A Brief History On August 10, 2024, we celebrated another World Lion Day, a day to educate people about the great feline hunter and support conservation of the species and its habitat. Of course, we are talking about Panthera leo, the big cat native to Africa and India. Digging Deeper Yes, they have lions in India! Back in the more recent Stone Age, lions were far more widely distributed, across much of Eurasia and North Africa as well as Sub-Saharan Africa and India. Other critters such as the “Mountain Lion” of North and South America are not actually real lions. …
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 10th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 10, 1628, the brand new Swedish warship, the Vasa, set sail for the first and last time, sinking all by herself with no help from any enemy after traveling less than a mile! On August 10, 1901, Charlotte Anne Moberly (1846–1937) and Eleanor Jourdain (1863–1924) traveled by train to Versailles to visit the Royal Palace and grounds located there about…
A Brief History On August 10, 1961, the US began Operation Ranch Hand, a ten year program of using chemical herbicides against the flora of Vietnam and surrounding countries to both deprive the Viet Cong of food crops and of foliage for cover. Digging Deeper Chemical weapons are banned by international treaty, including the 1925 Geneva Protocol and The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993. Not only are deadly chemicals prohibited, but irritants such as “tear gas” are also banned for use in war. Herbicides escaped mention in previous prohibitions against deadly chemicals used in war, but in 1978 the Environmental…
A Brief History On August 10, 1933, baseball legendary slugger Rocco Domenico “Rocky” Colavito Jr was born in New York. An all-time fan favorite in Cleveland and popular in the other cities he played in, Colavito seems like a perfect match to be in the Hall of Fame, so why is he not enshrined? Digging Deeper Here are some of his credentials: 11 consecutive 20 home run seasons (5th AL player to do so), 3 times 40 home run seasons, led the league in RBI’s, home runs, and slugging once each, retired as 3rd highest AL homer hitting outfielder (371…
A Brief History Biographical survival fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Thirteen Lives on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 4:00 PM at AMC Classic Solon 16, 6185 Enterprise Parkway, Solon, OH 44139! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://amazonscreenings.com/13LIVESHISTORY. 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 Thirteen Lives recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a…