50th Anniversary
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Steven Spielberg’s classic was released in cinemas on this day 50 years ago. Below just some random facts and anecdotes about the 50 year old Great White. Behind-the-Scenes Anecdotes Bruce the Shark was a NightmareThe mechanical shark, nicknamed “Bruce” after Spielberg’s lawyer, frequently malfunctioned. This led Spielberg to limit its screen time dramatically — ironically
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The Dublin and Monaghan bombings were a series of coordinated bomb attacks that took place on May 17, 1974, during the Troubles in Ireland. These attacks are considered the deadliest in the history of the conflict, resulting in the highest number of casualties on a single day. 34 people were killed that day, 33 civilians
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July 1969. It’s a little over eight years since the flights of Gagarin and Shepard, followed quickly by President Kennedy’s challenge to put a man on the moon before the decade is out. It is only seven months since NASA’s made a bold decision to send Apollo 8 all the way to the moon on the first
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