A Brief History On March 17, 2023, people around the world, including we at History and Headlines, were saddened to learn of the passing of the talented American actor Lance Reddick of natural causes. Digging Deeper More than an actor, Reddick was an educated man boasting a BM from the Eastman School of Music and an MFA from Yale. Born in Baltimore in 1962, Reddick became a television and movie actor in 1996, appearing in many film and television productions enjoyed by us, including The Wire, Oz, Lost, Fringe, American Horror Story, Bosch, and Resident Evil, as well as action/adventure…
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Major Dan
Major Daniel Zar is a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served during the Cold War and has traveled to many countries around the world. Prior to his military service, he graduated from Cleveland State University, having majored in sociology. Following his military service, he worked as a police officer eventually earning the rank of captain prior to his retirement.
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A Brief History On March 12, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan was devastated by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, causing a reactor to explode and release radiation into the environment. Digging Deeper To this day, a 12 mile radius “no-go” zone is imposed around the disaster site, with only scientists and technicians with appropriate protection allowed to visit. Radioactive water will continue to be released into the Pacific Ocean for a period of 3 decades. Far from the only nuclear plant disaster, other disasters have cast a pall on what has been touted as “clean”…
A Brief History On March 11, 2023, Americans celebrate another National Worship of Tools Day, a day in which professional craftsmen and do it yourselfers alike can glory in the inventions of their favorite tools. Digging Deeper So, what tool do you think is the greatest? The mighty hammer, that makes all things fit if you hit them hard enough? The saw, which can be designed to cut through virtually anything? The incredibly versatile pliers? The also incredibly versatile screwdriver? Or would you nominate a more complex tool, such as the Swiss Army Knife, or the Leatherman multi-tool? Or would…
A Brief History On March 10, 483, the Bishop of Rome, Pope Simplicius, died after a 15 year reign on “the Throne of St. Peter.” While we do not know a lot about Simplicius, we do know he succeeded Pope Hilarius as the Bishop of Rome. Digging Deeper With the seeming adjective birth names of these 2 Popes, we find future Popes, starting in the 6th Century, beginning to take a new name to serve under when elected. By the 10th Century, virtually all new Popes chose a new name. Since 1555, every new Pope has chosen a new name.…
A Brief History On March 9, 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte, said to have more books written about him than any mortal man, married the love of his life, Joséphine de Beauharnais. Later, after Napoleon became Emperor of the French and Josephine was crowned Empress, her failure to bear Napoleon a male heir caused the great man to ditch her in favor of Marie-Louise, whom he did not love, but bore him the son he so craved. Digging Deeper Other marriages of major celebrities that did not last include that of Prince Charles, now King Charles III of the UK, and Lady…