• On July 1, 1984, the Motion Picture Association of America, which oversees the voluntary rating system for movies, introduced its new rating of PG-13, indicating material that “may be inappropriate for children under 13 years old” and “may contain very strong language, nudity (non-explicit), strong, mildly bloody violence or mild drug content.”
• On July 2, 1992, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking broke British publishing records when his book “A Brief History of Time” held its place on the nonfiction bestseller list for three and a half years, selling more than 3 million copies in 22 languages.
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