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Warner Bros. is developing "multiple" films based on the "Lord of the Rings" book series by J.R.R. Tolkien.

On Jan. 10, 1878, a constitutional amendment that would give women the right to vote was introduced into the U.S. Senate. It wasn't until 42 years later that the amendment was enacted.

New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson has taken to Facebook to announce his next project -- a big-screen adaptation of Philip Reeve's novel "Mortal Engines."

On Jan. 10, 1957, "six dynamite blasts heavily damaged four Negro churches and the homes of two ministers" in Montgomery, Ala.

New Zealand-born filmmaker Peter Jackson has been presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

UPI Almanac for Friday, Jan. 10, 2014.

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch likened recording his animated role of the fire-breathing dragon in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" to "playing like a kid."

UPI Almanac for Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013.

Oscar-winning sound editor killed ... 1M revelers flocked to Times Square for New Year's Eve ... Hefner, 86, marries Harris, 26, in LA ... 'Teen Mom 2' star Jenelle Evans breaks up with new hubby ... News from United Press International.

Oscar-winning sound editor Michael Hopkins, a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Peter Jackson, was killed in a rafting accident in New Zealand, police said.