One of the most famous movies of all time premiered in Atlanta,  Georgia -  "Gone With The Wind" -  on Dec. 13th, 1939.   The movie was adapted from a novel written by Margaret Mitchell published in 1936.

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The movie, starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, and Hattie McDaniel set in the deep south tells a story of the Civil War and follows the life and loves of a wealthy southern lady,  Scarlett O'hara.   The Civil War is going on and the movie actually depicts the burning of Atlanta by Union soldiers.

Scartlett's turbulent relationship with a romantic rich southern gentleman - Rhett Butler- whom she ends up marrying and having a child with,  is the underlying theme of the movie.

Also yesterday in history on Dec. 13, 1950,  James Dean who is still unknown at that time appears in a Pepsi commercial, dancing with other teens around a jukebox.  This is five years before he becomes an icon for the teenage revolution in such films as "Rebel Without a Cause."  Check out this rare video of James Dean in the cola commercial.

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