A Brief History Black comedy neo-noir western fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Vengeance on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 7:00 PM at Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/VENGHISTORY27. 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 Vengeance, a brilliant dark comedy, written and directed by B.J. Novak (The Office), features a stellar ensemble cast,…
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A Brief History On July 18, 1806, a powder magazine exploded accidentally at Birgu, Malta, creating massive damage to the military and civilian infrastructure nearby and killing at least 200 people. Such accidental explosions have often taken place throughout the history of gunpowder and other explosives, and today we take a look at 10 of those memorable events. (“Gunpowder” includes black powder, the original explosive and propellant, as well as modern “smokeless” nitro based powders and modern explosives.) Digging Deeper USS Maine, 1898 We list this disaster first, because of the battle cry, “Remember the Maine!” How could we forget? …
A Brief History Today, July 15, 2022, we remember the long and influential history of exploration. Digging Deeper This playlist presents a collaboration between several history themed YouTube channels. The preceding videos have covered just some aspects of the history of exploration. It is our hope that you will feel motivated to learn more! Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: What video did you enjoy the most from this playlist? If you liked this article and would like to receive notification of new articles, please feel welcome to subscribe to History and Headlines by liking us on Facebook and…
A Brief History On July 12, 2022, we acknowledge that we finally got around to trying the gourmet coffee offered by Coffee Brand Coffee. As someone who drinks at least a pot of coffee each day, coffee is an incredibly important part of my life. After growing up drinking coffee with cream and sugar, and then with only cream, the quality of the coffee was masked and did not matter so much. After switching to drinking black coffee, a whole new world of discerning the quality of the coffee was discovered and became a critical part of my choice of…
A Brief History On July 11, 2016, we ran an article we called Scumbag of the Year Awards (First Half) 2016. Today, we take another look at this sordid subject with an eye on the first half of 2022. Sadly, three is no lack of subjects for this article, though for brevity reasons we limit our list to only a few particularly egregious offenders. Feel free to tell us those other scumbags you think belong on this list. Digging Deeper Vladimir Putin, Dictator of Russia and War Criminal Vladimir Putin, narcissistic megalomaniac dictator of Russia, ordered the invasion of neighboring…