Author Dr. Zar

Dr. Zar

Dr. Zar graduated with a B.A. in French and history, a Master’s in History, and a Ph.D. in History. He currently teaches history in Ohio.

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…

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…

Your Chance to Receive Fandango Movie Tickets for Judas and the Black Messiah

By Dr. Zar on February 8, 2021 Cinema & TV

A Brief History On February 12, 2021, biographical drama Judas and the Black Messiah is scheduled to be released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures in both theaters and on HBO Max for 31 days from theatrical release. I have ten Fandango movie passes to give away – each one is good for two people (value: $30). For a chance to receive one of these passes, please send an email to admin@historyandheadlines.com with the subject of “Judas and the Black Messiah movie pass” as well as a screenshot included with your email showing that you are subscribed to…

Project Shoah

By Dr. Zar on January 27, 2021 January 27

A Brief History Today, January 27th, 2021 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day, we commemorate the tragedy of the Holocaust, the genocide that resulted in the deaths of 6 million Jews and 11 million others. Digging Deeper This playlist presents a variety of videos by myself and my colleagues on the history of anti-Semitism before, during, and after the Holocaust. The preceding videos have covered just some of the tragic history of anti-Semitism. It is our hope that through education, we can help prevent such tragedies from occurring again. Question for students (and subscribers): What can be done…

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