Independent horror film âWhite Zombieâ, starring Bela Lugosi, premiered in New York Cityâs Rivoli Theatre on July 28th, 1932. It marked the first time that zombies had featured in a Hollywood picture - albeit as the result of an evil voodoo master in Haiti rather than a condition ...Show more
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When Zombies Came To Hollywood
Independent horror film âWhite Zombieâ, starring Bela Lugosi, premiered in New York Cityâs Rivoli Theatre on July 28th, 1932. It marked the first time that zombies had featured in a Hollywood picture - albeit as the result of an evil voodoo master in Haiti rather than a condition ...Show more
Meet Bugs Bunny đĽ
Warner Brothersâ biggest animated star, Bugs Bunny, made his cartoon debut on July 27th, 1940, in A Wild Hare - though, at the time, he didnât officially have a name⌠Though previous versions of the âwabbit had appeared in earlier Looney Tunes shorts, this incarnation - directed ...Show more
Finding Machu Picchu
American professor Hiram Bingham "discovered" Machu Picchu on 24th July, 1911 - though he initially misidentified it as Vilcabamba, the last stronghold of the Inca civilization during the Spanish conquest. Unlike Vilcabamba, Machu Picchu was built at the peak of the Inca Empire's ...Show more
Radio 1 Hits The Road
Concerned that it was too London-centric, the BBC commissioned a series of pop-up outside broadcasts for its youth music station Radio 1, kicking off modestly in Newquay on 23rd July, 1973. The events exploded in popularity, and spawned an annual tour of bucket-and-spade Britain, ...Show more
Where's Pablo Escobar?
Pablo Escobar dramatically escaped from La Catedral (aka âHotel Escobarâ, his luxurious prison compound) on 22nd July, 1992. The drugs lord had surrendered the previous year under an extraordinary deal that allowed him to avoid extradition to the United States by serving his sent ...Show more