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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1889]] - [[Thomas Edison]] shows his first [[film|motion picture]]. | *[[1889]] - [[Thomas Edison]] shows his first [[film|motion picture]]. | ||
| *[[1926]] - [[Battle of Saint-Josse]] art riot in Belgium, birth of Belgian surrealism. | *[[1926]] - [[Battle of Saint-Josse]] art riot in Belgium, birth of Belgian surrealism. | ||
| - | *[[1927]] - Opening of [[The Jazz Singer (1927 film)|The Jazz Singer]], the first prominent talking movie. | + | *[[1927]] - Opening of ''[[The Jazz Singer]]'', the first prominent talking movie. |
| - | *[[1966]] - [[LSD]] is declared illegal in the [[United States]]. | + | *[[1966]] - [[LSD is declared illegal in the United States]]. |
| - | + | *[[1976]] - [[Andrei Tarkovsky]]'s epic russian science-fiction film ''[[Solaris (1972 film) |Solaris]]'' premiers at the Ziegfeld theatre in New York city in a version cut by more than 30 minutes. | |
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| - | *The hallucinogenic drug [[LSD]] ([[lysergic acid diethylamide]]) became illegal in the state of [[California]] as a new law went into effect at 12:01 a.m.<ref>"Many New California Laws Go Onto Books", ''Daily Independent Journal'' (San Rafael, CA), October 6, 1966, p1</ref> California became the first state in the U.S. to ban LSD, and in 1970, LSD would be reclassified as a Schedule I drug nationwide by the [[Controlled Substances Act]].<ref>Albert Somit and Steven A. Peterson, ''Biopolicy: The Life Sciences and Public Policy'' (Emerald Group Publishing, 2012) p232</ref> The bill, sponsored by California state Senator [[Donald L. Grunsky]], had been signed into law on May 30, 1966.<ref>"LSD Bill Signed by Brown", ''Independent'' (Long Beach CA), May 31, 1966, p1</ref> | + | |
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| *[[1913]] - [[Méret Oppenheim]], German-born Swiss artist (d. [[1985]]) | *[[1913]] - [[Méret Oppenheim]], German-born Swiss artist (d. [[1985]]) | ||
| *[[1948]] - [[Glenn Branca]], American musician | *[[1948]] - [[Glenn Branca]], American musician | ||
| - | *[[1994]] - [[Fee Geerinck]], daughter Jan Willem Geerinck | + | *[[1994]] - [[Fee Geerinck]], daughter Jan-Willem Geerinck |
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| *[[1962]] - [[Tod Browning]], American film director (b. [[1880]]) | *[[1962]] - [[Tod Browning]], American film director (b. [[1880]]) | ||
| *[[1989]] - [[Bette Davis]], American actress (b. [[1908]]) | *[[1989]] - [[Bette Davis]], American actress (b. [[1908]]) | ||
| + | *[[2022]] – [[Ivy Jo Hunter]], American songwriter (d. 1940) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1889 - Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
- 1926 - Battle of Saint-Josse art riot in Belgium, birth of Belgian surrealism.
- 1927 - Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie.
- 1966 - LSD is declared illegal in the United States.
- 1976 - Andrei Tarkovsky's epic russian science-fiction film Solaris premiers at the Ziegfeld theatre in New York city in a version cut by more than 30 minutes.
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Births
- 1866 - Reginald Fessenden, Canadian-born inventor and radio pioneer (d. 1932)
- 1887 - Le Corbusier, Swiss architect (d. 1965)
- 1913 - Méret Oppenheim, German-born Swiss artist (d. 1985)
- 1948 - Glenn Branca, American musician
- 1994 - Fee Geerinck, daughter Jan-Willem Geerinck
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Deaths
- 1962 - Tod Browning, American film director (b. 1880)
- 1989 - Bette Davis, American actress (b. 1908)
- 2022 – Ivy Jo Hunter, American songwriter (d. 1940)
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