A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 24th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 24, 410, the city of Rome fell to foreign invaders for the first time in 800 years. On August 24, 1215, Pope Innocent III declared the Magna Carta that King John of England signed with a group of dissatisfied barons on June 15, 1215, a famous document that is often treated with similar respect as the American Declaration of Independence,…
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A Brief History On August 24, 1998, science fiction and conspiracy theory met science fact when the first successful human implant of a radio tracker was tested in the UK. Digging Deeper Called “Radio-frequency identification, “or “RFID,” the device consists of a miniaturized radio transponder that when interrogated by a RFID “reader” sends identifying information to that reader, usually a coded number that is interpreted as whatever identity of person is assigned to the implant. Far from the conspiracy theory systems that allow satellites to observe and report on the location and movement of people with implants, for the device…
A Brief History On August 24, 1743, the army of Sweden surrendered to the Russians at Helsinki, effectively ending The War of the Hats. (We have previously discussed odd names for wars, battles and weapons, as well as riots.) Digging Deeper This particular war actually had nothing to do with hats, as in coverings for your head, but rather the name of a Swedish political party that sought to regain Swedish lands lost to Russia during the Great Northern War. As with many wars, the country that started this one, Sweden, was ultimately sorry they had done so, as Sweden…
A Brief History Fantasy fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Three Thousand Years of Longing on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 7:00 PM at Cedar Lee Theatre at 2163 Lee Road in Cleveland Heights, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://uareleasingscreenings.com/3000YRSHH24. 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 Three Thousand Years of Longing, Dr. Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is…
A Brief History Supernatural slasher film fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Candyman on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 7:30 PM at Cinemark At Valley View & XD in Valley View, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://gofobo.com/HHCANDYMAN. 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 Oscar® winner Jordan Peele unleashes a fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend: Candyman. Filmmaker Nia…
