This Day in History on April 2 - History and Headlines

The Civil War Was NOT So Civil (Southern Bread Riots)

By Major Dan on April 2, 2019 April 2, Crime, Military, Politics

A Brief History On April 2, 1863, Southern women in Richmond, Virginia were at their wits end and had had enough, or more accurately had NOT had enough, because they and their families were starving for lack of food (aka, bread). Rioting in the Confederate capital ensued, with men, women and children destroying property and looting stores. Bread riots had become all too common in the American South during the Civil War (what my Southern friends call “The War of Northern Aggression.”), and the Richmond riots were the worst. (See our article “10 Goofy Named Riots” for more riot history.)…

April 2, 1911: Too Many People in the World (Population Bomb is Exploding!)

By Major Dan on April 2, 2018 April 2, Health/Medicine, Nature, Politics

A Brief History On April 2, 1911, the Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted their first ever national census. Most countries conduct some sort of periodic census, and we here in the United States do so every 10 years, a critical process that results in how many representatives to Congress each state gets (and electoral votes) and how Federal funds are distributed. In 2018, the Trump Administration announced the 2020 Census questionnaire would include a question asking if the respondent was a citizen or not, a volatile and contentious issue being debated at this time. Digging Deeper That first Australian census…

April 2, 2018: Your Chance to Preview A Quiet Place

By JCU Paranormal Research Group on March 31, 2018 April 2, Cinema & TV

A Brief History Horror film fans of John Carroll University, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see A Quiet Place on Monday, April 2, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD in Valley View, Ohio! Please visit this link for the chance to download a pass. Passes are limited and seating is first-come, first-served and not guaranteed. Please arrive early to increase your chance of entry. Digging Deeper In A Quiet Place, the Abbotts, a family of four, must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten…

April 2, 2017: Surveil is Not a Verb! Actually, Now it Is! History is Words!

By Major Dan on April 2, 2017 April 2

A Brief History On April 2, 2017, the people of the United States are being bombarded by a new infinitive or transitive verb, “to surveil,” and its present and past tenses, “surveilling” and “surveilled.” As a Military Intelligence officer (Go ahead, make your jokes…) I had pointed out to me early in training that the word “surveillance” was a noun and that there was no verb, to surveil. Well, so many people misused this non-word, that not only is it now in the dictionary (Merriam-Webster), but politicians and news casters seem to have made it the most overused word in…

Top Thirteen Rock and Roll Name Changes

By Dr. Zar on April 2, 2016 April 2, Arts & Entertainment, Lists

A Brief History Leon Russel was born on April 2, 1942 as Claude Russel 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 Russel (born Claude Russel 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)…