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Film and TV History on October 24

Houdini's Last Performance

1926 Harry Houdini's last performance, at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan

The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour

1929 Rudy Vallee's "The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour" begins broadcasting on NBC radio

  • 1948 WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1953 KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting

The Manchurian Candidate

1962 "The Manchurian Candidate", directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey, is released

  • 1976 1st Toronto International Film Festival opens
  • 1987 NBC technicians accept pact, end 118 day strike

Hero

2002 Wuxia martial arts film "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Jet Li released in China (US release 2004)

Mail Bombing Attempt

2018 Pipe bombs sent to prominent US Democrats including the Obamas, Clintons, John Brennan and CNN, but safely defused

  • 2022 US Mint issues first US currency featuring an Asian-American - silent film actress Anna May Wong; coin is part of American Women Quarters Program celebrates female trailblazers [1] [2]