A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 14th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper March 14, 1757 was a sad, black day in the annals of the Royal Navy for on that day, Admiral Sir John Byng was executed by firing squad on the deck of HMS Monarch. On March 14, 1794, American inventor Eli Whitney patented his greatest invention. On March 14, 1945, a British Lancaster heavy bomber dropped a bomb known as the “Grand…
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A Brief History Neo-noir action thriller fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see John Wick: Chapter 4 on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 7:00PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD, 6001 Canal Rd., Valley View, OH 44125! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://www.lionsgatescreenings.com/HHJW4. 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 John Wick: Chapter 4, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) uncovers…
A Brief History On March 14, 1982, an 11 kilogram bomb went off at the office of the African National Congress in London, England. The explosion that occurred at 9 am local time, did not kill anyone, but the considerable blast smashed windows as far as 400 meters away. Obviously, the human damage could have been much worse. ANC voluntary worker, Vernet Mbatha, a caretaker, was the only person injured. He had been sleeping in an apartment above the offices. Digging Deeper The ANC is currently the governing political party of the Republic of South Africa, a country that was…
A Brief History On March 14, 2019, we celebrate another National Learn About Butterflies Day, but unfortunately, we cannot tell you the origin of this most colorful holiday. What we can do, is give you a bunch of facts about butterflies, perhaps the daintiest of all insects. Hopefully we will learn something about butterflies by doing the research, and you will learn something about butterflies by reading this article. If you are truly worthy of this holiday, you will then pass on your new knowledge or at least share this article to spread the word about our colorful little friends. …
A Brief History On March 14, 1988, the earliest known reference to Pi Day was declared by physicist Larry Shaw at the San Francisco Exploratorium (a science museum along the lines of the Ontario Science Center in Toronto or the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland). Unlike many of the so called “National” or “International” days of the year listed as dedicated to a particular thing or activity, we at least have some of the origin story for this one. Digging Deeper Celebrating the numerical ratio of “Pi,” a mathematical constant, the relationship between the diameter/radius of a circle and…
