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| *[[1927]] - Opening of [[The Jazz Singer (1927 film)|The Jazz Singer]], the first prominent talking movie. | *[[1927]] - Opening of [[The Jazz Singer (1927 film)|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]]. | ||
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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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| *[[1976]] - [[Andrei Tarkovsky]]'s epic russian science-fiction film ''[[Solaris_(film)|Solaris]]'' premiers at the Ziegfeld theatre in New York city in a version cut by more than 30 minutes. | *[[1976]] - [[Andrei Tarkovsky]]'s epic russian science-fiction film ''[[Solaris_(film)|Solaris]]'' premiers at the Ziegfeld theatre in New York city in a version cut by more than 30 minutes. | ||
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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.
- 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>
- 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.
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
Deaths
- 1962 - Tod Browning, American film director (b. 1880)
- 1989 - Bette Davis, American actress (b. 1908)
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