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This Day in History: "Born On The Fourth of July" tops box office

Name: This Day in History: "Born On The Fourth of July" tops box office
Uploaded: 2016-01-21T20:51:41-0500
Duration: 1 min 17 s
Description: The film "Born on the Fourth of July" reached number one at the box office on January 21, 1990. The movie earned Tom Cruise his first Oscar nomination. CBSN looks back at the film and its popularity in the weekly segment, "The Way it Was."

The film "Born on the Fourth of July" reached number one at the box office on January 21, 1990. The movie earned Tom Cruise his first Oscar nomination. CBSN looks back at the film and its popularity in the weekly segment, "The Way it Was."