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1868 – Metropolitan Life Insurance Co forms
1890 – Start of Sherlock Holmes “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge”
1939 – “Wuthering Heights” based on the novel by Emily Brontë, directed by William Wyler and starring Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier, premieres in Los Angeles
1955 – Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” opens
1958 – Elvis Presley joins the army (serial number 53310761)
1973 – Pink Floyd released the album “Dark Side of the Moon”
1980 – “Nightline with Ted Koppel” premieres on ABC
1999 – “The Matrix” film written and directed by The Wachowskis, starring Keanu Reeve, Lawrence Fishburne and Carrie-Ann Moss premieres
2001 – Apple Computer Inc’s operating system MAC OS X went on sale.
2005 – US version of “The Office” created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, developed by Greg Daniels, starring Steve Carell and John Krasinski premieres on NBS
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