A Brief History Slasher fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see I Know What You Did Last Summer on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark Valley View 24 + XD, Aud #12, at 6001 Canal RD in Valley View, Ohio 44125! For your chance to get a pair of passes, please go to https://events.sonypictures.com/events/user/screening-info/SUMMERHH16. 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 I Know What…
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A Brief History On July 16, 1935, life for American drivers got just a bit more irritating when the first ever parking meters were installed in Oklahoma City. While Roger Babson was the first to patent a parking meter, the first usable ones were patented by Carl Magee and separately by Oklahoma State University professors Holger George Thuesen and Gerald A. Hale. Digging Deeper Today, we look at some things we wish were never invented. What would you include on this list? Computer pop-up ads, the annoying creation of Ethan Zuckerman in the mid 1990s, who at least apologized to…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 16th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 16, 1439, the Parliament of King Henry VI of England issued a proclamation banning kissing. On July 16, 1862, David Farragut was appointed a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, the first officer to hold that rank. On July 16, 1862, we commemorate the birthday of a significant African-American woman, Ida Wells (who first developed statistics on lynching in…
A Brief History On July 16, 1956, the last “Big Top” circus produced by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ended its run in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and all subsequent circus productions would be held in arenas instead of the giant tents. Digging Deeper PT Barnum’s “Greatest Show on Earth” had merged with The Cooper and Bailey Circus in 1881, then was bought by the Ringling Brothers in 1907. The two circuses operated separately until 1919. In 1944, the circus suffered a tragedy when the Big Top caught on fire in Hartford, Connecticut, resulting in 167 deaths, though this fire…
A Brief History On July 16, 1862, we commemorate the birthday of a significant African-American woman, Ida Wells (who first developed statistics on lynching in the US). In honor of this historic Black American Woman, today we choose to highlight the accomplishments of Eight Great Black American Women, having previously recognized “7 Great Black American Men.” Digging Deeper 1. Michelle Obama, first African American First Lady of the United States. Not only was Michelle Obama the first African American woman to serve as the First Lady of the United States by virtue of being married to President Barack Obama, she…