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July 20, 1938

On July 20, 1938, the United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948. Jerry Rubin, Tommy Vig, Ian St John would arrive in the same year.

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1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1938th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 938th year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1930s decade.

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On July 20, 1938

  1. 1938 The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.

    U.S. federal executive department

    The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is an executive department of the United States federal government that oversees the domestic enforcement of federal laws and the administration of justice. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department is headed by the United States attorney general, who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet.

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Jerry Rubin 1938– American activist, author, and businessman (died 1994)
Tommy Vig 1938– Hungarian vibraphone player, drummer, and composer
Ian St John 1938– Scottish international footballer and manager (died 2021)
Carroll Cole 1938– American serial killer (died 1985)
Charles Simić 1938– Serbian-American poet and editor (died 2023)
Jerry Rubin 1938– American activist, author, and businessman (died 1994)

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