Browsing: April 17

A Brief History On April 17, 1964, Ford rolled out the Mustang, introducing a new class of sporty car to the world! Digging Deeper Ford called the new car a 1965 model, but an adoring public will forever refer to it as a “1964 ½!” Creating a whole new category of cars that the public dubbed “pony cars,” Mustang’s layout of 2 doors with a small back seat (2+2), a short rear deck and a long hood set the standard for all the imitators.  Chevy Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, AMC Javelin, Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Barracuda all tried to cash in…

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A Brief History On April 17, 1897, a UFO hit a windmill and crashed, killing its pilot! Digging Deeper Reports of UFO’s across the United States occurred during the 1890’s, before there were any airplanes. The April 19, 1897 Dallas Morning News reported that 2 days earlier the UFO cited above had crashed into a windmill, with the locals disposing of the wreckage in a well and giving the alien operator a Christian burial. A later owner of the property reportedly cleared the wreckage from the well and began using the well as a water source, but developed severe medical…

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A Brief History On April 17, 2015, Universal Pictures releases Unfriended (previously known as Cybernatural and before that as Offline) to theaters in the United States of America.  The film tells the story of the paranormal aftermath of when a high school student named Laura Barns committed suicide due to ridicule received over an embarrassing video of her passed out at a party, but did this incident really happen? Digging Deeper An initial search of the internet might suggest that the incident actually occurred.  The embarrassing video of drunk Laura was posted on Youtube here, but “has been removed as a violation of YouTube’s…

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