A Brief History On October 27, 939, King Æthelstan of England died, the throne then going to his half-brother, Edmund I. Digging Deeper This year, 2022, King Charles III has ascended the throne of the United Kingdom, the first royal succession in Britain since Queen Elizabeth II became monarch in 1952. Long before either of these esteemed individuals, Æthelstan was the first English monarch to become King of ALL of England, though various subsections of England had had kings for centuries. Prior to attaining the title, King of the English in 927, Æthelstan had been King of the Anglo Saxons…
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A Brief History On October 26, 1943, the aptly named Dornier Do 335 Pfeil, or Arrow, made its first flight. Sleek and menacing looking, this unique fighter had an engine and propeller on both the front and the back of the fuselage and had the performance to match its appearance. Digging Deeper Today, we offer you a list of candidates for the meanest looking plane of World War II, but feel free to add your own choice. Bell P-39 Airacobra Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Dornier Do 335 Pfeil Junkers Ju-87 Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe…
A Brief History Period drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Armageddon Time on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 7:00PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD on 6001 Canal Rd. in Valley View, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/ARMTIMEHH3VV. 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 acclaimed filmmaker James Gray, Armageddon Time is a deeply personal reflection…
A Brief History On October 21, 2022, another blockbuster film in the DC Extended Universe is being released to the American public, and after spending $200 million on the budget and providing a tantalizing series of commercials and trailers we have to think the movie will be a big success at the box office. Digging Deeper Right off the bat, we will address some criticisms leveled by other reviewers. (We got to see the film in advance on October 19, 2022.) First of all, the not quite adherence to the comic book storyline, including changing the ethnicity of some characters. …
A Brief History Superhero fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Black Adam on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 7:00PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD on 6001 Canal Rd. in Valley View, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://wbtickets.com/BLKADMHHCIN19. 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. NOTE: Tickets are very limited for this Highly Exclusive Giveaway! Digging Deeper Dwayne Johnson is…