A Brief History On April 21, 1934, one of the most famous photographs in history was alleged to have been taken by a London gynecologist! To some, this photograph showed an image of the infamous Loch Ness Monster, the existence of which has yet to be definitively proven despite many scientific efforts to do so. Before modern science, people came up with the best explanations that they could for just about everything. It seems people are never content to say, “I don’t know!” This list will avoid controversial religious topics except for the really old and out of date ones!…
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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 April 20, 1862, French scientists Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard proved that Aristotle was wrong! Digging Deeper The state of science thousands of years ago was somewhat more primitive than today. Ancient people did not have microscopes, X-rays, CT Scans, gas chromatography, chemical tests, electron microscopes, centrifuges, and had not even developed the so called scientific method to test theories. People believed the Brandt Goose came from barnacles by that name, and a common belief was that maggots came from dead flesh. They did not understand microbes, DNA, or the Atomic Theory. Aristotle, the tutor of…
A Brief History On Easter Sunday, possibly April 5, 33 AD, the Christian Bible reports the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Although this resurrection is the most well known, there are of course reports of others. Here is a list of 10 of the most notable reports of human resurrection. 10. The Son of the Widow of Zarephath, date unknown. As reported in the Bible(1 Kings 17:21), the prophet Elijah prayed over the body of the boy that God would “Let this child’s life come unto him again,” and the boy then lived again. 9. The Son of the Woman of…
A Brief History On April 20, 1657, the Dutch masters of the colony of New Amsterdam, later to become New York City, made the historic move of granting religious freedom to two dozen Jewish refugees that had fled oppression in Recife, New Holland, in 1654 when the Portuguese conquered that city. Digging Deeper This humble beginnings of the New York Jewish population was opposed by Peter Stuyvesant, the Director of New Amsterdam. Fortunately for the refugees, the Dutch West India Company headquartered back in Amsterdam saw otherwise and ordered the Jewish refugees be given sanctuary. By 1661 the first Jew…
A Brief History On April 19, 1927, vaudevillian and stage actress Mae West was sentenced to 10 days in jail for “corrupting the morals of youth!” Digging Deeper Mae West, star of stage, movies and radio, started her performing career at age 5. Obviously meant for entertainment, West also wrote the play, Sex, for which she was jailed. The arrest and jail time only gave her more good publicity which helped propel her to stardom, eventually being ranked the 15th biggest female star of all time. Known for her hourglass figure and sultry ways, she played the role of sexy…