A Brief History On this day, July 25, 2014, Universal Pictures releases Lucy in theaters in the United States of America. The film stars 29-year-old superstar Scarlett Johansson in the titular role. Here is the first edition of what could be an annual list of the current hottest young actresses gracing big and small screens alike. For the purpose of this list, by “young”, I am including women who portrayed girls. Also, as a 34-year-old myself, anyone who is younger than I am is considered “young” by me! Moreover, by “hottest”, I do not necessarily mean “most attractive”. Yes, these are all…
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A Brief History On July 25, 1969, President Nixon declared the “Nixon Doctrine,” stating that from this point on Asian countries were expected to defend themselves rather than rely on the US to defend them. This policy began the pathetic process of “Vietnamization” of the Viet Nam War, turning over responsibility for the war to South Viet Nam. Presidents have been declaring “doctrines” all the way back to James Monroe. Here we list 10 of those presidential doctrines. Whether or not they were/are a good idea is for you to decide. Digging Deeper 10. Monroe. The original policy labeled a…
A Brief History On July 24, 1814, British forces under Phineas Riall marched to the Niagara River to halt an American force from invading Canada. The War of 1812 is misunderstood by many Americans, with most Americans assuming the US won the war, when the truth is much more like a tie at best. The British never intended to conquer the US, as they were busy with Napoleon and bigger issues than the US. The war was more about a punitive expedition by the British. The final battle, after the war was over, in New Orleans was an American victory…
A Brief History On July 23, 1903, the Ford Motor Company sold its first car. For some reason many Americans are under the impression that Henry Ford invented the automobile and that Ford was the first brand of cars. Although Ford got into the business early in the industry’s infancy, he was far from the first. These sort of misunderstandings, myths, and mistakes fill our minds and our history books. We are listing 10 such erroneous “facts” to help set things straight. Digging Deeper 10. Thomas Jefferson Freed His Slaves When He Died. Hardly. Jefferson owned hundreds of slaves and…
A Brief History On July 22, 2014, Franka Potente celebrated her 40th birthday. This German actress, probably unknown to most American movie viewers, has appeared in a few relatively significant English-speaking roles. Digging Deeper The following article will also name other relative unknowns as well as great movie stars in a concise reference list. The glue that binds them together is the fact that they were all born German-speaking in either Germany, Austria or Switzerland and later starred in English or American movies. For the purposes of this article, neither American actresses born to German parents, such as Kirsten Dunst…