And for the first time since 1990, the tables also list the most popular first names by race and Hispanic origin and by sex — showing less variety among the most popular men’s first names than women’s names. As a result, eight of the top 10 most-used first names in the United States were traditionally male.
On August 11–12, 1939, the movie The Wizard of Oz premiered in Dennis, MA, Kenosha, WI, and Oconomowoc, WI. Fearing the film would be unpopular, movie studio executives chose these cities to debut the movie to better gauge audience reaction. Much to their delight, the film was a hit as moviegoers packed theaters. On August 15, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios hosted a star-studded, "official ...