WHAT'S NEW IN HISTORY
THE GREATEST YEAR IN MOVIE HISTORY?
U.S. STAMPS
200
A new day dawned for civil rights in 1920 when the 19th one of these gave women the right to vote
an amendment
200
1994?
"Pulp Fiction", "The Shawshank Redemption" & this comedy about 2 numbskulls who drive a mini-bike to Aspen
Dumb and Dumber
200
"Go Beyond", says the stamp featuring this animated Disney space ranger
Buzz Lightyear
400
In January 1959 moderate liberal Manuel Urrutia was Cuba's new president, but by July, this man was fully in charge
Fidel Castro
400
1999?
"The Sixth Sense", "The Matrix" & this rom-com about a movie star who falls for a floppy-haired bookstore owner
Notting Hill
400
Seen here, this adorable marine mammal is one of the stars of the National Marine Sanctuary stamps
an otter (a sea otter)
600
This northeast state got its name in the 1620s from a county in England where the scene was dull--time for something "new"
New Hampshire
600
1986?
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Aliens" & this coming-of-age drama about 4 boys who go looking for a dead body
Stand By Me
600
To honor Charles M. Schulz' centennial, a series of stamps features the "Peanuts" gang, including this kid in a cloud of dust
Pig-Pen
800
Around 1001 a whole New World beckoned this Norse explorer who established a settlement in Vinland in North America
Leif Erikson
800
2007?
"There Will Be Blood", "No Country for Old Men" & this drama starring George Clooney as a law firm fixer
Michael Clayton
800
The musician wears a traditional outfit called traje de charro on the stamp seen here honoring this Mexican style of music
mariachi
1000
To get back in sync with the solar year, this new calendar named for a pope made Oct. 15, 1582 the day after Oct. 4
(the) Gregorian (calendar)
1000
1939?
"Ninotchka", "Gone with the Wind" & this Jimmy Stewart classic about a young senator who takes on corruption
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1000
A Forever stamp celebrates this Hindu festival of lights that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness
Diwali