The Movie Timeline - be obsessive, be very obsessive
Movie events on the 25th August
Allan Pinkerton is born. (Glasgow, Scotland) (American Outlaws)
Bill Doolin is killed by a posse. (Lawson, Oklahoma) (Cimarron Kid, The )
In anticipation of a crippling strike by railroad workers, President Harry S. Truman issues an executive order putting America’s railroads under the control of the U.S. Army. (Truman)
The 'Jackal' attempts to assassinate Charles De Gaulle (Paris) (The Day of the Jackal)
Daily News headline: LENNON KILLER GETS 20-TO-LIFE. (New York City, New York) (The Killing of John Lennon)
Truman Capote dies of liver disease. (Los Angeles, California) (Capote)
Amy Winehouse's monthly teeth brush. (Disaster Movie)