A Brief History On April 25, 1960, the nuclear powered US Navy submarine, Triton, completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth while underwater. With about 71% of the Earth’s surface covered by water, people have been finding ways to travel above and below the water’s surface forever, and today we look at a few of the subsurface accomplishments. Digging Deeper In 1864, the Confederate submarine, H.L Hunley, became the first sub to sink a surface ship, although the Hunley was also lost in the attack. In 1958, USS Nautilus became the first submarine to sail under the North Pole. Nautilus…
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 25th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 25, 404 B.C., during the Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.), Lysander’s Spartan armies defeated the Athenians and the war finally ended. On April 25, 799, Pope Leo III was leading a procession honoring St. Mark in Rome, chanting prayers and responses with the crowd, a practice called the Greater Litanies. On April 25, 1644, the last of the Ming Dynasty Emperors,…
A Brief History Coming-of-age period comedy drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 7:00PM at Cinemark Valley View, 6001 Canal Rd, Valley View, OH 44125! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://lionsgatescreenings.com/MARGHH425. 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 For over fifty years, Judy Blume’s classic Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. has…
A Brief History Science fiction action thriller fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Citadel on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 7:30PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD, 6001 Canal Rd., Valley View, OH 44125! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://amazonscreenings.com/CITADELHH25. 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 Citadel, eight years ago, Citadel fell. The independent global spy agency—tasked to…
A Brief History On April 25, 2019, NBA (National Basketball Association) Hall of Famer, John Havlicek, died in Jupiter, Florida at the age of 79. Born in 1940, Havlicek was already 6 years old when the NBA was born. We use this occasion of the passing of an NBA (and Ohio State University) legend to talk about the evolution of the NBA. Digging Deeper In June of 1946, the Basketball Association of America was formed as a major league of professional basketball in the United States and Canada. The BAA started out as a competitor of the already established (1937)…
