Google Trends: wizard of oz, Aug 12, 2010 – Follow the Yellow Brick Road Google Doodle Page
Google Trends is showing “wizard of oz” as top 4 among the top searched phrases today. That is because 71 years ago, The Wizard of OZ film starring Judy Garland although premiered in Hollywood on August 15th, first was shown in a theater in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin’s Strand Theater on August 12, 1939.
The film has become a major favorite for LGBT folks making the Academy Award-winning song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” a symbol of hope for their fight against equal rights. Hence, the “rainbow” flags etc.
It remains a children’s favorite as well and has stood the test of time. Thanks Google for celebrating the film through the Google Doodle page.
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