A Brief History On September 9, 9 A.D., Germanic tribes under the leadership of Arminius dealt an army of three Roman Legions and their auxiliaries a crushing and total defeat at Teutoburg Forest in what is now Germany. Called a “turning point in world history,” “Rome’s greatest defeat,” and “one of the most decisive battles recorded in military history,” the Battle of Teutoburg Forest ensured that the Romans would never go East of the Rhine River and the Germanic tribes in the East would not be subjugated by Rome. Digging Deeper The Romans were led by Publius Quinctilius Varus, a…
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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 September 8, 1761, King George III of the United Kingdom married Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Germany today, what was then the Holy Roman Empire). George himself had been born in London, England, unlike his father and grandfather (George II and George I) who were born in Hanover, Prussia (Germany). Did you know British monarchs were not necessarily British? Or that they did not necessarily speak English? If not, then you may not know some of the other things we list here today, trivial tidbits about Britain that may surprise you. Digging Deeper 1. British Monarchs not from…
A Brief History On September 7, 1776, American revolutionary Ezra Lee attempted to use a submarine called the Turtle in combat. The hand powered little one man sub did not perform as expected, and Lee was unable to attach his offensive explosive charge to a British warship. Twice in the past we have used this example and the B-32 Dominator to make a list of 10 Underperforming Weapons and 5 More Underperforming Weapons. Today we take this opportunity to list another 5 weapons that disappointed the people meant to use them. Digging Deeper 1. M-4 Sherman Tank, 1942. When the American Army…
A Brief History On September 8, 2017, Warner Brothers Pictures major motion picture, It, the adaptation of the creepy Stephen King horror novel (1986), will be released to theaters across the US. Last night we were privileged to review the movie at a pre-screening, or should we say, “pre-screaming?” Digging Deeper Stephen King has written books that have sold over 350 million copies, and in 1986 It was the best selling book of the year in the US. Not surprisingly, as have many of Stephen King’s stories, It was adapted for the screen in 1990 as a television mini-series. For…
A Brief History On September 6, 2012, former owner of the Cleveland Browns and former owner of the Baltimore Ravens, Arthur B. “Art” Modell died at the age of 87 in Baltimore. Once the toast of the town in Cleveland, Ohio, Modell became a pariah and perhaps the most hated sports figure in Cleveland History when he moved the Browns NFL franchise to Baltimore in 1995. Here we list 5 sports figures that fans in Cleveland can’t stand, hate, don’t like, or hold a grudge against. Digging Deeper 1. Art Modell. Modell bought a controlling interest in the Cleveland Browns in…