The History Daily - An Entertaining Look Back www.historydaily.com By Trevor Smith and Charles Smith October 6, 2004 on this day:
In 1927 the first talking motion picture, "The Jazz Singer" opened. By the late 1920s motion pictures had taken over American popular culture. By adding a soundtrack to the pictures, movies became even more popular. Ironically, when this happened many movie stars fell in popularity because people were disappointed when they heard their voices. Most film historians agree that talkies are not necessarily better than silent films, arguing that the silence gives movies a certain dramatic aura that is lost when the actors voices can be heard. Premium Subscribers read more! If you had the Premium Version you would read about the Third Arab-Israeli War. You would also read about the Albert Sabin Polio vaccine, and there is more! Upgrade today at http://www.historydaily.com/premium.html . Also on this day: In 1961 U.S. president John F. Kennedy advised Americans to build nuclear fallout shelters. In 1979 Pope John Paul II became the first pope to visit the White House. YESTERDAY'S QUESTION AND ANSWER: Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, Earl Warren served as governor of which U.S. state? He was governor of California. Robert Fox sent the correct answer first. TODAY'S QUESTION: Who was the lead actor in "The Jazz Singer?" Send your answer to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Copyright 2004 Trevor Smith --- You are currently subscribed to historydaily2 as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe click on the link below: http://go.netatlantic.com:8080/cgi-bin/unsubscribe.pl?id=32085219I
