A Brief History On October 22, 1910, a murderer named Hawley Crippen became the first person captured via the help of radio to be convicted of a crime. A sort of quack doctor, Crippen worked in homeopathic medicine in the US but was not allowed to practice medicine in England when he moved to London. Digging Deeper Authorities in Canada were alerted via radio that the fugitive was on board an ocean liner and Crippen was arrested on arrival in Canada, the first known instance of an arrest facilitated by radio. Other notable crime fighting firsts include: The first use…
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A Brief History Superhero fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Venom: The Last Dance on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD on 6001 Canal Rd. in Valley View, OH 44125! For your chance to get a pass, please go to https://events.sonypictures.com/screenings/unsecured/main/screeningInfo.jsf?code=VENOMHH22. 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 Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of…
A Brief History Psychological thriller fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Conclave on Monday, October 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Phoenix Theatres Great Northern Mall, 450 Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH 44070! For your chance to get a pass, please go to https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/CONCLAVEH&H. 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 Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 31st. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper By statute enacted on October 31, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson was authorized to take possession of various territories ceded by France to the United States of America in what is known as the Louisiana Purchase. On October 31, 1864, the people of the United States got a big treat in their Halloween basket, the newly minted State of Nevada, the 36th state…
A Brief History Hello, everyone! I am Dr. Zar of History and Headlines and today, October 31, 2023, I wish all of you a Happy Halloween! Digging Deeper As a suggestion for something to watch on this Halloween, I recommend Our Paranormal Podcast #146, co-hosted by a former student of mine, Bryan Mersol. You can learn about paranormal investigating in the United States as some members of Your Paranormal describe their journeys to allegedly haunted locations all the way from Ohio to Nevada and back again. And yes, they also give me a shout out in the video, so it…