It happened This week!

premiered at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in 1939. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”—the timeless ballad sung by Judy Garland—was nearly cut from the film when MGM executives complained the twohour movie was too long. Associate producer Arthur Freed passionately defended it, and the tune is now considered to be the greatest song of the 20th century by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America!

Actress Halle Berry was born in Cleveland in 1966. Before becoming the first African American actress to win an Oscar for Best Actress, Berry experienced another crowning moment: She won the Miss USA contest in 1986, where, during the interview part of the competition, she said she hoped to become an entertainer one day!

One of Disney’s most beloved rides, The Haunted Mansion, opened in Disneyland in Anaheim, California, in 1969. If you think that the extravagant organ in the house’s ballroom looks familiar, you’re right! It’s the organ from Disney’s classic 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea!

The Louvre— home to the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and other priceless artworks— opened in Paris in 1793. The second mostvisited museum in the world after the Palace Museum in China, it is so large that it would take you about 100 days to view all of the paintings— and that’s if you only spent 30 seconds looking at each one!