A Brief History On September 6, 2013, ivory poachers in Africa poisoned and killed 41 elephants at the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. The WWF reports about 20,000 elephants are killed illegally each year in Africa by poachers, out of a world wide total of only 415,000 African elephants. Incredibly, in 1930 there were about 10 million wild elephants in Africa! Digging Deeper Despite strict anti-poaching laws, poaching takes a terrible toll on many types of animals. There may be about 30,000 Rhinos left in Africa, of which only 6000 are Black Rhinos, which numbered over 100,000 as recently as…
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 5th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 5, 1698, Czar Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great) enacted a tax on beards. On September 5, 1698, Czar Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great) enacted a tax on beards. (NOTE: The link in the date for this entry leads to a different article than the other mention to this same event above.) On September 5, 1725, Louis…
A Brief History On September 5, 1980, the Gotthard Road Tunnel from Uri Canton to Airolo in Switzerland opened for travel, at the time the longest highway tunnel in the world at 10.5 miles long. Today, we look at some other real and fictional tunnels: Digging Deeper The Channel Tunnel, or, “Chunnel,” connecting France and England with an under the sea section of 23.5 of its 31 mile length. The Time Tunnel, a TV show from 1966 to 1967, featuring two lost time travelers going from one historical adventure to another. The Delaware Aqueduct, the longest tunnel in the world,…
A Brief History Drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see A Million Miles Away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 11:00AM at Regal Crocker Park Stadium 16 & IMAX, 30147 Detroit Rd., Westlake, OH 44145! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://amazonscreenings.com/MILLIONHH9. 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 Inspired by the real-life story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández, A Million…
A Brief History Focus Features’ My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 in conjunction with Blu-Tique Micro-Wedding Venue are hosting a contest for Ohio couples to win “Free Elopement Weddings” (taking place Wednesday, September 6, 2023) to help kick off the celebration of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, opening in theaters on Friday, September 8th, 2023. Digging Deeper The FREE Elopement Weddings will take place Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Blu-Tique Micro-Wedding Venue (located inside Blu-Tique Hotel, 1 South Main St., Akron, Ohio 44308 in Downtown Akron). The contest is open to newly engaged couples. To be considered for a chance to win a FREE Elopement…