A Brief History On April 11, 1997, American action adventure horror film Anaconda was released in theaters in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing. Today, we take a flashback to the 20th Century to look at an entirely enjoyable film, campy, yes, but with a decent budget (for the time of $45 million and a cast featuring major stars. Digging Deeper The story finds us in the Amazon, with our heroes, played by Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Owen Wilson, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, and Jonathan Hyde, searching for a mysterious and almost mythical remote tribe in the dense jungle bordering…
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A Brief History On April 11, 1965, the Mid-Western and Southern US experienced a deadly rash of tornadoes infamous as the “Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak.” At least 55 confirmed tornadoes occurred from late April 10th to early April 12th, resulting in 266 deaths, 3,662 injuries, and over $1 billion in damages. Digging Deeper The US is the country that experiences the most tornadoes per year, an average of 1,200 per year, with Texas leading the states. Next on the list is Canada, with just over 100 tornadoes per year. The Great Plains of the US and Canada are conducive to…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 11th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 11, 1079, Bishop Stanislaus of Kraków, Poland, later Saint Stanislaus, was executed either by the order of or perhaps by the direct hand of King Bolesław II of Poland. On April 11, 1689, King James II of England, Scotland, and Ireland was deposed by his son-in-law and daughter, William III and Mary II who became joint sovereigns on this date.…
A Brief History On April 11, 2011, an explosion rocked the Kastryčnickaja station of the Minsk Metro in the capital city of the country of Belarus. Sadly, 15 people were killed and over 200 others were wounded. Although a pair of alleged perpetrators were convicted and executed for the crime, suspicion about the actual motive for the bombing remains about whether or not the Belarusian government of President Alexander Lukashenko conducted a “false flag” operation itself in order to strengthen its hand against virulent opposition forces. In April of 2022, the otherwise non-descript country of Belarus has been in the…
A Brief History Fantasy fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore on Monday, April 11, 2022 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD in Valley View, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://wbtickets.com/FBEASTHHVV11. Passes are first-come, first-serve. The theater is overbooked slightly to ensure a full audience. Therefore, seating is not guaranteed. So, please arrive early! Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper In this film, Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) knows the powerful Dark…