Saturday, 15 August 2020

ON THIS DAY AUGUST 15th


1248 -  Construction of Cologne Cathedral begun.

1861-  Abraham Lincoln orders reinforcements be sent to Missouri.

1914 - A male servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright sets fire to the living quarters of the architect's Wisconsin home, Taliesin, murders seven people and burns the living quarters to the ground.

1923- Irish Revolutionary Eamon de Valera arrested in Irish Free State.

1939 - "The Wizard of Oz", American musical fantasy film directed by Victor Fleming and King Vidor, premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, starring Judy Garland (Dorothy), Ray Bolger (Scarecrow), Jack Haley (Tin Man), Bert Lahr (Cowardly Lion), Frank Morgan (Wizard), Billie Burke (Glinda), and Margaret Hamilton (Wicked Witch).

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