A Brief History On April 16, 1947, the SS Grandcamp, a French freighter carrying 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate blew up at the dock in Texas City, Texas, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. Obviously, such a huge blast was a disaster, killing close to 600 people and injuring 5,000 more. Digging Deeper The giant blast set off explosions and fires in the surrounding area, causing further destruction and mayhem. A two ton anchor from the unlucky ship was hurled over a mile and a half from the scene! The larger, five ton anchor, was launched a half…
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 16th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 16, 1457 BC, a battle was fought between the forces of the Egyptian Pharaoh and Canaanite states that chafed under Egyptian rule. On April 16, 1881, Legend of the Old West and buddy of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, fought his last gun fight in Dodge City, Kansas. On April 16, 1910, Boston Arena opened for the first time, an indoor…
A Brief History On April 16, 1910, Boston Arena opened for the first time, an indoor ice hockey arena that is still in operation, the oldest such building still operating. We use this occasion in sports history to list 8 of the really old and great sports stadiums, arenas, venues, or whatever you want to call them, but only those that still exist. All but the last are still in use. As always, feel free to tell us of places we “should have” listed or if any we listed do not deserve mention. Digging Deeper Boston Arena, 1910. Although the…
A Brief History On April 16, 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, a Michigan physician later to gain the sobriquet, “Dr. Death,” assisted in his first physician assisted suicide when he assisted a 54 year old woman that had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in the act of taking her own life. Kevorkian had made his controversial views on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide public by advertising in Detroit area newspapers, the culmination of the evolution of his medical opinions about death and how patients should be allowed to handle their own fate. Digging Deeper Dr. Kevorkian (1928-2011) was Michigan born and…
A Brief History Supernatural horror film fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Curse of La Llorona on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark At Valley View & XD in Valley View, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://wbtickets.com/ and enter the following code: HHTCOLL238. This pass is valid for up to two seats. Seating is first-come, first-served and is not guaranteed. You must be with your guest to enter. Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper In The Curse of La Llorona,…