A Brief History On October 4, 1993, Russian Army tanks bombarded the Russian parliament, incredibly in the capital of the second most powerful country on Earth.  While we were tempted to try other titles, such as “Tanks, but No Tanks,” or “Tanks for the Memories,” or even “Tanks A Lot!” the main point of this cautionary tale is “Could it happen here?” Digging Deeper In 1989, Beijing, China, was the site of another tanks vs. protestors battle in what we call the “Tiananmen Square Massacre.”  China was the third most powerful country and is currently the second most powerful economic…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 3rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 3, 1283, Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, became the first nobleman executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered. 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. On October 3, 1919, Adolfo Luque, born in Cuba in 1890, became the first Latin American major…

A Brief History On October 3, 1986, Vince DiMaggio died, the eldest of the three DiMaggio brothers of major league baseball, the others being Dom and the most famous, Joltin’ Joe. Digging Deeper Joe DiMaggio is of course one of the all-time greats, while Dom was pretty good, making seven All Star teams, while Vince was more average.  All three played center field.  Are these brothers the best in baseball history?  We list a few other brother sets for you to pick from out of the 275 sets of brothers in MLB history. Paul and Lloyd Waner, the second pair…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 2nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 2, 1187, one of history’s most significant sieges ended: The Siege of Jerusalem in which Saladin captured Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule. On October 2, 1789, President George Washington sent to the States for ratification a list of Amendments to the Constitution, a list we now refer to as “The Bill of Rights.” On October 2, 1864, US…

A Brief History On October 2, 2023, Americans celebrate National Name Your Car Day.  A tradition since before the 1990 inaugural “holiday” for naming cars, one poll indicates about 40% of Americans name their car. Digging Deeper We name our children, pets, boats, and sometimes homes or even body parts, but cars have a special place in the hearts of Americans.  Sometimes a “love-hate” relationship, at least according to Adam Sandler!  Female names account for a majority of car names, although some famous ones had male names, such as The General Lee, Herbie, and Kit, all from TV or movies.…