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Scream opens (1997). The "slasher" movies of the 1970s and 1980s are revived thanks to the phenomenal box-office success of Scream. Director Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and screenwriter Kevin Williamson breathe new life into the old "masked killer stalks teens" plot by poking fun at the clichés that have come to define the genre. The success of Scream helps move Drew Barrymore to the head of the Hollywood pack, and provides early fuel for the careers of Neve Campbell and Skeet Ulrich. Craven later remains on board for Scream 2 (1997) and Scream 3 (2000).

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Tricia Helfer is born (1974). Tricia Helfer plays Number Six on The SCI FI Channel TV series Battlestar Galactica. Helfer was born in Donalda, Alberta, Canada.

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J. C. Kaliszewski sees two UFOs while flying over Minneapolis, Minnesota (1951). The sighting is confirmed from the ground by men using a theodolite, according to Flying Saucers Uncensored (1955) by Harold T. Wilkins.

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