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Samuel Roxy Rothafel
1927 Mar, 11

In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.

Samuel Lionel "Roxy" Rothafel (July 9, 1882 – January 13, 1936) was an American theatrical impresario and entrepreneur. He is noted for developing the lavish presentation of silent films in the deluxe movie palace theaters of the 1910s and 1920s.

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Events on 1927

  • 10 Jan

    Metropolis (1927 film)

    Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
  • 23 Feb

    Uncertainty principle

    German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time.
  • 5 May

    Virginia Woolf

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  • 27 May

    Ford Model T

    The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
  • 26 Jun

    Coney Island

    The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island.