This Day In History
- 1925 Anthropologist Margaret Mead first arrives in Samoa.
- Arts
- 2009 Danai Gurira's Eclipsed premiered. It was the first play with an entirely black and female creative cast and team to premiere on Broadway.
- 2018 A Star is Born film remake premieres at the Venice Film Festival; for her work on the film, Lady Gaga became the first woman in history to win an Academy Award, Grammy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award in one single year.
- Sports
- 1972 Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut wins balance beam and floor exercise gold medals at the Munich Olympics; follows gold in the teams all-round.
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