In 1916 on this day Mary Pickford became the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract

On this day,  Mary Pickford became the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract.  She later became a co-founder of United Artists.

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http://www.marypickford.com/

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1947 – Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington.