On this day: December 5
POSTED: 10:00 PM PST Dec 04, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Dec 04, 2012
Mozart and Monet die, the 21st Amendment repealing prohibition is ratified, the Montgomery Bus Boycott begins, and O.J. Simpson heads to prison, all on this day.
Universal Pictures
1963: The suspense thriller "Charade," starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, and directed by Stanley Donen, premieres in theaters. Grant and Hepburn would earn Golden Globe nominations for their roles and Henry Mancini's title song, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, would be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1964.
