On October 7th, 1927, the world of cinema experienced a groundbreaking event with the release of "The Jazz Singer," the first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue and music. This film, directed by Alan Crosland and starring Al Jolson, marked the dawn of the "talkies" era and revolutionized the film industry."The Jazz Singer" tells the story of Jakie Rabinowitz, a young Jewish man who defies his family's traditions to pursue his dream of becoming a popular jazz singer. The film

On October 7th in celebrity and famous person's history, one significant event took place in 1985. On this day, the iconic Hollywood actor Rock Hudson passed away at the age of 59 due to complications related to AIDS. His death marked a turning point in the public's perception and understanding of the AIDS epidemic.Rock Hudson was a prominent figure in the golden age of Hollywood, known for his leading roles in romantic comedies and dramas. He starred in over 70 films throughout his career,

While it started as a dirt track, it grew into a high-banked superspeedway, which scholars say was the first such track west of the Mississippi.

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On October 8, 1948, in a bizarre twist of Cold War espionage, Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet cipher clerk at the Soviet embassy in Ottawa, Canada, dramatically defected and exposed a massive Soviet spy network operating in North America. Draped in a white bed sheet to conceal his identity, Gouzenko approached Canadian authorities with classified documents revealing an extensive communist intelligence operation that penetrated government, military, and scientific circles.His revelations sent shockwaves

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As seasoned German soldiers, fresh from the Polish battlefield, replace reservists along the German defensive Western Wall, Hitler reiterated his claim that Western powers were fomenting a war in which the ‘invulnerable Reich’ and German peoples of Europe would stand united.The Western Powers must choose, he said, between ‘a war of destruction’ or peace on his terms. Get full access to Photo of the Day at look.substack.com/subscribe

Alessandro Aurisicchio De ValIl partigiano-fotografo che immortalò la rivolta: le sue immagini, a lungo attribuite a Robert Capa, ci ricordano che la memoria è un bene da difendere attivamente contro ogni tentativo di ridimensionamento.Alessandro Aurisicchio De Val, comunista di vecchia data, non fu un semplice cronista ma un combattente durante le Quattro Giornate di Napoli. Fu lui, con la sua macchina fotografica, a scattare le celebri foto degli scugnizzi poi acquistate per pochi dollari da

Emma GervasioL'astuzia che salvò ventidue vite: un inganno contro la deportazione che ricorda come la Resistenza fu anche un'opera collettiva di protezione umana, guidata dalle donne.Emma Gervasio era una delle donne napoletane che, all'inizio dell'autunno del 1943, tenne in funzione la rete di sostegno alla popolazione. Nel suo palazzo in via Savarese, a Materdei, erano nascosti ventidue giovani ricercati. Il 26 settembre, con l'annuncio di una retata nazista, Emma orchestrò un audace piano con le

Mario MenichiniUn camicia nera che diserta per unirsi all'insurrezione popolare: il suo sacrificio a soli 17 anni è un monito permanente sul dovere di scegliere da che parte stare.Nato a Pannarano nel 1926 e cresciuto a Napoli, Mario Menichini abbandona gli studi per lavorare come tipografo. Arruolato giovanissimo nella Milizia fascista, si trova in servizio nel Viterbese all'indomani dell'armistizio. Quando giunge la notizia dell'insurrezione di Napoli, compie un profondo atto di riscatto: la sera

October is here, and that means the air is cooler, the nights are longer, and everything suddenly tastes like pumpkin spice—even stuff that shouldn’t. But more importantly, it’s the spooky season. And since this is The Stupid History Minute, we’re not carving pumpkins or telling ghost stories. Nope—we’re diving into something way creepier: the history of serial killers. All month long, we’ll peel back the curtain on how society has dealt with, sensationalized, and sometimes downright misunderstood

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地球上的植物有很多種類,像人一般也有高矮胖瘦;有一種美國巨杉,生長在美國的加利福尼亞州 ,是長的最最高大的樹木。一般來說,此種樹木高度可以長到一百公呎左右,但它長到一百四十二公呎,而且是三千五百年的壽命,樹幹的腰圍是十二公呎,,圓周長是三十七公呎,需要20個大人才可以圍起來哦! 這棵樹多大?樹幹大到可以打一洞,可以讓車子通行,寬度到達四匹馬可以併列而行 美國巨杉是非常有經濟價值,因不易起火,有很好的防火效果,被人類拿來使用在鐵道上的枕木及用於當電線桿,也是建築上非常好的材料!! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Kanye West BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Kanye West—now widely called Ye—surfaces once again in the global news cycle, as much for his always-simmering controversies as for any new music or business moves. In recent days, he has become embroiled in the Super Bowl halftime show rumor mill. Fans are openly discussing the possibility of him headlining the show, with many on platforms like X (formerly Twitter) both championing the idea and expressing concern over what unpredictable antics or

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Podcast about people's history on this date.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/on-this-day-in-working-class-history--6070772/support.Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories