Based on a True Story This Week: Braveheart, Hatfields & McCoys, The Walk, Frost/Nixon
BOATS THIS WEEK (AUG 5-11,2024) — This week's events from historical movies starts with Monday's 719th anniversary (August 5th, 1305) of William Wallace's (Mel Gibson) capture shown in the movie 'Braveheart.' In the History Channel's dramatic miniseries "Hatfields & McCoys", we'll see how it portrays the feud between their two families turning to bloodshed for the first time on August 7th, 1882. It was also on August 7th, but in the year 1974, that Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) became the only person in history to ever walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. We'll learn about that from the 2015 Robert Zemeckis film "The Walk." Finally, we'll learn about President Nixon's (Frank Langella) resignation from August 8th, 1974 as it was shown in the Ron Howard film "Frost/Nixon."
And last but certainly not least, our 'based on a true story' movie from this week in history is the comedy-drama from August 7th, 2009 "Julie & Julia."
Until next time, here's where you can continue the story.
Events from This Week in History
- Monday, August 5th: Braveheart | BOATS #45
- Wednesday, August 7th: Hatfields & McCoys
- Wednesday, August 7th: The Walk
- Thursday, August 8th: Frost/Nixon | BOATS #4
Birthdays from This Week in History
- Monday, August 5th: Neil Armstrong in First Man | BOATS #144
- Wednesday, August 7th: Mata Hari in Mata Hari | BOATS #74
- Sunday, August 10th: Herbert Hoover in The Day the Bubble Burst
A Historical Movie Released This Week in History
- Wednesday, August 7th: Julie & Julia
Mentioned in this episode
- Frost/Nixon: President Nixon's resignation address
- Julie & Julia: Julie Powell's book
- Julie & Julia: Julia Child's book
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