A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 6th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 6, 1945, Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat were ejected from Chicago’s Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series thereby (allegedly) cursing the Chicago Cubs for at least the next sixty years! On October 6, 1976, the former dictator (Prime Minister) of Thailand, Thanom Kittikachorn, returned to Thailand after he had fled the country in 1973, which…
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A Brief History On October 6, 2007, Jason Lewis, otherwise an English author, completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth under his own muscular power! Other celebrated circumnavigations of the globe were by sail, by airplane, or by a combination of means, but only Lewis accomplished the act by dint of his own body. Digging Deeper Not a stranger to incredible athletic feats of muscle power, Lewis was also the first to cross the United States on inline skates, the first to use pedal power to cross the Pacific Ocean, and with fellow adventurer Stevie Smith the first to cross…
A Brief History Today, we are pleased to announce your chance to be among the first horror film fans in Ohio to see Black Box or The Lie on Monday, October 5, 2020! UNSETTLE IN and join Amazon Studios and Blumhouse TV’s WELCOME TO THE BLUMHOUSE, a collection of spine-chilling thrillers developed and produced with an eye towards original, genre storytelling. The first four films – The Lie, Black Box, Nocturne, and Evil Eye – will be released on Prime Video this October. Please enter to win tickets to the virtual World Premiere of Black Box or The Lie from Amazon Studios and Blumhouse…
A Brief History On October 6, 1994, The Open University of Catalonia headquartered in Barcelona, Spain was established as the first new and fully online university. Today, continuous learning is no longer a personal whim, but a requirement of time. Fortunately, you don’t have to go to college to get an online education. Online courses allow you to continuously receive new knowledge. The Pro-Papers team will tell you about all the advantages and disadvantages of such an online education. Digging Deeper Today, more and more people are studying online: taking courses, learning new programs, and even changing their profession. Technology is…
A Brief History On October 6, 2017, we await another weekend of NFL football while President Trump and the country wait with bated breath, waiting to see what kind of protest the NFL players will or will not participate in prior to or during the National Anthem. Digging Deeper Originally meant to protest police brutality and the wanton murder of Black men by the Police across the USA, somehow that message has gotten lost in malarkey about free speech and Constitutional Rights. POLICE ARE NOT MURDERING BLACK MEN ACROSS THE USA! People that fear the police are generally ones that…