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Total Records: 25 - Group: DATES / Category: 20TH CENTURY: 1ST HALF / Subcategory: HEADLINES
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1902 - 122 years ago
1July 14, 1902 OFFSPRING 2009 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

July 14, 1902
Date of newspaper headline: GRANDMOTHER MURDERED, GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER MISSING.



1906 - 118 years ago
3April 18, 1906 THE AGE OF ADALINE 2015 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

April 18, 1906
Date of The Evening Times newspaper headline: EARTHQUAKE LEVELS SAN FRANCISCO.



1908 - 116 years ago
3April 4, 1908 IT 2017 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

April 4, 1908
Date of Derry Herald newspaper headline: Easter Explosion Kills 88 Children, 102 Total.



1916 - 108 years ago
3February 2, 1916 THE KING'S MAN 2021 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

February 2, 1916
Date of The Daily Telegraph newspaper headline WHEN WILL THIS MISERY END?



1923 - 101 years ago
3January 12, 1923 THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1959 TV Series20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

January 12, 1923
Newspaper headline: At the Wells on Road Show Tour, featuring a photo of actress Gladys Gregory, who looks remarkably like ageless actress Pamela Morris.



1926 - 98 years ago
3September 16, 1926 BABYLON 2022 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

September 16, 1926
Variety newspaper headline: Constance Moore Pic Shut Down!



1927 - 97 years ago
3November 5, 1927 THE ARTIST 2011 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

November 5, 1927
Silent film star George Valentin is posing for pictures outside the premiere of his latest hit film when a young woman, Peppy Miller, accidentally bumps into him. Valentin reacts with humor to the accident and shows off with Peppy for the cameras. The next day, Peppy finds herself on the front page of Variety with the headline "Who's That Girl?"



3November 6, 1927 THE ARTIST 2011 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

November 6, 1927
Date of Variety newspaper headline "Who's That Girl?". The previous day, silent film star George Valentin was posing for pictures outside the premiere of his latest hit film when a young woman, Peppy Miller, accidentally bumped into him. Valentin reacted with humor to the accident and showed off with Peppy for the cameras.



1930 - 94 years ago
3January 28, 1930 THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN 2011 Animated Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

January 28, 1930
Date of The African newspaper headline: "AN EXTRAORDINARY MYSTERY: REPORTER TINTIN UNMASKS TRIBE OF GANGSTERS".



3September 12, 1930UBIK 1969 Literature20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

September 12, 1930
Date on newspaper that Joe Chip finds in the living room in the past. Headline: FRENCH CLAIM SIEGFRIED LINE DENTED REPORT GAINS IN AREA NEAR SAARBRUCKEN.

1931 - 93 years ago
4June 13, 1931 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME 2010 Video Games20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

June 13, 1931
After Marty changes the timeline, the newspaper headline changes to: Local Accountant Beaten, Left for Dead.



3June 14, 1931 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME 2010 Video Games20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

June 14, 1931
Doc Brown shot for burning down Kid Tannen's speakeasy. Newspaper headline: Speakeasy Arsonist Slain. "Legal procedure gave way to old-fashioned vengeance last night, when a mob descended on the Hill Valley Police station. The suspect in the speakeasy arson case, a drifter known as Carl Sagan, was pulled from his..."



1932 - 92 years ago
3October 19, 1932 THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL 2014 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

October 19, 1932
Date of Trans-Alpine Yodel newspaper headline: WILL THERE BE WAR? Monsieur Gustave H. and Zero Moustafa travel to Lutz, Zubrowka to pay respects to The Dowager Countess Madame Celine Villenueve Desgoffe und Taxis.



3October 28, 1932 THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL 2014 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

October 28, 1932
Date of Trans-Alpine Yodel newspaper headline: "Local Girl's Head Found in Laundry Basket."



1935 - 89 years ago
3February 20, 1935 OFFSPRING 2009 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

February 20, 1935
Date of newspaper headline: MAN STILL MISSING.



1936 - 88 years ago
3February 23, 1936 STAR TREK 1966 TV Series20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

February 23, 1936
Date of The Star Dispatch newspaper headline: F.D.R. CONFERS WITH SLUM AREA "ANGEL".



3November 19, 1936 THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

November 19, 1936
Date of Springfield Shopper headline: Woman Weds Ape.



1937 - 87 years ago
3May 5, 1937 BABYLON 2022 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

May 5, 1937
Variety newspaper article headline: Nellie LaRoy, Former Silent Star, Found Dead at 34.



1938 - 86 years ago
3March 4, 1938 BABYLON 2022 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

March 4, 1938
Variety newspaper headline '36 Pix Biz Tops Expectations.



3October 6, 1938 SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW 2004 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

October 6, 1938
Date of the Chronicle newspaper headline: HINDENBURG III SOARS ABOVE NEW YORK DOCKS WITH EMPIRE.



3December 6, 1938 1408 2007 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

December 6, 1938
Date of New York Bulletin Tribune newspaper headline: Factory Owner Leaps from Hotel Window.



1939 - 85 years ago
3March 17, 1939 SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW 2004 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

March 17, 1939
Date of The Chronicle newspaper headline: MECHANICAL MONSTERS UNEARTH GENERATORS.



3March 19, 1939 SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW 2004 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

March 19, 1939
Date of the Chronicle newspaper headline: GIANT MACHINES STEAL REFINERIES.



1940 - 84 years ago
3March 24, 1940 THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL 2014 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

March 24, 1940
Date of the Continental Drift newspaper headline: "Zero Corners Market."



1943 - 81 years ago
3June 23, 1943 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER 2011 Film20th Century: 1st HalfHeadlines

June 23, 1943
Date of The New York Examiner headline: NAZIS IN NEW YORK. MYSTERY MAN SAVES CHILD.












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