A Brief History Hello, everyone! I am Dr. Zar. Today, I wish all of my family, friends, colleagues, students, and subscribers a Happy New Year, Bonne année, and Frohes neues Jahr! Digging Deeper To learn more about some notable events that happened on this day in history, please visit the category for today’s day on our website: https://www.historyandheadlines.com/category/january/january-1/. You can also watch a brief overview of these events in a video on our YouTube channel. Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: What are you most looking forward to in 2022? Also, do you have a New Year’s resolution that…
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A Brief History On New Year’s Eve of 2021, we look back on some of the best videos published by various history themed YouTube channels from 2021. Digging Deeper Please watch the playlist below for a sample of the best history themed YouTube videos of 2021. Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: What is your favorite video from the playlist above? For an archive of past best of history YouTube playlists, please see the table below: If you liked this article and would like to receive notification of new articles, please feel welcome to subscribe to History and Headlines…
A Brief History On December 31, 2021, we take a look back at the year that is just ending, with no particular reason for optimism. The pandemic continued, political division in the United States remained high, (as always) many significant people died, and some of my favorite television shows were cancelled! (Obviously we are only scratching the surface of our selected topics, so feel free to make your own comments and observations about 2021 to expand the “big picture.”) Former President Trump got booted from Twitter! Yes, and the weather sucked, too. Digging Deeper Late breaking bad news: Terrible wildfire…
A Brief History This article presents a table of the most influential people in history with links to our recommended articles, books, and video biographies of these people. The table is organized in chronological order as best as we can as the exact dates of some ancient people’s lives remain unknown. It is our belief that every educated person of high school level or higher should be familiar with the lives of these influential people. Digging Deeper Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Who do you think is the most influential person in history and why? If you liked…
A Brief History This article lists films for which we have seen advance screenings. Digging Deeper Advance Screening Archive Our Reviews of Other Movies That We Did Not Advance Screen Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Have you ever attended an advance screening? 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 becoming one of our patrons! Your readership is much appreciated! Historical Evidence For more information, please see… Advance Movie Screenings Allied Integrated Marketing The Owens Group