scytale@piefed.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoWhat are some events in history that most people would be surprised happened in parallel or at least within the same time period?message-squaremessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down11
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minus-squareYeromon@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up124·5 days agoThe last execution by guillotine in France happened while Star Wars A New Hope was already in theaters.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up51arrow-down1·5 days agoIt was just called “Star Wars.”
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 days agoYeah, I remember seeing it titled A New Hope, and asking “When did that happen? That wasn’t there from the start, right? I couldn’t have missed that.” Turns out I was right, it was some later interpolation. Lucas doesn’t know to leave well enough alone.
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 days agoI love it that I can find my people so easily.
minus-squareP1nkman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoAnd Christoffer Lee (Saruman) was at the execution!
minus-squareYeromon@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 days agoHe was at the last public excecution which happened in 1939, after this one they were still done but not publicly
minus-squaredontbelievethis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-25 days agoNo way. Prove it! Edit: looked it up myself. It is true, everything is true. Can’t believe it.
minus-squareLuci@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·5 days agoExecution happened September 10th, 1977. Starwars was released May 25, 1977 (in the US.)
minus-squaredontbelievethis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 days agoI just checked. Crazy. Thanks for reaffirming.
minus-squareYeromon@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 days agoThe execution happened in September 1977, whereas Star Wars released in May of the same year
minus-squaredontbelievethis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoJeah, I just checked bit too. Thanks for reaffirming. That is just crazy. Imaging being the last one :D
The last execution by guillotine in France happened while Star Wars A New Hope was already in theaters.
It was just called “Star Wars.”
Yeah, I remember seeing it titled A New Hope, and asking “When did that happen? That wasn’t there from the start, right? I couldn’t have missed that.”
Turns out I was right, it was some later interpolation. Lucas doesn’t know to leave well enough alone.
I love it that I can find my people so easily.
And Christoffer Lee (Saruman) was at the execution!
He was at the last public excecution which happened in 1939, after this one they were still done but not publicly
I stand corrected.
Christopher Lee?
Autocorrect lol
No way. Prove it!
Edit: looked it up myself. It is true, everything is true. Can’t believe it.
Execution happened September 10th, 1977. Starwars was released May 25, 1977 (in the US.)
I just checked. Crazy.
Thanks for reaffirming.
The execution happened in September 1977, whereas Star Wars released in May of the same year
Jeah, I just checked bit too. Thanks for reaffirming.
That is just crazy. Imaging being the last one :D
Username checked out