of househusband.

140 years ago today, Niels Bohr, a Danish theoretical physicist, was born. He made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory. (en.wikipedia.org)

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425 years ago today, Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, received its première performance, beginning the Baroque period. (en.wikipedia.org)

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30 years ago today, O. J. Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. (en.wikipedia.org)

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80 years ago today, Don McLean, an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, was born. Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", he is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie". (en.wikipedia.org)

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75 years ago today, Peanuts began as a daily comic strip. (infosec.pub)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanuts

50 years ago today, in boxing, Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in a match known as the "Thrilla in Manila". (en.wikipedia.org)

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90 years ago today, Jerry Lee Lewis, an American pianist, singer, and songwriter, was born. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man". (en.wikipedia.org)

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140 years ago today, D. H. Lawrence, an English novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, literary critic, travel writer, essayist, and painter, was born. (en.wikipedia.org)

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90 years ago today, Arvo Pärt, an Estonian composer of contemporary classical music, was born. From 2011 to 2018, and again in 2022, Pärt was the most performed living composer in the world. (en.wikipedia.org)

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25 years ago today, Operation Barras successfully freed six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributed to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War. (en.wikipedia.org)

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100 years ago today, Peter Sellers, an English actor and comedian, was born. His early prominence occurred during the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show performances. (en.wikipedia.org)

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230 years ago today, John William Polidori, a British writer and physician, was born. He is credited by some as the creator of the vampire genre of fantasy fiction. (en.wikipedia.org)

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100 years ago today, The Phantom of the Opera, an American silent horror film adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel of the same name, was released, premiering at the Astor Theatre in New York. (infosec.pub)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(1925_film)

In 1953, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the film's distributor Universal Pictures did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.

🖝 The Phantom of the Opera, in black and white (24 fps)

🖝 The Phantom of the Opera, with tinting (20 fps)

100 years ago today, Andrea Camilleri, an Italian writer, was born. He was best known for his Salvo Montalbano crime novels. (en.wikipedia.org)

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100 years ago today, Homer Lane, an American-born educator, died. He believed that the behavior and character of children improved when they were given more control over their lives. (en.wikipedia.org)

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Source for the date of death: https://web.archive.org/web/20100508033010/https://www.childrenwebmag.com/articles/key-child-care-texts/homer-lane-and-the-little-commonwealth-by-elsie-bazeley