A Brief History Adventure dramedy fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Don’t Make Me Go on Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 7:00PM! For your chance to watch a virtual screening, please log on to http://amazonscreenings.com/DMMGhistoryheadlines. The link is good for the first 50 people who click on it. Digging Deeper In Don’t Make Me Go, when single father Max (John Cho) discovers he has a terminal disease, he decides to try to cram all the years of love and support he will miss with his teenage daughter Wally (Mia Isaac) into the…
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A Brief History On July 4th, 2022, Americans celebrate their Independence Day, a holiday that signifies their freedom. During the month of June 2015, Americans experienced a host of developments in the expansion of this freedom, so we of course featured an article about those changes. In any case, to paraphrase Bob Dylan, the times sure were a-changin’ in June 2015, and here in 2022, those times STILL are a changin’! Digging Deeper Since 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed and it seemed as if the Cold War was over, we have all lived under the belief that nuclear war…
A Brief History On June 27, 1985, US Route 66, known as “The Main Street of America,” was officially taken off the list of US highways. Established in 1926, it was the main road from Chicago to Los Angeles (Santa Monica). Spawning a hit song (by Nat “King” Cole) and a hit television series, this route was the American highway, at least until superseded by the Interstate Highway System. It survives (barely) today in pieces as “State Route 66” in some states and as stretches of a “National Scenic Byway.” We previously discussed “10 Iconic American Things You Do Not…
A Brief History Today, June 17, 2022, we remember the long and influential history of the Middle East. 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 the Middle East. 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…
A Brief History On June 13, 2010, country music singer and actor, as well as sausage impresario, Jimmy Dean, died at the age of 81 while watching television in his Virginia home. Dean sang some notable hit songs, including “Big Bad John,” but he also recorded a not-so-great hit song in 1972, “Who Put the Leaving in Your Eyes.” Over the many decades since people have been recording songs, many of those songs have been about eyes, or had the word “eyes” in the title or prominently featured that particular body part(s) in the lyrics. Today we take a look…