A Brief History On March 22, 2024, the fifth movie in the Ghostbusters franchise makes its wide release across the United States, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, a movie featuring some of the original characters and actors from the 1984 smash hit film as well as some of the new crew introduced in the 2021 third edition in the lineal series, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Digging Deeper The big stars from yesteryear, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson are back, along with original characters played by William Atherton, and Annie Potts. Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, and Mckenna Grace form the core…
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A Brief History On March 21, 1801, French forces fought the British outside of Alexandria, Egypt in one of the many epic battles that have taken place at Alexandria over the centuries. Digging Deeper This 1801 battle is one of 13 major engagements fought at or near Alexandria, starting in 169 BC and most recently in 1941. Many cities or locations have been the scene of frequent battles through history, including: Jerusalem is probably the most fought over city in the world, with over 50 attacks on the city starting in 1000 BC when King David captured the place and as…
A Brief History On March 20, 2023, whether we celebrated it or not, the Vernal Equinox marked the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Of course, in the Southern Hemisphere on that day was the passing of Summer into Autumn, making it the Autumnal Equinox for those folks down under. Digging Deeper So, what exactly is the Vernal Equinox? It is the astronomical event when, at 5.24 pm EDT, the Sun is shining directly down on the Equator. When the Sun shines directly on the Equator again, September 22, 2024, it will be the…
A Brief History On March 19, 2008, an astronomical event occurred that resulted in the farthest ever known object able to be seen with the naked human eye. Gamma ray burst GRB 080319B was a burst of light seen from Earth for 30 seconds or so. Digging Deeper While GRB 080319B had a light intensity about 21 quadrillion times brighter than our Sun, the fact that it occurred 7.5 billion light years away made it less than impressive to the casual observer. That this event happened 7.5 billion years ago is a sobering thought. The farthest point in the universe…
A Brief History On March 18, 1974, a concrete sculpture of a nude female called Güzel İstanbul in Karaköy Square, Istanbul, Turkey, was attacked by persons unknown and toppled after much public criticism for its allegedly “obscene” nature. The 4.8 meter tall sculpture was subsequently moved to Yıldız Park and re-erected, although the damage to the sculpture has not been fixed. Digging Deeper It seems people just cannot agree on what is art and what is offensive, and other such instances include: The “Vietnam Veterans Memorial” by Maya Lin, built in 1982, received severe criticism when unveiled, largely for the…