A Brief History On December 31, 2021, we take a look back at the year that is just ending, with no particular reason for optimism. The pandemic continued, political division in the United States remained high, (as always) many significant people died, and some of my favorite television shows were cancelled! (Obviously we are only scratching the surface of our selected topics, so feel free to make your own comments and observations about 2021 to expand the “big picture.”) Former President Trump got booted from Twitter! Yes, and the weather sucked, too. Digging Deeper Late breaking bad news: Terrible wildfire…
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A Brief History On December 17, 2021, former police officer Kimberly Potter took the witness stand in her own defense at her trial for first-degree manslaughter (among other charges) for shooting Daunte Wright during an attempt to arrest him. Potter mistakenly drew her service pistol instead of her TASER gun and shot Wright as he attempted to flee the scene with another officer hanging from the vehicle Wright was driving. The Potter/Wright case is just another in the string of high profile police use of force cases that have been sensationalized and misrepresented in the media and political forums in…
A Brief History Biographical sports drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see American Underdog on Monday, December 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD in Valley View, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://www.lionsgatescreenings.com and enter the code: HHAU. 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 American Underdog tells the inspirational true story of Kurt Warner…
A Brief History Science fiction action fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Matrix Resurrections on Monday, December 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM at Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/HistoryandHeadlines and then send an email to rsvpmoviescle@gmail.com with the subject “The Matrix Resurrections Advance Screening.” In your email message, be sure to include a screenshot showing that you are subscribed to our YouTube channel and also answer the following question: “Why are you the Ultimate…
A Brief History Coming-of-age drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Tender Bar on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 7:00 PM at Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://amazonscreenings.com/HISTORYTENDER16. 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 The Tender Bar, a neighborhood pub in Manhasset, Long Island, becomes a second home for a fatherless…