Schindler’s List, starring Liam Neeson in the true story of
a German businessman who saves the lives of more than
a thousand Polish Jews during the Holocaust, opened in
theaters.

The film was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and took
home seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best
Director.

It was the first Best Director win for Spielberg, who had
been nominated in the category for three of his earlier
films: 1977’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1981’s
Raiders of the Lost Ark and 1982’s E.T.: The Extra-
Terrestrial.

Director Steven Spielberg will be 79 December 18th.
 

Following ratification by the state of Virginia, the first 10
amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known collectively
as the Bill of Rights, become the law of the land.

American statesman Patrick Henry (1736-1799) delivers his patriotic "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech before
the Virginia Assembly in 1775.

A photograph of the Bill of Rights, as it appeared after having been passed by the House of Representatives of the United States in 1789. The document can be seen in the Federal Archives Building in Washington, D.C.

The sitcom television series aired on CBS for nine seasons
from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979.

(FOX NEWS) – Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner,
68, have died, according to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Rob Reiner was a film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and
political activist.

“Personally, I am heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob and his
wife Michele," Bass said.

Fox News Digital previously confirmed that two bodies were
found inside Reiner’s Brentwood home Sunday. Los Angeles
Fire Department officials responded to a home on the 200
block of Chadbourne Ave. at around 3:30 p.m.

Senior law enforcement officials report that both had stab
wounds, and their deaths are being investigated as apparent
homicides. Their bodies were reportedly found by their
daughter Romy.

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A young Dick Van Dyke with his father Loren,
taken circa 1927.

The sitcom created by Carl Reiner initially aired on CBS
from October 3, 1961, to June 1, 1966.

Richard Wayne Van Dyke, born in West Plains, Missouri, is an
actor and comedian. His work spans screen and stage, and
his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award,
and a Tony Award.

He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993,
and then the Television Hall of Fame in 1995.

He was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998. He has been
honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement
Award in 2013, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.