Browsing: October 3

A Brief History Thomas “Tom” S. Newman (October 10, 1851 – October 3, 1930) was the former Mayor of Ashland, Kentucky. He also operated Tom Newman’s clothing store, which operated at the north side of Greenup, between 15th and 16th Streets. It operated a row-in business in the Flood of 1884.[1] Digging Deeper Newman was a supporter of U. S. President William McKinley.[2] T. S. Newman Tom Newman’s Dry Goods row-in service during the Ohio River Flood of 1884 10th Mayor of Ashland, Kentucky In office January 1, 1894 – November 9, 1897 Preceded by J. C. Whitten Succeeded by W. A. Ginn Personal details Born…

A Brief History On October 3, 1919, Adolfo Luque, born in Cuba in 1890, became the first Latin American major league baseball player to play in a World Series.  Dolf, as he was called, pitched for the Cincinnati Reds, had a long major league career, playing from 1914 to 1935.  Although “non-white” players were excluded from the major leagues at the time (until 1947), Dolf and other Hispanic players with particularly light skin and especially blue eyes passed the criteria for being “white” and were allowed to play.  Luque posted a good major league pitching record of 194 wins against…

A Brief History Superhero film fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Venom on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark in Valley View, Ohio!  For your chance to get a pass, log on to SonyScreenings.com/Redeem and enter the code VenomHH83752.  This pass is valid for up to 2 seats.  Seating is first-come, first-served and is not guaranteed.  You must be with your guest to enter.  Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper   In Venom, a journalist named Eddie Brock has been trying to take down the notorious founder of the…

A Brief History On October 3, 1936, the Director of the Downtown Athletic Club, John Heisman, died at the age of 66, spurring his fellow board members to rename their annual award to the best college football player East of the Mississippi the “Heisman Trophy.”  Did you ever wonder why the premier college football award is named after Heisman?  Rest assured, it is with good reason! Digging Deeper Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1869, of Bavarian (German) immigrants, John was raised in Titusville, Pennsylvania where he became the high school Salutatorian and played on the football team, much to his…

A Brief History On October 3 and 4 of 1993, US Army Special Forces known as Task Force Ranger fought Somali militia men in a frantic battle memorialized in the book (1999) and movie (2001) titled Black Hawk Down. Also known as the First Battle of Mogadishu (obviously more battles were fought there), this action resulted in 18 American soldiers killed and 73 wounded, as well as the death of a Malaysian and a Pakistani soldier allied with the US forces, and 9 of those allied soldiers wounded. This clash was the bloodiest battle US troops participated in since the…