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2001: A Space Odyssey premieres in Washington

When: 2 Apr 1968
Where: Washington, D.C.
Sources: 2 public sources

Stanley Kubrick, who directed and co-wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey Warner Brothers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington. The film signals alien intelligence only through a black monolith rather than showing aliens. The Library of Congress added it to the National Film Registry in 1991.

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Official50 Years Ago: 1968 Welcomed 2001 (opens in a new tab)NASA / 2018-04-05
Official2001 Celebrates 50 Years (opens in a new tab)Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum / 2018-04-02

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