A Brief History On May 14, 1900, the athletic competition known as “the World Amateur championship” opened at the Paris Exposition Universelle, a World’s Fair held in Paris from April to November of 1900, one of several French hosted Expositions Universelle over the years. Digging Deeper The events variously known as “world’s fair,” “global exposition,” or “universal exposition,” are major events often hosted by a major city or a country to celebrate all the latest in technology and innovations, a phenomenon first hosted by Bohemia in Prague back in 1791. There have been at least 37 general expositions that could…
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A Brief History On May 14, 2008, one more sports related riot took place in Manchester, England, when fans of the Zenit Football Club of St. Petersburg, Russia, went hand and foot with fans of the Rangers Football Club of Glasgow, Scotland. Digging Deeper During the 2008 UEFA Cup final held near Piccadilly Gardens of Manchester, a failure of a big screen TV that had been set up to allow football fans not in the stadium to watch the match triggered the riot. A crowd of 200,000 Rangers fans had made the trip to Manchester to watch their beloved team,…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 14th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 14, 1796, English scientist Edward Jenner used pus scraped from a cowpox pustule to inoculate his gardener’s son, the first ever vaccine used. On May 14, 1816, romantically linked English authors Mary Godwin and Percy Shelley arrived at Geneva, Switzerland. On May 14, 1878, the town of Salem, Massachusetts, was fittingly (in a way) the scene of the last known…
A Brief History On May 14, 1943, the Australian hospital ship AHS Centaur was torpedoed and sunk by Japanese Imperial Navy submarine I-177. Sadly, 268 of the 332 crew and civilians aboard along with 63 of the 65 Australian Army personnel aboard the ship died. Digging Deeper Centaur was clearly marked in accordance with International Red Cross protocol, painted white and showing large red crosses on the hull. She was also fully illuminated when attacked. Built in Scotland in 1924, Centaur was originally a combination refrigerated cargo and passenger liner that was turned over to the Australian military in 1943…
A Brief History On May 14, 2021, we finally got to watch the latest Angelina Jolie action film, Those Who Wish Me Dead. The film looked really cool on the trailer, and Jolie has been in several action films we enjoyed immensely, so we were anxious and eager to see this flick. Digging Deeper Despite the cynical headline for this article, the movie was ok. Falling short of our high expectations, sure, but still entertaining and kept our interest throughout the 100 minute running time. Acting was generally good, cinematography and special effects were excellent, and the plot was generally…