A Brief History Psychological horror fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Night House on Monday, August 16, 2021 at 7:30 PM at Cinemark At Valley View & XD in Valley View, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://www.searchlightscreenings.com/tzcVu49515. 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 The Night House, reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth (Rebecca Hall)…
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A Brief History Today, I would like to thank all of you for subscribing to my site’s YouTube channel and thereby taking us to over 20,000 subscribers and over 3 million views! My goal since the start of this year has been to reach 30,000 subscribers, so anything you can do to help, like, share, and comment on my videos is much appreciated. Digging Deeper Here is a quick update on what I am planning for my site and its channel’s future. On every Monday, my website, historyandheadlines.com, should have a new article that corresponds with a specific event in…
A Brief History On August 9, 48 BC, Gaius Julius Caesar, known more familiarly to us as Julius Caesar or simply Caesar, won the Battle of Pharsalus in Central Greece against his arch enemy and former friend, Pompey, decisively winning the pivotal battle of the conflict known as “Caesar’s Civil War.” Caesar’s Civil War was fought from 49 to 45 BC, pitting Caesar and his allies against the political bloc known as “The Optimates,” led by Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (known as Pompey the Great or merely just as Pompey) and representing the Senate of Rome and those Romans opposed to…
A Brief History Action thriller fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Protégé on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark At Valley View & XD in Valley View, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://www.lionsgatescreenings.com/PROHH. 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 Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) and trained in the…
A Brief History On Friday, August 6, 2021, the popular YouTube channel UsefulCharts published a video counting down the top ten greatest ancient dynasties of all time. Our nomination for the “Greatest Ancient Dynasty of All-Time” has to be the “Five Good Emperors” of Rome, specifically Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius. After all, the Roman Senate bestowed the title “Optimus Princeps” or “The Best Ruler” on the second of these emperors, Trajan. Digging Deeper Ruling from 96 AD through 180 AD, their succession was of the “adoptive” variety, whereby each emperor would choose his heir by merit rather…