Gone with the Wind Premieres in Atlanta: The Biggest Movie Event of the Decade
Victor Fleming's epic sweeps audiences into a sweeping romance that redefined Hollywood's scale and box office dominance. The film's massive success cemented the studio system's power while sparking decades of debate over its romanticized portrayal of the antebellum South.
December 15, 1939
87 years ago
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What Else Happened on December 15
É eleito o Papa Sirício.
Byzantine general Belisarius shattered the Vandal army at Tricamarum with a series of devastating cavalry charges, sending King Gelimer fleeing into the Numidia…
promulgation des Pandectes, recueils de lois connus sous leur nom latin de Digeste, ou Code de Justinien.
The Roman clergy couldn't agree. Two men claimed the papacy at once—Paschal and Theodore—each backed by armed factions in the streets. Neither would yield. For …
A Syrian refugee's son became pope — chosen by acclaim while two rival factions fought over who bought the job. Sergius refused to pay the Byzantine emperor's d…
Constantine VIII finally assumed sole control of the Byzantine Empire at age sixty-five, after spending sixty-three years as a titular co-emperor overshadowed b…
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