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Other Countries Impeach Presidents, Too!

By Major Dan on February 22, 2021 Crime, February 22, Politics

A Brief History On February 22, 2014, the Ukrainian Rada, their unicameral version of a legislative body, voted to impeach President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine, removing him from office. In 2021, the American Congress is preparing to impeach President Donald Trump (as of January 11, 2021) in a history making second effort to oust the President. While previous Presidents Andrew Johnson and William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton were both impeached, and in turn not convicted by the Senate and thus not removed from office, Trump was impeached in 2019, and like his predecessors on the hot seat, he was not convicted…

Your Chance to Receive Atom Tickets for Chaos Walking

By Dr. Zar on February 19, 2021 Cinema & TV, March 5

A Brief History On March 5, 2021, American science fiction action-adventure film Chaos Walking is scheduled to be released in the United States by Lionsgate. I have five pairs of Atom Tickets to give away. For a chance to receive one pair of passes, please send an email to admin@historyandheadlines.com with the subject of “Chaos Walking movie pass” as well as a screenshot included with your email showing that you are subscribed to our YouTube channel. The five recipients of the passes will be determined in the order emails for this opportunity are received and if the above instructions were followed…

Confederates Attack at Fort Donelson

By Major Dan on February 15, 2021 February 15, Military, Politics

A Brief History On February 15, 1862, Confederate States of America army forces under the command of Brigadier General John B. Floyd launched a surprise attack from the besieged Fort Donelson in Western Tennessee in an effort to break out from the Union encirclement of the fort. The besieging force, the US Army of the Tennessee under the command of Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant, prevented the Confederate attempt to break out their besieged forces and in turn forced a surrender of the fort, taking over 12,000 Rebels prisoner. With the War going badly for the Union, President Lincoln and…

Thank You to My New Subscribers and Happy Valentine’s Day 2021!

By Dr. Zar on February 14, 2021 February 14

A Brief History Hello, everyone! Today, I want to say thank you to all of my new subscribers to my YouTube channel from this past week. The last couple of days have seen one of my channel’s largest gains in subscribers so far this year. So, again, thank you for subscribing and watching my content, and as today is February 14th, I also wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day! Digging Deeper I really appreciate your support of my channel and I hope that you will enjoy our forthcoming videos on such topics as “The REAL Last Episode of MASH” and…

YouTube and the Demonetization of History-Themed Content

By Dr. Zar on February 11, 2021 Education, History versus Hollywood

A Brief History Hi, I am Dr. Zar from History and Headlines. In addition to making YouTube videos, I teach college history, including to college credit plus students who are still technically also in high school. I consider Schindler’s List to be a film suitable for viewing by high school and college age students learning about the history of the Holocaust. In fact, I still remember seeing the movie in the theater when I was 14 years old and later learning more about the Holocaust in high school German and history classes. The Cynical Historian’s video as part of #ProjectShoah…