Today in 1933, the cinema classic King Kong first premiered in theatres. One of the defining films of early American cinema, the giant ape and his ascent of the Empire State Building is one of the most well-known scenes in movie history.
Children's author Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss, was born today in 1904. His use of fantastical settings and simple melodic rhyming poetry would catapult his work into schools and children's imaginations.
