A Brief History Black-and-white coming of age comedy-drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Belfast on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7:00 PM at Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/BELFASTHISTORY. 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 Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh, Belfast is a poignant story of love,…
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A Brief History Today, October 22, 2021, we remember the long and influential history of Imperial China. 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 Imperial China. 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…
A Brief History On October 21, 1944, the Soviet Red Army was steamrolling the German army on the Eastern Front, reaching the town of Nemmersdorf, where heartless Soviets massacred at least 74 ethnic Germans, and for good measure slaughtered another 50 French and Belgians being held by the Germans as POW’s. Digging Deeper We have previously discussed why we think the Soviets were not the knights in shining armor trying to deliver a sort of worker’s utopia to the masses, notably our article “10 Atrocious Atrocities Allegedly Arranged by the Soviet Union.” For that matter, the Russia of today that…
A Brief History Psychological horror fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Last Night in Soho on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM at AMC Ridge Park Square 8 in Brooklyn, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/HISTORYNIGHT26. 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 In acclaimed director Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able…
A Brief History On October 18, 2021, we take the time to offer our review of another historical account by Stephen Dando-Collins, an Australian writer who has written extensively on the subject of Ancient Rome (at least 44 books of all types so far). Obviously, with publishers willing to print such a huge volume of work, there must be some kind of quality and talent at work in Dando-Collins’ writing, and we find this to be true. Previously we reviewed Conquering Jerusalem (2021) by the same author and found the book to be particularly engaging. Constantine at the Bridge is…