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Originally Posted by Andy_Pablo
There is obviously the standard go back & stop Hitler response to this, however, for purely selfish reasons, I would go back to 1919 & place a rather hefty wager on the Chicago 'Black' Sox losing the World Series & live out my days in luxury in a time where wearing a designer suit as every day attire, didn't make others look at you like you had three heads & a tail...
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So many years—so many eras! (dilettante historian
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At this particular moment (ask me again and my answer will likely differ), for similar motives as Andy (though I'd invest in certain companies rather than wager on sports),
1939 was a magical year for many reasons. Among them, it was
THE Golden Year/Era for movies/motion pictures.
1939 in film
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As I am English, I only found out about the scandal by watching the film "Eight Men Out" & found it fascinating.
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LOL
I can say the same thing (from an American perspective) about Guy Fawkes and
V for Vendetta, William Wallace and
Braveheart, Rob Roy MacGregor and
Rob Roy... On second thought, don't get me started; I've learned a LOT about history after seeing movie depictions of events & persons.
N.B. Hold the admonishments—I'm keenly aware that movie history usually has as much (i.e.
little) to do with facts/real history as waving the book over the script/film can...
Movies have been the
impetus/starting points for much of what I've learned/forgotten about history & other subjects. Moreso than books; movies have prompted me to read many more books than books have prompted me to see movies.
Doc