This Week: Turn, A Bridge Too Far, The Godfather Part III, Remember the Titans

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BOATS THIS WEEK (SEP 23-29, 2024) — AMC's Turn: Washington's Spies shows us how Benedict Arnold's treason was discovered back on September 24th, 1780. The next day, on Wednesday this week, marks the anniversary of Operation Market Garden coming to a close, which we see in the classic film A Bridge Too Far. And then The Godfather, Part III has a key plot point surrounding a very real event that happened on September 26th, 1978: The death of Pope John Paul I.

This week's movie premiere to compare with history is the 2000 sports drama Remember the Titans, which has its 24-year anniversary this Sunday.

Until next time, here's where you can continue the story.

Events from this week in history

• Tuesday: Turn: Washington's Spies | BOATS #139
• Wednesday: A Bridge Too Far
• Thursday: The Godfather, Part III

Birthdays from this week in history

• Wednesday: Fletcher Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty | BOATS #156
• Thursday: T.S. Eliot in Tom & Viv
• Friday: Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici in Medici

Historical movies releasing this week in history

• Sunday: Remember the Titans

Mentioned in this episode

• Turn: Washington's Spies: The "Treason House" where Arnold and Andre met this week in history

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