Tag: Steven Spielberg

This Day, That Year – June 20

This day in history we feature, Jaws. “Jaws“, based on the book by Peter Benchley, was released on this day in 1975. Trivia – Jaws The film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and starred Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, Robert Shaw as shark fisherman Quint, and Richard Dreyfuss as oceanographer Matt Hooper. The […]

This Day, That Year – June 11

This day in history we feature, Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. E.T. is a science fiction film that was initially released on this day in 1982. It was produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. Trivia – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the unreleased […]

This Day, That Year – December 18

Steven Spielberg is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter born on this day in 1946. Did you know that: • Joseph John Thomson, known for his discovery of the electron, was an English physicist born on this day in 1856• Dr Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” aired for the first time on CBS […]

20th June in history

Nicole Kidman is an American-born Australian actress, producer, and singer born on this day in 1967. Did you know that: • Three-hundred twenty-ton Savannah became the first steamship to cross any ocean in the Atlantic on this day in 1819• Samuel Morse was granted a patent for telegraphy signals on this day in 1840• Lionel […]

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