A Brief History On October 11, 1932, in the heart of Depression Era Tennessee, little Dorothy Marie Marsh, better known to Country Music fans as “Dottie” West, was born.  Dottie would go on to music history as the first female Country Music singer to earn a Grammy Award in 1965, for her smash hit “Here Comes My Baby Back Again.”  Although West died at the early age of only 58, she left a lasting mark on Country Music and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018, 27 years after her untimely death in an automobile accident.…

A Brief History Epic science fiction fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Dune on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 7:00 PM at Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio!  For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://wbtickets.com/DUNEHEADLINES.  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 A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a young man…

A Brief History (introduction paragraph about what comes after the emergence of Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations) Digging Deeper (a paragraph on the origins of the ancient Israelites) (a paragraph about Moses and the Ten Commandments) (a paragraph about Joshua’s military campaigns) (paragraph about the establishment of the Israel and Judah, including Saul, David, and Solomon) (a paragraph about the collapse/conquest of Israel and Judah) (a paragraph on the Assyrian Empire’s rise) (a paragraph on the Assyrian Empire’s fall) (a paragraph on the Chaldean/New Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar II and its accomplishments before its eventual conquest by Persia) (a paragraph on…

A Brief History On October 9, 2012, just eight years ago, 15 year old Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani Muslim girl, was shot in the face by Taliban Islamic extremist terrorists for the “crime” of being a girl that wanted to go to school to learn to read and write.  This intrepid young lady went on to become a major player in the battle for women’s rights in the Islamic world, and has served as an inspiration for people across the globe.  At the age of 16, she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize!  We have previously cited this brave…

A Brief History On October 7, 1988, a native Alaskan hunter found three Gray Whales trapped by the sea ice near Point Barrow, Alaska in the Beaufort Sea, initiating a chain of events that culminated in a massive international rescue effort of the giant cetaceans.  The rescue effort, named Operation Breakthrough, failed to save the youngest whale, which died before being freed, and the fate of the other 2 whales that were ultimately freed is unknown. Digging Deeper Whales and their kin have been hunted by humans ever since humans took to the sea in any sort of boat.  Prior…