This Week: The Trench, 1776, The Pride of the Yankees, Lawrence of Arabia, Project Blue Book

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English - July 01, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 486 ratings
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In this episode, we'll learn about historical events between July 1st and July 7th as they're shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies, along with a recommendation for a movie that was released this week in history.

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Events from This Week in History

Monday: The Trench

Wednesday/Thursday: 1776

Thursday: The Pride of the Yankees

Saturday: Lawrence of Arabia | BOATS #49

Sunday: Project Blue Book | BOATS Series

Birthdays from This Week in History

Monday: Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (my favorite, what's yours?)

Monday: Seretse Khama in A United Kingdom

Friday: P.T. Barnum in The Greatest Showman

Saturday: John Paul Jones in John Paul Jones

Sunday: Satchel Paige in Don't Look Back

A Historical Movie Released This Week in History

Monday: Public Enemies (2009)

Tuesday: Boneyard (2024)

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