A Brief History On March 5, 2023, Americans celebrate yet another of those strange “National Days” that you may not be aware of, this time, honoring that fabled alcoholic beverage, Absinthe, known as “The Green Fairey.” Digging Deeper Created by French doctor Pierre Ordinaire in the late 18th Century and made with wormwood, anise, fennel, other herbs, and of course, plenty of alcohol, the libation was first intended as a medicinal elixir. Containing a trace amount of a chemical called thujone, Absinthe was reputed to be hallucinogenic, and was banned in the US and most of Europe by 1915. Not…
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 5th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 5, 1496, in the wake of the tremendous news about the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World, King Henry VII of England granted “letters patent” to John Cabot, an Italian sailor and adventurer, along with his sons, to explore the world on behalf of the English Crown. On March 5, 1770, in an incident then known as “The…
A Brief History On March 5, 1946, while speaking at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, uttered the term “Iron Curtain” in reference to the divide between the Soviet led Communist Bloc and the democratic/capitalist Western group of nations led by the United States. The phrase quickly assumed common and pervasive use amongst Westerners as both a derisive and ominous term describing the Communist Bloc. Digging Deeper World War II (1939-1945) had left the world with 2 competing camps of military and political power, the West and the East, the West being the US, UK,…
A Brief History On March 5, 2021, American science fiction action-adventure film Chaos Walking is scheduled to be released in the United States by Lionsgate. For a chance to receive an Atom Ticket for this film, please send an email to admin@historyandheadlines.com with the subject of “Chaos Walking movie pass” as well as a screenshot included with your email showing that you are subscribed to our YouTube channel. The recipients of the passes will be determined in the order emails for this opportunity are received and if the above instructions were followed correctly. Promo codes will be sent via email on…
A Brief History On March 5, 1872, George Westinghouse patented the air brake, a system for use with railroad trains. Prior to his invention, the brakes on trains had to be operated by a brakeman individually turning a large brake wheel on each car. With the Westinghouse system, the engineer could have all the cars in his train brake at the same time, allowing for safer train travel and longer trains. Air brakes also revolutionized the trucking industry, as prior to their adoption the use of trucks in mountainous terrain was rather dangerous. Like many other unsung inventions, air brakes…
