A Brief History On March 17, 2023, people around the world, including we at History and Headlines, were saddened to learn of the passing of the talented American actor Lance Reddick of natural causes. Digging Deeper More than an actor, Reddick was an educated man boasting a BM from the Eastman School of Music and an MFA from Yale.  Born in Baltimore in 1962, Reddick became a television and movie actor in 1996, appearing in many film and television productions enjoyed by us, including The Wire, Oz, Lost, Fringe, American Horror Story, Bosch, and Resident Evil, as well as action/adventure…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 22nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 22, 1621, the European (basically British) colonists of Plymouth Colony, a “Pilgrim” venture for displaced religious zealots to find a place to practice their religion in peace, signed a peace treaty with Chief (or “Sachem”) Massasoit of the Wampanoag Native American coalition of tribes that had occupied what is now Massachusetts. On March 22, 1872, the State of Illinois became…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 21st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 21, 630, Emperor Heraclius of the Byzantine Empire returned what he believed to be the “True Cross” (the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified) to Jerusalem to its current place in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. On March 21, 1800, Pius VII was crowned Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in Venice, Italy. On March 21, 1801, French…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 20th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 20, 1852, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s story about an African-American family enslaved in the Antebellum South was published. On March 20, 1922, the USS Langley CV-1 was commissioned as the first American aircraft carrier in the US Navy. On March 20, 1985, 29 year old Libby Riddles from Madison, Wisconsin became the first woman ever to win the…

A Brief History Biographical sports drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Air on Tuesday, April 4, 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/AIRCHISTORYVV4.  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 From award-winning director Ben Affleck, Air reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a…