A Brief History Action thriller film fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Hunter Killer on Monday, October 22, 2018 at 7:00 PM at AMC Westwood in Rocky River, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to LionsgateScreenings.com and enter the code DoubleHH. This pass is valid for up to two 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 Hunter Killer, the Russian President is captured by his own Defense Minister at a…
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A Brief History On September 30, 1915, the aviation world achieved a milestone of sorts when the first incident of a combat airplane being shot down by ground fire took place over Serbia. A flight of 3 German Farman 2 man airplanes attacked the Military Technical Institute in the Serbian town of Kragujevac, dropping 45 small bombs on the Serbians. Serbia had their own surprise waiting, with one of the world’s first anti-aircraft artillery units based on the ground defending that location. A lucky shot from a Serbian cannon achieved a direct hit on one of the Farmans and shot…
A Brief History On September 29, 1990, the prototype jet fighter plane designated YF-22 Raptor, built by a powerful consortium of American airplane manufacturers, Lockheed, Boeing, and General Dynamics, made its maiden flight. The F-22 stealth fighter program was designed to give our Air Force the finest and stealthiest fighter jet ever built, and of course, this complexity came at a price both in time and money. At the time of its first flight, the YF-22 was still known as the “Lightning II” in memory of the World War II workhorse, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Its name was officially changed…
A Brief History On September 28, 2018, the 4th Thursday in September, we celebrate National Brave Day. We take this opportunity to discuss what exactly is courage, bravery, valor, any of the synonyms for doing brave things or having the quality to act in the face of danger or highly distasteful consequences. We will discuss some ways to define bravery/courage, some brave people, and of course how to celebrate National Brave Day. Digging Deeper Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines “brave” as “having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage” in its…
A Brief History On September 26, 1983, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and their allies versus the United States and their allies nearly erupted into full blown nuclear Armageddon when the early warning system employed by the Soviet military falsely reported the launch of United States Air Force Minuteman ICBM’s. The only thing standing between mutual nuclear annihilation and continuing the strained peace was the critical thinking and decisions made by a single officer of the Soviet Air Defense Forces who correctly gambled the alarm was a false alarm and that initiating automatic massive nuclear counter-strikes was not…