Welcome to the History Tricks where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

And here is your 30-second summary.

One word simply won't do.

She was a daughter, an actress, a wife, a wife, a wife, a wife, a wife, a wife, a wife,

a jewelry collector, a mom, an activist, an entrepreneur, and an icon.

She was Elizabeth Taylor.

The End

Let's talk about Elizabeth Taylor.

But first let's drop her into history.

In 1944, in addition to most events of the year happening as a result of World War II,

Captain America became the first Marvel comic character to appear in a movie.

Bing Crosby recorded swinging on a star, which would win an Academy Award for best original song.

And meet me in St. Louis starring Judy Garland premiered, Astrid Lindgren began writing Pippi Longstucking.

The United Negro College Fund, now known as simply UNCF, was founded.

A fire broke out and a circus tent at the Ringling Brothers in Barnum and Bailey Circus in Hartford, Connecticut.

Of the estimated 7,000 people inside, 168 of them died.

The Red Cross was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term as president, a term he would only serve for two and a half months before his death.

Paddy LeBel, Joe Cocker, Diana Ross, Rico Kasek, Jimmy Page, Alice Walker, George Lucas, Michael Douglas, Danny Davido,

and Rudy Giuliani were all born.

And in 1944, Elizabeth Taylor's third movie, National Velvet, propelled her to international fame.

Elizabeth Rosamond Taylor was born on February 27, 1932 in London, the second child of Francis Taylor and Sarah Southern.

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