In 1927, Rita Carewe became the first actress to show her legs.

Julius Caesar increased his approval rating with a
gladiator show featuring 320 pairs of fighters.

In the United States, the economy will typically expand
steadily for six to 10 years and then enter a recession for six months to two years.
The beginning of the recession is called a peak, and the end is called a trough.

According to author David W. Anthony, horses were first domesticated around 4800BC. Instead of for riding, however, horses were used as food, mainly mares.

Masaru Satoh not only scored many Akira Kurosawa classics. He also scored the second Godzilla movie.

This article appears in October 17 • 2008.

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