A Brief History Psychological black comedy thriller fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Saltburn on Monday, November 20, 2023 at 7:00PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD, 6001 Canal Rd., Valley View, OH 44125! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://amazonscreenings.com/SALTHHVV20. 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 In Saltburn, Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) brings…
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 16th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 16, 1857, during the battle known as Second Relief of Lucknow, British soldiers earned 24 Victoria Cross medals in a single day, the most in British history. On November 16, 1871, the National Rifle Association received its charter from the State of New York, starting a long and distinguished history as a major force in encouraging marksmanship by Americans as…
A Brief History On November 16, 1857, during the battle known as the Second Relief of Lucknow, British soldiers earned 24 Victoria Cross medals in a single day, the most in British history. Digging Deeper Lucknow, the capital of the Oudh, now called Awadh, province of India, housed a British settlement. The area was administered by the British East India Company, a situation distasteful to the local Indians. The 1857 Indian Rebellion, May 1857 to November 1858, saw rebellion against the East India Company. Lucknow, defended by 1,729 troops, was beset by 5,000 Sepoys, Indian soldiers that had been working…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 15th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 15, 1280, St. Albertus Magnus died, after having reportedly built an android and discovered the philosopher’s stone, but according to the faithful his body did not deteriorate and according to Mary Shelley, his writings influenced mad scientist Victor Frankenstein! On November 15, 1914, the pre-National Football League professional football world was saddened by the death of a seasoned pro, Center…
A Brief History On November 15, 1968, the Cleveland Transit System of Cleveland, Ohio linked downtown with the metro airport, becoming the first city in the western hemisphere to link its downtown and its main airport by rapid transit. Digging Deeper CTS ran the buses and the Rapid Transit electric trains in Cleveland, linking the East and West sides of the city and its inner suburbs with the downtown area. Later, CTS would become the Regional Transit Authority. Despite jokes about its burning river and the “Mistake on the Lake,” and of course the recent history of alleged pro football, Cleveland…