{"id":639,"date":"2025-10-28T16:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timemachinevideos.com\/blog\/?p=639"},"modified":"2025-11-16T01:11:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T01:11:30","slug":"october-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timemachinevideos.com\/blog\/october-28\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day In YouTube, October 28"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katy Perry &#8211; Firework (Official Music Video)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fan Collaboration:<\/strong> The production was part of an agreement with the European telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom. Nearly <strong>38,000 applications<\/strong> were received to participate, and only 250 fans were selected for the final scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Iconic Filming Locations:<\/strong> The video includes aerial views of Budapest, the <strong>Chain Bridge<\/strong>, and the <strong>Buda Castle<\/strong>, where the final scene was shot. 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