Tag: Annie Get Your Gun

• This Day in Pop Culture for August 13

  

  Without meaning to, Walt Disney’s animated “Bambi” led to a huge drop in hunting rifle sales when the film came out on this day in 1942.

  Jeffrey Totey

  August 13, 2020

  This Day in Pop Culture

  Animation, Annie Get Your Gun, Annie Oakley, August 13, Bambi, Walt Disney

• This Day in Pop Culture for May 16

  

  1929: And the Winner Is… Back on this day in 1929, the very first Academy Awards presentation was held during a private dinner for 270 guests at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Unlike the award ceremonies today, 15 statuettes were awarded in about 15 minutes. Believe it or not, the media were given the list of…

  Jeffrey Totey

  May 16, 2020

  This Day in Pop Culture

  Annie Get Your Gun, Mary Wells, May 16, Motown, Oscars, The Academy Awards, Top Gun