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Art, Literature and Film History - This Day In History

Art history tells the complex story of human civilization through art, literature and design. It ranges from prehistoric art of the Neolithic period through Renaissance masterpieces, Impressionism, Modernism, the Bauhaus and contemporary art.

1966

John Lennon and Yoko Ono meet

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1999

Woodstock ’99 begins

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2000

“The Sims” launches

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1972

James Brown performs at Rikers

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1968

Eartha Kitt speaks out against the Vietnam War

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1959

“A Raisin in the Sun” debuts on Broadway

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2014

“Serial” debuts, inaugurating the podcast boom

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1923

“The Prophet,” by Lebanese-American poet-philosopher Kahlil Gibran, is published

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1921

“Shuffle Along,” the first major African American hit musical, premieres on Broadway

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1969

Harlem Cultural Festival begins

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2008

Universal Studios fire

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1994

A lawmaker introduces the pun “May the Fourth be with you” on the floor of U.K. Parliament

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