In The Princess Diaries (2001) Mia breaks her glass at a dinner party and a waiter reassures her “It happens all the time.” In Pretty Woman (1990) a waiter played by the same actor says the exact same line to Vivian after she flings a snail across the room. Both films are directed by Garry Marshall.
Judit Polgar, No. 1 rated female chess player in the world from 1989 until her retirement in 2014 and the only woman to be ranked in the top 10 of all chess players. In 1991, aged 15 years and 4 months, she broke Bobby Fischer’s 33-year record as the youngest grandmaster of all time. Plus much more!
Florence Griffith Joyner sets the women’s 100m world record at the US Olympic Trials, 16/07/1988. Her time of 10.49 garnered skepticism due to the wind reading. The next day she ran two races beating the record prior to hers (10.70 & 10.61) that have not been contested or broken since. [1397 x 2048]
Volunteer civil rights activists undergo tolerance training in preparation for sit-in demonstrations where patrons who opposed would often try to discourage them by blowing smoke in their faces, pulling their hair, or making loud and distracting noises, Petersburg, Virginia, May, 1960. [1600 x 1091]
