A Brief History On August 6, 1917, future actor, composer, and singer Robert Mitchum was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mitchum would live nearly to age 80 despite being a heavy smoker his entire adult life, with lung cancer and emphysema eventually doing him in. In honor of one of my favorite actors of all time and in a plea to all cigarette smokers out there to quit this life shortening habit, we list 10 Songs with the Word Cigarette(s) in the Lyrics. There are a bajillion of them, including several by Frank Sinatra, The Kinks, Blue Oyster Cult, the Cranberries,…
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A Brief History On August 5, 1901, Irish track and field athlete Peter O’Connor set the official long jump record at 24’ 11 ¾”, recognized by the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) a record for that event in 1912, when the event was first recognized with an official record. Prior to this momentous occasion, the “world record” in the long jump was unofficial, although of course people did keep track of such things. O’Connor’s record stood for an amazing 20 years, and he had previously set unofficial world records before this mighty leap. Here we list 10 of the…
A Brief History This article presents a calendar of historical paranormal events that allegedly occurred in August! Please click on the dates below to learn more information about that date’s paranormal history. Digging Deeper August 2, 1343: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman (Pirate) Scorned! (Or her Ghost!) August 2, 2017: Your Chance to Preview The Dark Tower August 3, 2017: Dark Tower Review, Stephen King Brought to the Big Screen August 7, 2017: Your Chance to Preview Annabelle: Creation On August 13, 2019, we went and saw the latest horror movie from Hollywood, the movie version of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories…
A Brief History On August 4, 1821, little Louis Vuitton was born in Anchay (Jura region), France, to a family of tradesmen and farmers. Yet, he would grow up to be the esteemed trunk designer of Empress Eugenie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III. Digging Deeper Vuitton left home at the age of 13 (his parents had died prior to this move) and took the nearly 300 mile hike to Paris. Homeless, Louis sought work in the industrial revolution he found in Paris, and got a job in a box making factory. Box making then was not the automated assembly…
A Brief History On August 3, 2017, we are happy to report on our screening (last night) of the new major motion picture, The Dark Tower, a film adaptation of the book series (8 novels from 1982 to 2012) by Horror Maven Stephen King. As fans of Stephen King’s books and movies, this film was a must see, and we recommend it for all Stephen King fans and even those unfamiliar with the Dark Tower series. Digging Deeper King is perhaps the best known horror writer in the world today, and the reason for that is because his stories are…