and drama set in the last days of the doomed Roman Empire
city, Pompeii, destroyed by the eruption of
Mt. Vesuvius on this day in 79 A.D., also known as
Vesuvius Day.
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Endless Summer (1966) is
a classic surfer movie, as two
surfers travel the world in search of
the perfect wave. This surfing
documentary is on the National Film
Registry. Today is the birthday, August 24,
in 1890, of great Hawaiian surfer Duke Kahanamoku.
The Endless Summer
Undefeated (2011) is the inspiringstory of high school football in Memphis,
Tennessee, and especially the coach of
the team, Bill Courtney, born August 24,
1968. This film about the Manassas Tigers
won an Oscar for Feature Documentary.
Undefeated
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