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The Black cotillion dance during the presentation of the debutantes of 1954 at Rockland Palace April 23, 1954. The event was sponsored by the Amsterdam News.
For more on an earlier debutante ball (and a better picture), see this post.
Photo: Marty Lederhandler for the AP
#vintage New York#1950s#Marty Lederhandler#debutantes#Black debutantes#debutante ball#Black debutante ball#Harlem debutantes#vintage Harlem#April 23#23 April
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23 April 1960
The Nerk Twins perform the first of only two gigs at the Fox & Hounds in Caversham.
They probably won't go anywhere. Look at them.
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#OTD in Irish History | 23 April:
1014 – Battle of Clontarf: The Dublin Norse and the king of Leinster, with Viking allies from overseas, are defeated by Brian Boru’s army at Clontarf. Brian, now an old man, is killed. This thwarts the potential domination of Ireland by the Norse, but they are well established in the coastal towns, and will continue to have a major influence. Máel Sechnaill succeeds Brian as high king.
1357 –…
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#irelandinspires#irishhistory#OTD#23 April#Battle of Clontarf#Bernadette Devlin McAliskey#Castle Roche#Co. Louth#Copter View Photography#History#History of Ireland#Ireland#Irish History#Irish War of Independence#Shamrock Rovers#Today in Irish History
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Green Day on this day: 23 April
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@Calum5SOS: Stage chillin
23 April 2014
#ARM#5sos#5 seconds of summer#calum hood#calum#calum 5sos#stage!5sos#2014#23 april#this day in 5sos history
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Happy 19th birthday to me! 🎂🤍
Just woke up and cant decide if I want to be happy or cry, hopefully today goes good but most years I end up crying on my birthday
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Happy Shakespeare Day to my mutuals who are Shakespeare nerds like me! I see you and I appreciate you ❤️
#my beloved mutuals#560 years and the man’s still got it#shakespeare day#23 April#also#world book day#for extra nerd culture#shakespeare#william shakespeare#bloody william fucking shakespeare
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23 April 2023 Dublin. Sunday
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Movie Theatre Day
Movie Theatre Day is celebrated on April 23 each year. This holiday celebrates movie theaters and the thrills they bring into our lives. Today, movie theaters are more than relaxation centers, they also offer a great avenue to have romantic dates, meet new faces, and hang out with friends or family members after a hard day’s work. Much more, some movies now premiere first at the theaters before they are released to other channels for sales and streaming. This underlines the influence and importance of movie theaters today. Sadly, with the advent of the internet and the proliferation of streaming networks, movie theaters now face extinction and low patronage.
History of Movie Theatre Day
A movie theater (also sometimes called a cinema) describes a place where people go to see movies on a big screen. For over a century, movie theaters have served as a favorite spot to unwind, meet new people, and enjoy quality entertainment. On June 19, 1905, the first common type of public motion picture theater in the U.S. opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Harry Davis and John Harris — owners of the movie theater — named their cinema Nickelodeon. The name was derived from the words ‘nickel,’ the price of admission into the movie theater, and ‘θέατρο’ or ‘odeon,’ the Greek word for ‘theater.’ Previously, there had been several attempts by different individuals, groups, and companies to bring relaxing entertainment to people in the form of motion pictures in a film theater. Due to the limited technology available in those days, Nickelodeon’s first films were short films (only about 15 to 20 minutes long) shown as flickering shadows displayed on white sheets. While they may appear ridiculous today, they were a scientific breakthrough back then, and the films were largely successful. As they grew in popularity, more theaters multiplied across the country, heralding what became the cinematic industry.
Subsequently, color and sound films arrived in the 1920s. As the technologies improved, so did the size, architecture, clientele, location, ownership, and the types of amenities movie patrons enjoyed. Such were picture palaces, drive-in theaters, optimized movie formats, and large multiplexes and megaplexes (theaters with more than 10 screens). With these innovations came popcorn — a favorite cinema snack — and other concessions like candy and soft drinks. Today, cinemas have facilities like air conditioning, comfy cinema chairs, restaurants, arcades, and exquisitely decorated interiors to attract customers and enhance the viewing experience.
Movie Theatre Day timeline
1905 The Birth of Nickelodeon
Harry Davis and John Harris establish the Nickelodeon theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1925 Popcorn Arrives in Theaters
Movie theater owners introduce the electric popcorn machine to cinema patrons.
1937 Adding Colors to Films
Walt Disney produces the first animated full-length color film, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”
1950s The Era of the C.G.I. and V.F.X.
Producers employ computer-generated imagery (C.G.I.) techniques and visual effects (V.F.X.) to create fantastical settings, impossible creatures, and jaw-dropping effects in movies.
Movie Theatre Day FAQs
What is World Theatre Day?
World Theatre Day is sponsored by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) each year. The day is celebrated by ITI Centers, ITI Cooperating Members, theater professionals, theater organizations, theater schools, and theater lovers across the world on March 27 every year.
What is the oldest movie theater?
The oldest continuously operating cinema theater is the Washington Iowa State Theatre in Washington, Iowa which opened on May 14, 1897, and has been in continuous operation for over 125 years!
What was the first movie in a theater?
As of 1905, the Nickelodeon theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the first to show short films like “Poor but Honest” and “The Baffled Burglar” all day long.
Movie Theatre Day Activities
Visit a movie theater
Go on a movie date
Involve your family
Celebrate this day by visiting a cinema closest to you to see a movie or two. This is a great way to support local movie theaters and keep them in business.
If you’re not the outdoorsy type, you could go out with a friend or romantic interest. Buy some snacks and drinks along for a better movie date experience!
Find out if your local cinema is showing a family movie. Go out with your family and have a fun night out at the cinema!
5 Interesting Facts About Movie Theaters
Americans’ daily spending at the movies
Half a dollar for a movie ticket
No smelly feet in the theater, please
A movie theater in the White House
The world's first drive-in movie theater
Americans spend about $26.6million a day at movie theaters and they spend even more before and after a movie.
A movie theater ticket cost 50 cents in 1956.
It was once illegal to remove your shoes if you had smelly feet while in a theater in Winnetka, Illinois.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the President who got permission to build a movie theater and swimming pool in the White House.
The world’s first drive-in movie theater was built on June 6, 1933, near Camden, New Jersey.
Why We Love Movie Theatre Day
Celebrating history
A day to relax
Supporting local businesses
The movie theater industry has come a long way, evolving and adjusting to meet the needs and demands of its customers. This day is an amazing opportunity to celebrate the cinema industry and its historic innovations.
Cinemas offer a relaxing and thrilling experience like no other. On this day, we can kick our feet up and enjoy a true cinema experience, guilt-free!
Today, the cinema industry is under threat by streaming services. Movie Theatre Day offers a great opportunity to support the threatened industry and its dedicated employees.
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Pain is a weird thing. It's supposedly a good thing. Pain allows us to live a healthy and long life, right? Without pain, we would not know when something was wrong. We would not know when we endangered ourselves.
That's what my chronic pain does for me. It's reminding me my back is broken and to take care of it. It limits me in order to save me. I hate it, often, with a vengeance, but it's what prevented me from getting paralysed from the waist down. (Granted, my neurosurgeon might have had a hand in that, too.)
Today I have acute pain in my shoulder blade. It's ... a pain. I don't know how it's supposed to help me. It's an intense, stinging pain that doesn't subside when I change position, stretch, or take painkillers. I don't remember doing anything to provoke it. It's just there unless I literally do not move even a little bit, which is almost physically impossible, because obviously I do have to breathe.
I hope it's gone tomorrow. May sleep be my salvation.
#chronic pain#acute pain#pain#back pain#back problems#physical health#writing#my writing#a story every day#23 april#2024#okay I'll be honest it's probably telling me I need to move more often#because of my chronic pain I do a lot of sitting and lying down#and that's probably what's caused this#but it's still not fair#please pain be gone
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Mistigram: you can do what you like today, but tonight is reserved for a good read. AdeptApril reminds us with this #ANSIart screen that it's World #Book night!
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Baptism celebration, Harlem, April 23, 1927.
Photo: James van der Zee via MoMA
#vintage New York#1920s#James van der Zee#baptism#vintage Harlem#Black photographers#vintage NYC#April 23#23 April
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Strasbourg; 2024 World Book Capital City.
2024 is an exceptional year for Strasbourg. The city has just received the Unesco "World Book Capital" label, awarded each year to a city that is committed to promoting books and reading in all its forms. This is the first time that a French city has earned it.
Over the course of an entire year starting on 23 avril, Strasbourg will pay tribute to books and reading through a wide range of events and activities under the title "Lire notre monde" (Reading our World).
Strasbourg, world book capital from 04/23/2024 to 04/22/2025
WORLD BOOK CAPITAL CITY - Public lecture I
WORLD BOOK CAPITAL CITY - Public lecture Ii
#strasbour#World Book Capital"#lire notre monde#reading our world#public lectures#book fair#book publish#book publishing#book reader#editors#authors#worldbookandcopyrightday#23#23 april
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International Conference on "English Language Education in the Chinese Context".
The systematic dissemination of the latest research findings and knowledge is crucial for the collective development of any discipline.The sole aim of ICELECC-24, which will go down on the 23 rd - 24 th April 2024; in New York, USA, is to facilitate this exact thing for the benefit and advancement of "English Language Education in the Chinese Context".
Part of the conference agenda is to bring together policymakers and academic leaders to help overcome the institutional and ecosystem barriers that currently impede the smooth proliferation of the latest scientific knowledge in . Collaboration at a high level, as can be seen in some of the largest commercial and non-commercial research institutions in the world, and at a more widespread level, particularly in developed nations, can only take place if these obstacles are addressed and if active solutions are put in place to mitigate their long-term effects.
The ICELECC-24 intends to put an end to these long-term effects, for - the securement of the future of "English Language Education in the Chinese Context",
The betterment of the professionals, students, educators, research professionals operating within "English Language Education in the Chinese Context", and
The continuation of the discipline's advancement and progress through the facilitation of high-level research studies globally.
This conference firmly intends to create and foster the engagement of professionals on a global scale. Participants are guaranteed to benefit from the highly illuminating lectures, insightful discussions, informative panel discussions, enlightening presentations, as well as instructive and informative workshops, and more.
International Conference on 'English Language Education in the Chinese Context' - 23 April 2024
#english language#translators#23 april#english language day#interperters#academy#workshops#panel discussion#language#language exchange#english learning#linguistics#language education#language skills#language community#sch#research scholar#scholars
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23 Nisan "Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı" diyor. Bir ulusun özgürlüğü ve egemenliği arasında büyük fark vardır. Marksistler ulusun özgürlüğünden yanadır. Ayrıca marksistlerin bu konuda tek desteği, tek çocuk bayramına olan destekle kutlanandır.
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@Calum5SOS: hahaha @luke5sos
23 April 2013
#this day in 5sos history#5sos#5 seconds of summer#calum hood#luke hemmings#cake hoodings#cake 5sos#facetime#2013#23 april#calum 5sos#calum#luke 5sos
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