July 30, 1966 –
The Dynamic Duo made the jump from the TV scene to the movie scene – Batman, The Movie, premiered in Austin, Texas on this date.
The movie was scheduled to premiere in Austin, Texas, on August 1st, 1966. The premiere was postponed, however, because earlier that same day a disturbed University of Texas student and former marine named Charles Whitman went to the observation deck of the school’s clock tower and opened fire on the campus, killing 16 people and wounding 32 others before being shot to death himself by police.
The Haus of Dcaligari 