Browsing: March

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 3rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 3, 1776, the Continental Navy and Continental Marines, the forces that would become the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, conducted the first amphibious operation in US military history when a raid on Nassau in the Bahamas was conducted, known as The Raid on Nassau or sometimes called The Battle of Nassau. On March 2 and 3, 1859,…

A Brief History On March 3, 2005, the “other” country down under became the first modern nation with an all-female leadership cadre when New Zealand elected Margaret Wilson as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. Digging Deeper Wilson, the former Attorney General, joined Prime Minister Helen Clark, Governor General Silvia Cartwright, and Head of State Queen Elizabeth II to round out the all-woman leadership of the country.  New Zealand continued its history making advances for women in politics when in 2022, the nation’s Parliament became female majority. As of 2022, the following countries have a female majority in…

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 This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 2nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 2, 1657, the city of Tokyo, Japan, then known as Edo, suffered a catastrophic fire that lasted 3 days and killed 100,000 Japanese people, a death toll greater than either of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. On March 2 and 3, 1859, the largest sale of African slaves in the United States came to a…

A Brief History On March 2, 1978, space exploration history was made when Vladimír Remek, a pilot, politician, and diplomat from Czechoslovakia became the first person in space that was not Russian or American. Digging Deeper Remek lifted off aboard Soviet space craft Soyuz 28 for an 8-day trip to outer space, heading to the Soviet space station, Salyut 6.  A former pilot in the Czechoslovakian Air Force, Remek was hailed a national hero and even was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal by the USSR.  He parlayed his renown into a career in politics, serving as a…