Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Oz Opens Nationwide
On August 25, 1939, The Wizard of Oz opened in theaters across America, ten days after its Hollywood premiere — and a Kansas farm girl stepped into immortality.
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Disney's Folly: The Night Animation Grew Up
On December 21, 1937, Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in Hollywood — the first American animated feature film.
The Summer Blockbuster Was Born the Day Jaws Opened
On June 20, 1975, Steven Spielberg's Jaws opened in U.S. theaters, inventing the summer blockbuster and becoming the highest-grossing film ever made.