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1873 – P. T. Barnum’s circus, “Greatest Show on Earth”, debuts
1921 – “The Sheik”, a silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres in Los Angeles
1938 – Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells’s “The War of the Worlds”, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.
1952 – Clarence Birdseye sells first frozen peas
1974 – “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” horror film premieres in Los Angeles
2003 – “Wicked” premieres on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre starring Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth
2011 – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by Bill Condon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, premieres at the Rome Film Festival
2012 – Walt Disney purchases Lucasfilm Ltd and its rights for Star Wars and Indiana Jones for $4.05 billion
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