BY THE NUMBERS
The number of days between a historical event and the announcement of a made-for-TV movie deal.
1. Charles Stuart’s Suicide/Untitled 6 days
2. U.S. Olympic Gold Medal in Hockey/”Miracle on Ice” 54 days
3. Jim Bakker Convicted/”Fall From Grace” 97 days
4. Murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez/”The Beverly Hills Murders” 204 days
5. Explosion on the Battleship Iowa/Untitled 309 days
6. Baby Jessica McClure Rescued/”Everybody’s Baby” 392 days
7. Hijacking of Achille Lauro/”Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro” 1,011 days
8. The Space Shuttle Explodes/”Challenger” 1,230 days
9. The Fall of Saigon/”Last Flight Out” 5,671 days
10. Brown vs. Board of Education/”Separate but Equal” 13,021 days
SOURCE: View magazine and Los Angeles Times
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