1. John Wayne won the Academy Award for Best Actor for this film.

 
 
 
 

2. This was the largest British armored operation of World War Two.

 
 
 
 

3. The Riot Act of 1714 required that an authorized person do this before the act could be enforced.

 
 
 
 

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