On This Day in History
Casablanca premieres in New York
1942Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered at the Hollywood Theatre in New York, timed to coincide with the Allied invasion of French North Africa and the capture of Casablanca. (Casablanca (film))
Also on this day
- 1842 The University of Notre Dame is founded — The University of Notre Dame was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in Indiana.
- 2011 NASA launches the Curiosity rover — NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory mission from Cape Canaveral, with the Curiosity rover on board.
- 1977 A hoax message interrupts Southern Television — A speaker claiming to represent the Intergalactic Association interrupted a Southern Television broadcast in South East England.