Browsing: October 12

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 12th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 12, 1216, King John of England lost his crown jewels! On October 12, 1216, King John of England capped off what had to be one of the least glorious chapters in the history of Britain by losing his crown jewels. On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus, the Italian adventurer sailing into the unknown in the name of the Spanish Crown,…

A Brief History On October 12, 1973, soon to be disgraced President Richard Nixon nominated US Representative Gerald Ford to replace Vice President Agnew who had resigned due to a criminal scandal.  Ford became Vice President without having run for that office, and in August of 1974 he ascended to the presidency, the only US President not elected either President or Vice President. Digging Deeper Ford was born Leslie King, Jr., in Nebraska in 1913, but his parents divorced less than a year later, and Ford’s name was changed when his mother remarried.  A graduate of the University of Michigan…

A Brief History On October 12, 2021, we finally got around to screening the latest film of the Saw horror movie franchise, the ninth movie of the series, Spiral: From the Book of Saw.  After the other films beat to death (figuratively) the diabolical death contraptions and focused on the victims, this iteration takes a different tack entirely, focusing on the investigating detective as the protagonist. Digging Deeper Played convincingly by Chris Rock, there is nothing funny about his character of Zeke Banks, an outcast cop that earned the enmity of his peers by once turning in a dirty cop. …

A Brief History On October 12, 2020, we had the opportunity to watch a “movie” composite of the web streaming series, When the Streetlights Go On, a Quibi production consisting of 10 episodes, each running several minutes.  Our screening was a continuous playing of the series in the form of a movie.  As with previous Quibi productions, Streetlights is a top quality video with excellent actors, directing and cinematography. Breaking News: On October 21, 2020, news of an imminent shut down of Quibi was broken, and confirmed the next day.  Despite raising a considerable amount of capital for investment (nearly…

A Brief History On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus, the Italian adventurer sailing into the unknown in the name of the Spanish Crown, landed in the Bahamas, the landing that became known as the “discovery” of America (or, “The New World” if you prefer).  We previously used this historic event for an article that questioned whether or not Americans should still celebrate Columbus Day.  Today, in the year 2020, Americans are taking down Confederate related statues and memorials left and right, and have moved on to also targeting anything related to any historical figure that had anything to do with…