Daily Archives: July 6, 2013

‘Blood Feast’ premieres at Peoria drive-in theater 50 years ago today (1963)


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(Friday, July 6, 1963)Blood Feast, the cult horror film about a psychopathic food caterer who kills people so that he can include their body parts in his meals and perform sacrifices to his “Egyptian goddess” Ishtar, had its world premiere at a drive-in theater in Peoria, Illinois. Continue reading ‘Blood Feast’ premieres at Peoria drive-in theater 50 years ago today (1963)

First All-Star baseball game played at Chicago’s Comiskey Park 80 years ago today (1933)


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(Thursday, July 6, 1933) — The American League today won the 1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the first ever, beating the National League 4-2 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Babe Ruth, 38, famously hit the first home run in All-Star Game history, putting the AL up 3-0 in the third inning.