Browsing: April

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 10th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 10, 1858, the original bell called “Big Ben” in the clock tower at the North end of Westminster Palace was removed because it had cracked when tested. On April 10, 1904, Aleister Crowley, a Cambridge educated Englishman, finished translating The Book of the Law which had allegedly been given to him by a messenger of the God, Horus! On April…

A Brief History Romantic heist action comedy-drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Polite Society on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 7:00PM at Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10, 1345 SOM Center Road, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124!  For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/POLITEHHEAST19.  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 A merry mash up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment and bold action,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 9th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 9, 1388, at the Battle of Näfels, a military force of the Old Swiss Confederation fought a much larger force representing the Austrian royal family, the Habsburgs. On April 9, 1937, a Japanese aircraft made the first ever flight by a Japanese built airplane to London, England, when the Mitsubishi Ki-15 Karigane nick named “Kamikaze” made the nearly 4 day…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 8th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 8, 1935, the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 went into effect, and as a byproduct created the Works Progress Administration (later renamed the Work Projects Administration). On April 8, 1945, in the waning weeks of World War II, a German train transporting about 4,000 concentration camp inmates, including Ukrainians, Poles, Russians, Dutch, and French nationals, was accidentally bombed by an Allied air…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 7th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 7, 30 AD, Jesus Christ of Nazareth was crucified in Jerusalem and died on that same day. Or did He? On April 7, 1141, the daughter of King Henry I of England, Matilda, became the first female to rule England when she had already been known as “Empress Matilda.” On April 7, 1827, John Walker of Stockton-on-Tees, England (Dunham County), first…