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American Cemetery, where the film's opening and closing scenes are set Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in France during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), on their mission to locate Private James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), who is to be brought home after his three brothers are killed in action. Inspired by the books of Stephen E. Ambrose and accounts of the deaths of members of a single family such as the Niland brothers, Rodat drafted the script and Paramount Pictures hired him to finish the writing. Spielberg wanted to make Saving Private Ryan as authentic as possible, and hired Frank Darabont and Scott Frank to perform uncredited rewrites based on research and interviews with veterans. The cast went through a week-long boot camp to understand the soldier experience. Filming took place from June to September 1997 in England and Ireland. Saving Private Ryan earned critical acclaim for its graphic portrayal of combat. (Full article...) Recently featured: Double sovereign 550 Madison Avenue Donner Party Archive By email More featured articles About
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Working Sketch of the Mastodon ... that exhibits at Peale's Philadelphia Museum included the first nearly complete skeleton of a mastodon (sketch pictured)? ... that German factory worker Julius Welschof now plays in the National Football League? ... that despite "C U in da Ballpit" being Camping in Alaska's best known song, the band says they all hate it? ... that journalist Jacques Poitras spent a month repeatedly crossing the "Imaginary Line" separating New Brunswick and Maine in order to publish a book about it? ... that George Krugers was circumcised so he could pass as Muslim and film The Great Mecca Feast? ... that the TikTok success of DellaXOZ's "Ahh!!" prompted a lawyer to contact her? ... that the New York State Pavilion, one of the most popular attractions at the 1964 World's Fair, later stored hazardous waste? ... that Stellar Blade's Eve was described as "a woman born from South Korea's culture and philosophy" by The Washington Post? ... that Tad's Steaks offered "tasty food, low prices, service with a grunt"? Archive Start a new article Nominate an article
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Cover of the May 1911 edition Munsey's Magazine was an American magazine founded by Frank Munsey in 1889. Originally launched in 1889 as Munsey's Weekly, it became an illustrated monthly in 1891, printing both fiction and non-fiction. In 1893 the price was reduced from 25 to 10 cents and circulation rose to more than 250,000 issues. The same year Munsey became one of the first publishers to regularly feature a pretty girl on the cover. Circulation was also helped by the liberal use of illustrations, and reached a peak of about 700,000 in 1897, declining in the 1910s. Well-known writers appeared, including O. Henry, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Rice Burroughs, P. G. Wodehouse, and Joseph Conrad. In 1929 it was merged with Argosy, another of Munsey's magazines. Magazine historians consider Munsey's to have started a revolution in magazine publishing by setting a low price to increase circulation, and attracting sufficient advertising revenue to make a substantial profit. Other magazines quickly followed the example of Munsey's. (Full article...) Recently featured: Saving Private Ryan Double sovereign 550 Madison Avenue Archive By email More featured articles About

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June 6: National Day of Sweden Shivaji 1674 – Shivaji (pictured), who led a resistance to free the Maratha from the Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughal Empire, was crowned the first chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire. 1749 – A plot by Muslim slaves in Malta to assassinate Manuel Pinto da Fonseca of the Knights Hospitaller was uncovered. 1813 – War of 1812: The British ambushed an American encampment near present-day Stoney Creek, Ontario, capturing two senior officers. 1912 – The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century began, forming the volcano Novarupta in the Alaska Peninsula. 1944 – World War II: Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy in France. Norbert of Xanten (d. 1134) Patrick Henry (d. 1799) John A. Macdonald (d. 1891) David Scott (b. 1932) More anniversaries: June 5 June 6 June 7 Archive By email List of days of the year
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June 7 Monument of Branimir 879 – Pope John VIII officially recognised Croatia as an independent state, and Branimir (monument pictured) as its duke. 1628 – The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document that set out specific liberties of individuals, received royal assent from King Charles I. 1917 – First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under German lines, killing 10,000 in the deadliest non-nuclear man-made explosion in history during the Battle of Messines. 1948 – Anti-Jewish riots broke out in the French protectorate in Morocco, during which 44 people were killed and 150 injured. 1969 – The rock supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and Ginger Baker, played their only UK show in London's Hyde Park in front of 100,000 fans. Roderigo Lopes (d. 1594) Paul Gauguin (b. 1848) Louise Erdrich (b. 1954) Mike Pence (b. 1959) More anniversaries: June 6 June 7 June 8 Archive By email List of days of the year

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The martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) is a large eagle native to sub-Saharan Africa. A species of the booted eagle subfamily (Aquilinae), it has feathering over its tarsus. One of the largest and most powerful species of booted eagle, it is a fairly opportunistic predator that varies its prey selection between mammals, birds and reptiles. It is one of a few eagle species known to hunt primarily from a high soar, by stooping on its quarry. Currently, the species is classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This martial eagle was photographed in the Matetsi safari area in Zimbabwe.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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