Browsing: June 13

A Brief History Today, June 13, 2014, the latest cinematic version of Godzilla is being released in China after having already been released throughout Europe and the Americas in May 2014.  In less than half of a month, the film grossed over $300 million around the world and its release in China is sure to add to this incredible profit.  In celebration of this film’s success, our sister site, Fact Fiend, has produced several intriguing articles concerning various fascinating facts about Godzilla’s long cinematic journey.  The outstanding author of these fun articles, Karl Smallwood, has also produced a couple similar entries for our parent…

A Brief history On June 13, 1525, former Roman Catholic friar Martin Luther broke church rules and married Katharina von Bora, a nun.  Obviously, this marriage was a great scandal and was part of the schism that resulted in the formation of the Protestant portion of the Christian religious groups.  Weddings can sometimes be scandalous, notorious, infamous, or just downright weird, and the marriage that comes after the wedding can be just as goofy.  Here we list 10 of those.  (On April 9 we have a list of “10 Unpopular and Weird Weddings.”  Please see that list to check if…

A Brief History On June 13, 1893, President Grover Cleveland was only a few months into his second term when he went to his doctor to complain of soreness and a rough patch in his mouth.  The doctor determined the President had a tumor in his mouth and removal of the tumor would be the appropriate medical action. Digging Deeper Removal of the tumor would entail removing a large piece of Cleveland’s upper jaw, but secrecy was the word of the day and the surgery took place on a yacht sailing off Long Island to keep it from the public. …