A Brief History On October 7, 1996, Fox News Channel debuted on cable, later to become the most watched of the cable news networks. Fox was late to the party, with CNN starting the cable news craze in 1980. MSNBC, the #2 cable news outlet, also launched in 1996, and Newsmax premiered in 2014 as a major player. Many other financial, sports and specialty news channels are also available on cable. Digging Deeper Prior to the ascendancy of cable news, network TV news was king, starting with 15 minute broadcasts and in 1963 moving to the 30 minute format. Before…
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A Brief History On October 6, 1927, The Jazz Singer opened in theaters and began a new era in movie going by becoming the first major motion picture to feature synchronized music, singing and speech, ending the “Silent Movie” era. Digging Deeper Some of the other advancements in movie technology that we believe are worthy of mention include: In 1898, Englishman Robert Paul invented a way to greatly reduce the flicker in movies with a new projector. Widescreen Movies debuted in 1927 but hit their stride in the 1950s to combat inroads made by television. Color movies were clumsily attempted…
A Brief History On October 5, 1926, a former self described “Satanic Priest” turned Dominican lay tertiary, died at the age of 85 and was entombed in glass, dressed in the regalia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Digging Deeper Born in Southern Italy in 1841 to a wealthy Catholic family, Bartolo Longo went to college to become a lawyer, and was radicalized as a nationalist against the Church, turning to Satanism and being ordained as a Satanic priest. By 1871, Longo had reverted to Catholicism and became a lay leader…
A Brief History On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched its first satellite to achieve orbit around the Earth, Sputnik 1, marking the beginning of the space age. Digging Deeper The world marveled while the 184 pound satellite circled 134 to over 500 miles above and emitted a radio “beeping” signal that even amateur radio buffs could monitor. Americans were chagrined that the Soviets could “beat” the US into space. The Soviets continued to beat the Americans with the first living mammal in space, a dog named Laika in November of 1957, then the first human in space that also…
A Brief History On October 3, 1683, Shi Lang, a naval commander representing the Qing Dynasty of China took the surrender of Tywan on the island of Taiwan. Almost four centuries later, mainland China is still threatening Taiwan, with no sign of rapprochement Digging Deeper Ever since the Communists took over in 1949, the Chinese Nationalists that fled to Taiwan have claimed to be the legal government of China and the Communists have wanted to take over Taiwan. Rumors of Chinese plans to invade Taiwan remain, with China boasting 1.4 billion people and a military of just over two million…