History: (1/10/46) The first meeting of the UN General Assembly took place in this city
Where is London?
This is the 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The film is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name and stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Danny Lloyd.
What is the Shining?
History: A native of Ghana, he was chosen as the Secretary-General of the United Nations during December of 1996. He replaced Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt who had previously served in the post since 1992.
Who is Kofi Annan ?
History: On this date, there were a series of four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamic extremist network al-Qaeda against the United States. 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners mid-flight while traveling from the northeastern U.S. to California.
When is September 11, 2001?
Movies: This is a 1960 American psychological horror thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by Joseph Stefano. It is a film adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Martin Balsam. The plot centers on an encounter between on-the-run embezzler Marion Crane (Leigh) and shy motel proprietor Norman Bates (Perkins) and its aftermath, in which a private investigator (Balsam), Marion's lover Sam Loomis (Gavin), and her sister Lila (Miles) investigate the cause of her disappearance
What is Psycho?
History: Former Beatle was shot to death in 1980
Who is John Lennon?
Movies: This is a 1996 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Emmerich and Dean Devlin. It stars an ensemble cast that includes Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum. The film focuses on disparate groups of people who converge in the Nevada desert in the aftermath of a worldwide attack by an extraterrestrial race
What is Independence Day?
Movies: This is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, it is based on accounts of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage.
What is Titanic?