Browsing: September 13

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 13th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 13, 1848, a Vermont railroad worker suffered a bizarre injury when a 3-foot metal rod went right through his head and proceeded to land 80 feet away. On September 13, 1848, a railroad worker was skewered with an iron rod over an inch in diameter. On September 13, 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia and their commander, Robert E. Lee,…

A Brief History On September 13, 1987, two thieves took advantage of a guard being absent from an abandoned Brazilian hospital site to help themselves to whatever they could scavenge.  The men made the blunder of taking a 3.3-ounce capsule of caesium chloride, a highly radioactive substance used in radiation therapy. Digging Deeper The same night of the theft, the thieves exhibited signs of radiation poisoning.  Visiting a local clinic, they were diagnosed with radiation sickness.  About three days after the theft, the thieves opened the capsule and picked out some of the glowing blue substance inside. The thieves sold…

A Brief History On September 13, 1977, American automotive giant General Motors made one of the epic blunders of its long business history when it introduced the Oldsmobile Diesel engine, a lame attempt to quickly gain an advantage in the race to improve the miles per gallon performance of its cars in order to compete with more fuel-efficient foreign cars. Digging Deeper Produced from 1978 to 1985, the General Motors automotive diesel engine was not a true diesel built from the ground up as a rugged and reliable oil burner, but hastily adapted 6 and 8 cylinder gasoline engines made…

A Brief History Biographical drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Silent Twins on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 7:00 PM at Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10 at 1345 SOM Center Road in Mayfield Heights, Ohio!  For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/TWINSHISTORY13.  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 The Silent Twins stars Letitia Wright (BLACK PANTHER) and Tamara Lawrance…

A Brief History On September 13, 2019, we “celebrate” another Friday the 13th, the legendary bad luck spooky day, a day so scary an iconic motion picture franchise is based on its name!  Just a note to make this year’s edition of Friday the 13th a little scarier, tonight we will experience a “Harvest Moon,” an event that has not coincided with a Friday the 13th since the year 2000.  Oh boy, does this mean we have to deal with werewolves and vampires as well as general bad luck?  At least we will be able to see with the light…