A Brief History We recently asked the question: “Has any U.S. President ever been arrested?” As an update to our recent article about that topic, we can now report that on April 4, 2023, former President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, was arraigned in New York City on charges of falsifying records. Facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, Trump as expected entered pleas of “Not Guilty” to each charge. Digging Deeper Protestors for and against the former president were outside the courtroom, but no major riot or violence took place as police security had been planned…
Browsing: April 4
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 4th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 4, 1768, the origin of the modern circus occurred when a cavalry officer named Philip Astley (born 1742 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England) set up the first modern amphitheatre for the display of horse riding tricks in Lambeth, London. On April 4, 1841, a stunned nation learned that for the first time in American history a serving president, William Henry Harrison, died…
A Brief History Biographical sports drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Air on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 7:00PM 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/AIRCHISTORYVV4. 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 From award-winning director Ben Affleck, Air reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a…
A Brief History On April 4, 1859, the familiar Southern anthem, “Dixie,” alternatively known as “Dixie Land,” “Dixie’s Land,” and “I Wish I Was in Dixie,” made its public debut performed by the blackface troupe Bryant’s Minstrels as the closing number of their show. Not only was the song first publicly performed in New York, a decidedly NOT city in Dixie, it was written by a guy from Ohio, another place North of the Mason-Dixon Line. Digging Deeper The Mason-Dixon Line, the line symbolically separating the Northern from the Southern United States, dates back to a surveying job performed by…
A Brief History On April 4, 1768, the origin of the modern circus occurred when a cavalry officer named Philip Astley (born 1742 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England) set up the first modern amphitheatre for the display of horse riding tricks in Lambeth, London. Today, over 200 years later, circuses remain a major form of entertainment around the world. Digging Deeper What are the hallmarks of good circus acts? Well, we could go on for ages about experience, reputation, training and so on. But the thing is, since they do such a dangerous and demanding job, performers start training and amassing experience…
