On This Day:  January 11

1927 -- Film in­dus­try in­sid­ers are lured to a pri­vate din­ner par­ty, at which they are ini­ti­at­ed in­to a ca­bal lat­er re­spon­si­ble for cre­at­ing and cu­rat­ing the Acade­my Awards.

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