Tuesday, February 28, 2012

This Day In History 29 Feb 2012 Mammy Wins an Oscar 1940



Mammy wins Oscar,1940
 Gone with the Wind is honored with eight Oscars by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. An epic Southern romance set during the hard times of the Civil War, the movie swept the prestigious Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Film Editing, and Actress categories. However, the most momentous award that night undoubtedly went to Hattie McDaniel for her portrayal of "Mammy," a housemaid and former slave. McDaniel, who won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award, was the first African American actress or actor ever to be honored with an Oscar.
CIVIL WAR
Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid splits1864
COLD WAR
Lattimore admits inaccuracies in previous testimony1952
CRIME
A pregnant teenager is shot while riding the bus to school1996
DISASTER
Earthquake devastates Moroccan city1960
GENERAL INTEREST
Deerfield razed in Queen Anne's War1704
Shaker founder born,1736
Kerner Commission Report released1968
HOLLYWOOD
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LITERARY
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MUSIC
Buddy Holly's glasses, lost since his death in 1959, are found in Mason City, Iowa1980
OLD WEST
"Alfalfa" Murray on cover of Time1932
SPORTS
Hank Aaron record-breaking deal1972
VIETNAM WAR
South Korean troops withdrawn1972
WORLD WAR I
Two ships sink in North Sea battle1916

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