A Brief History On July 22, 2011, a deranged Norwegian right-wing Islamophobic paranoid schizophrenic conducted a bombing and a mass shooting, Norway’s worst attacks since World War II. A total of 77 people were killed, and over 300 wounded. Digging Deeper Anders Breivik, a 32 year old extremist had been plotting a terrorist event for years, and was a regular visitor on right wing extreme websites, notably some emanating from the US. He had gone to Prague to buy guns, even though he already owned a shot gun and a rifle, but failed to purchase any there. He returned to…
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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 July 1, 1874, E. Remington and Sons placed the first successful typewriter on the market, a model also known as the Remington No. 1 and invented by Christopher Sholes, Samuel Soule, and Carlos Glidden. Digging Deeper Not particularly easy to manufacture, the inventors had sold out to Remington after failing to easily produce the machine. Remington did not find an immediate market, as the machines were costly to make and still had some shortcomings such as the inability to type lower case letters. It did however, introduce the familiar QWERTY 4 row keyboard, which despite appearances made typing much faster than an ABCtype…
A Brief History On June 13, 1893, President Grover Cleveland was only a few months into his second term when he went to his doctor to complain of soreness and a rough patch in his mouth. The doctor determined the President had a tumor in his mouth and removal of the tumor would be the appropriate medical action. Digging Deeper Removal of the tumor would entail removing a large piece of Cleveland’s upper jaw, but secrecy was the word of the day and the surgery took place on a yacht sailing off Long Island to keep it from the public. …
A Brief History On June 4, 1974, baseball history (not the good kind!) was made in Cleveland. Although we have run many articles about great baseball performances, the event described in this article is not one of them. Digging Deeper On a beautiful June night in Cleveland, over 25,000 fans came out to the ballpark to watch the Indians play the Texas Rangers. While there, they enjoyed 10 cent beer, a promotion that provided more of a draw than the baseball team on the field. Stadium management wisely (that is a joke… we are kidding) limited fans to only 6…
A Brief History On May 30, 1914, the British ocean liner RMS Aquitania made her maiden voyage. Larger than the Titanic, this giant was known as “Ship Beautiful” for self-descriptive reasons. Serving in both World Wars, she was the last of the great 4-funnel (as smokestacks were called) liners and was the longest serving liner in history until surpassed by the Queen Elizabeth II. Obviously famous in her day, the Aquitania is not well remembered, unlike the other 10 ships we list here whose fame has stood the test of time. Apologies to the HMS Victory, the USS Arizona, the USS Missouri, the USS…