60 years since the premier of The African Queen

The African Queen came out in Los Angeles December 23, 1951.

The film by John Huston staring Katherine Hepburn and Humphry Bogart would go onto receive 5 Oscar nominations. Bogart would win his one and only Oscar for this film.

50 Years Since the US Premiere of Judgement at Nuremberg

The film Judgment at Nuremberg premiered in West Germany on December 14, 1961. Then released in Sweden on December 18. The New York City premiere was December 19, 1961.

The film about the trial of Nazi war judges in 1948 was directed by Stanley Kramer and is a gripping and powerful film.

The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture.

The film would win 2 Oscar, best lead actor (Maximilan Schell) and adapted screenplay (awarded to Abby Mann).

Other acting nominations included Spencer Tracy (also lead actor), Montgomery Clift (supporting actor), and Judy Garland (supporting actress).

40 Years Since US Premiere of Normal Jewison's Fiddler on the Roof

The film Fiddler on the Roof was first released in the US on November 3, 1971.

The film musical would go on to be nominated for 8 Academy Awards including best picture would go on to win 3 (best cinemotography, best scoring [to John Williams], and best sound).

1 Year Since US Premier of Avatar

Avatar premiered in United States December 18, 2009.

The film earned $27 million on opening day in the US, and $77 million it's first weekend.

Dollar for dollar Avatar is the highest grossing film in the US and Worldwide with a domestic gross of $760,478,635 and a worldwide gross of $2,777,461,400.

Although, adjusted for inflation BoxOfficeMojo's data shows Avatar as the 14th highest grossing film of all time (source).

Avatar is reported to have had a $237 million dollar budget.

The film broke records as the top selling Blu-Ray release of all time.

Avatar would win 3 Oscars (Art Direction, Cinemotography, Visual Effects). Other nominations included Directing (James Cameron), Editing, Original Score (James Horner), Sound, Sound Editing, and Best Picture.

November 22, 2010

• Anniversary of the founding of Denver, Colorado (1858)


• 66 years ago the Humane Society was founded (1954)


• 47 years since the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas (1963)


• 15 years ago Toy Story is released, and is the first feature length film using entirely computer generated imagery (1995)


• 5 years ago Angela Markel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany


• Shawn Fanning, Napster developer turns 30 (1980)
  
• 30 years since the death of silver screen actress Mae West (1980), she was 87 at the time of her death.
  

November 17, 2010

• 10 Year Anniversary of the release of the movie How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the top grossing film of 2010 (US Gross $260,044,825) (2000)
  
• 210 Years since the United States Congress held it first session in Washington DC (1800)
  
• 40 years since Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse (1970).
  
• 100 years since the first American airplane fatality. Pioneer pilot Ralph Johnstone dies in Denver, Colorado crash. (1910)

November 16, 2010

• 20 year anniversary of the film release of Home Alone. Home Alone was the top domestic grossing film of 1990 ($260,044,825) (1990)
• 20 years ago, Bill Clinton Visits Vietnam, becoming the First US President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War (1990)
• International Day of Tolerance as declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESECO) in 1995.