Browsing: November 7

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 7th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 7, 921, the Treaty of Bonn was signed by two Frankish kings, Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler. On November 7, 1492, the same year that Christopher Columbus made his epic voyage to the New World, a large meteor fell on the town of Ensisheim, Alsace, Austria, in what is now France. On November 7, 1775, in an announcement…

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A Brief History On November 7, 1983, the United States Capitol building was bombed by a female left wing group calling themselves the Armed Resistance Unit. Digging Deeper No people were injured or killed in this act of terror, an act mirrored by bombings by the same group at Fort Lesley J. McNair and the Washington Navy Yard, both in Washington, D.C., although on different days.  The point of contention of the radical group was the US involvement in the invasion of Grenada and US military occupation in Lebanon.  The group also planned to murder Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of…

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A Brief History On November 7, 921, the Treaty of Bonn was signed by two Frankish kings, Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler.  Once more, as we have noted in other articles, kings and other leaders have had some pretty goofy names. Digging Deeper Henry got his moniker, “The Fowler,” because of his affinity for hunting birds, and was said to be fixing his bird catching nets when a messenger found him to tell him he had become King of East Francia.  The other party to this Germanic treaty was King Charles III of West Francia, known better as Charles…

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A Brief History On November 7, 2018, movie fans in the United States have only two more days to wait for the next movie in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo cinematic series, this time The Girl in the Spider’s Web.  The first film landed an Oscar (Academy Award) for Best Film Editing and other nominations for Academy Awards and was well received by critics and audiences.  This time around, we have a new star in the title role and a different director (Fede Álvarez), but not to worry, in our estimation this new film based on the Millennium novel…

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A Brief History On November 7, 1980, a supernatural horror film titled The Boogeyman was released to theaters in the United States of America. Digging Deeper As we grow, so do our fears and anxieties. Somehow, they seem to morph over time with our personalities. History has shown us how powerful fear can truly be. Tyrannical leaders, such as Ivan IV, Maximilien Robespierre, and Adolf Hitler have ruled and conquered countless countries through the power of fear. We can also learn about the power of fear through our own lives and experiences. Many fear natural thoughts such as spiders, heights, and fire.…

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