A Brief History On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a bold announcement to Congress that the US “should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” Kennedy’s bold plan was later proven to be true, as the successful Apollo 11 moon landing took place in 1969. What may surprise you, is that at the time of Kennedy’s announcement, 58% of Americans opposed the idea! Digging Deeper Some other bold presidential plans, promises, and pronouncements have included: 1928: Presidential Candidate Herbert…
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 24th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 24, 1607, 100 English settlers went ashore at a site chosen for the Jamestown Colony, the first permanent English settlement in mainland North America. On May 24, 1626, Peter Minuit, Director of New Netherland, bought the island of Manhattan (in modern day New York City) from Native-Americans for goods valued at 60 guilders, the equivalent of $24. On May 24,…
A Brief History On May 24, 1962, an American Atlas LV-3B rocket blasted off, carrying astronaut Scott Carpenter in his Project Mercury space capsule he had named Aurora 7, the 6th manned space flight in history. Digging Deeper Manned space flight began in April of 1961 when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made his historic trip into orbit, and a month later the Americans launched astronaut Alan Shepard into space, although on a sub-orbital flight. Project Mercury was the NASA answer to the Soviet Vostok manned space capsule, and each Mercury capsule contained a single astronaut. Designed by Belize born engineer…
A Brief History Superhero fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Flash on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 7:00PM 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://wbtickets.com/FLASHHISTORYRC7. 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 Worlds collide in The Flash, the DC Super Hero’s first ever standalone feature film that…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 23rd. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 23, 1701, Scottish Captain William Kidd was hanged in London for piracy and murder. On May 23, 1829, Austrian maker of keyboard instruments, Cyrill Demian, a man of Armenian descent, was granted a patent for his new musical instrument, the Accordion. On May 23, 1901, the Attorney General of Paris, France, received an anonymous note that a woman was being…