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August 06, 2007
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The following information can be found at: History.com - This Day in History:
1905: Myrna Loy born
Actress Myrna Loy is born Myrna Adele Williams near Helena, Montana, on this day in 1905. Loy's family moved to Los Angeles after her father's death in 1918. Loy danced in a chorus line as part of the stage show at Grauman's Chinese Theater. Starting in 1925, she played bit parts and was frequently cast as a mysterious vamp. Her career took a comic turn in 1934 with the success of The Thin Man, in which she played fast-talking, wise-cracking Nora Charles, wife of detective Nick Charles, played by William Powell. The low-budget film became an unexpected box office success and five more "Thin Man" movies were made, making both Loy and Powell immensely popular. Loy continued to make film appearances into her 70s. She died in 1993.Cite this article: Myrna Loy born. (2007). The History Channel website. Retrieved 02:13, Aug 6, 2007, from http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=3499.
1933: Lawrence of Arabia star is born
Irish actor Peter O'Toole is born on this day. In his teens, he worked as a copy boy and cub reporter. He began appearing onstage in amateur performances in Leeds, England. He made his first film appearances in British movies in the 1960s and received the first of six Oscar nominations in 1962 for his performance as the title character in Lawrence of Arabia. He was also nominated for roles in Becket (1964), The Lion in Winter (1968), and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969).Cite this article:
Lawrence of Arabia star is born. (2007). The History Channel website. Retrieved 02:09, Aug 6, 2007, from http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=3500.
1934: Hitler becomes fuhrer
With the death of German President Paul von Hindenburg, Chancellor Adolf Hitler becomes absolute dictator of Germany under the title of Fuhrer, or "Leader." The German army took an oath of allegiance to its new commander-in-chief, and the last remnants of Germany's democratic government were dismantled to make way for Hitler's Third Reich. The Fuhrer assured his people that the Third Reich would last for a thousand years, but Nazi Germany collapsed just 11 years later. Read the complete article.Cite this article: Hitler becomes fuhrer. (2007). The History Channel website. Retrieved 02:11, Aug 6, 2007, from http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=6977.
Posted by d-nadler at August 6, 2007 12:58 PM