A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 23rd. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 23, 1016, Edmund Ironside was crowned King of England, replacing his father Aethelred the Unready. On April 23, 1348, King Edward III of England proclaimed The Order of the Garter on the feast day of St. George, the Patron Saint of England. On April 23, 1516, the region of Bavaria, a region world famous for their wonderful beer, signed on…
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 22nd. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 22, 1915, the Imperial German Army used chlorine gas in large quantities for the first time at Ypres, in Belgium, targeting French colonial troops. On April 22, 1944, the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II (CBI) was the scene of the first ever use of a helicopter in a combat zone. On April 22, 1944, an Allied “sledge patrol” attacked…
A Brief History Coming-of-age period comedy drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 7:00PM at Cinemark Valley View, 6001 Canal Rd, Valley View, OH 44125! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://lionsgatescreenings.com/MARGHH425. 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 For over fifty years, Judy Blume’s classic Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. has…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 21st. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 21, 1509, King Henry VIII of England ascended to the throne when his father, King Henry VII died. On April 21, 1802, a band of Wahhabis from Najd in central Saudi Arabia attacked the central Iraqi city of Karbala, with the purpose of punishing those Iraqi Muslims for failing to follow the ultra-conservative religious teachings of Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328), a…
A Brief History Science fiction action thriller fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Citadel on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 7:30PM 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/CITADELHH25. 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 Citadel, eight years ago, Citadel fell. The independent global spy agency—tasked to…