To make matters worse, Christmas fell on a Friday, historically the worst day for holiday box office as it cuts the week short.The 1997 season, which brought in more than $1 billion with the help of "Titanic", would be difficult to beat at any time, but this year's offerings were truly lustre-free.
Happily, the day, historically a harvest festival, already incorporates plenty of vegetables that will tempt everyone at the table.
What a momentous and upsetting day, historically speaking: Adolf Hitler was born in 1889; the Red Baron, infamous World War I German fighter pilot, killed his last two victims in 1918; the attempted Cuban invasion known as the Bay of Pigs failed in 1961; and the Columbine Massacre took place in 1999.
It is a model for Occupy Wall Street — like that more recent movement, it is decentralized and decisions are largely made by consensus — which has said it will hold protests around the country on Tuesday, historically a significant day for the labor movement.
"The 10-hour bill merely seeks to ensure that no child works more than 10 hours a day," he continues, historically, as fellow socially conscious sorts rhubarb and wave pieces of paper in agreement.
(Holland) NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC (Friday and Saturday) Historically, the Philharmonic has had an important association with Copland's sprawling, exuberant and affecting Symphony No. 3, a work Leonard Bernstein championed.
Standardized test time constraints are mostly arbitrary, which may well be the reason the SAT historically has underestimated the freshman G.P.A.'s of women.
(Cotter) 'Peggy Bacon & Her Circle' (closes on Thursday) Historically, one of the more ephemeral aspects of art is the social environment that generates it, the networks of artists coming together and drifting apart.
On Friday, historically Catholic Ireland is set to become the first country in the world to hold a national referendum on legalizing same sex marriage.
Visa said that data analysis shows that the busiest online shopping day historically falls on the Monday closest to the beginning of December.
