Author: Dr. Zar

A Brief History Leon Russell was born on April 2, 1942 as Claude Russell Bridges.  He is but one of a number of rock and rollers to have changed their names!  This article celebrates thirteen great performances in rock and roll history by stars who changed their names! Digging Deeper 13. Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz) 12. Freddy Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara) 11. Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian) 10. Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges) 9. Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey) 8. Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone) 7. Conway Twitty (born Harold Lloyd Jenkins) 6. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier)…

A Brief History Today, we celebrate the founding of History and Headlines on September 22, 2013.  We now have over 200 articles on our site and so what better way to commemorate these milestones than by digging deeper into the bizarre and sordid history of the leader of a nuclear armed nation possessing more territory than any other country in the world? (Update, March 2020:  We are now 6 1/2 years old and have well over 2000 articles, as well as a YouTube channel.  We have also just added more information about Putin to this article and you can see…

A Brief History On this date, February 29, 1992, American Idol Season 13 finalist Majesty Rose was born.  She is one of many great African-American female singers! Digging Deeper Hailing from Goldsboro, North Carolina, Rose auditioned in Atlanta, where she sang Coldplay’s “Violet Hill”.  Prior to auditioning, she was a pre-school teacher and she graduated in Eastern Wayne High School on 2011.  In Hollywood, she performed “1234” and “Stars”.   She was ultimately eliminated on March 27, 2014, and came in ninth place. Of course, she is but one example of the many great African-American female singers in history.  Three African-American women…

A Brief History On this day, February 22, 2014, we celebrate the five month anniversary of the launch of our site on September 22, 2013.  In our first year (2013), we featured over 100 entertaining articles concerning bizarre and fascinating historic events.  According to Google Analytics, the following ten articles were the most popular articles read by our thousands of much appreciated fans in 2013!  Please let us know in the comments which article was your favorite from 2013. Digging Deeper 10.  How an Accidental Explosion Brought Down the Chinese Empire Read here to learn how on October 9, 1911, an accidental…

A Brief History On February 14, 2005, three former PayPal employees launched YouTube, a video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.  This article honors our favorite YouTube channels! Digging Deeper 1.  Deburke321 (joined YouTube on March 17, 2009) Deburke321 makes “Top Tens” on various topics, focusing on the strange, mysterious and controversial things of the world.  He also has another list based series known as “Disturbing 5’s” that focuses on the creepy side of things.  Finally, he has a series called “Creepypasta Readings” that focuses on narrating Creepy Internet based stories. 2.  HoodoHoodlumsRevenge (joined YouTube on March 2, 2012) HoodoHoodlumsRevenge…