A Brief History On this April Fool’s Day, we not only wish you a happy April 1st, but to dispel some historical and current event misconceptions, we also want to share with you three strange events that actually happened in the history of the southernmost continent, Antarctica. Again, we want to be explicitly clear that what follows are NOT jokes. These events actually happened! Digging Deeper 1. The Nazis Attempted to Create a Colony There Yes, those guys! The Third Reich, enemies of Indiana Jones and Captain America… In 1939, Germany sent an expedition to explore a chunk of Antarctica…
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A Brief History On April 9, 2021, American science fiction film Voyagers is scheduled to be released in the United States by Lionsgate. I have five pairs of Atom Tickets to give away. For a chance to receive one pair of passes, by Monday, April 5, 2021 at midnight, please send an email to admin@historyandheadlines.com with the subject of “Voyagers movie pass” as well as a screenshot included with your email showing that you are subscribed to our YouTube channel. The five recipients of the passes will be determined in the order emails for this opportunity are received and if the…
A Brief History On March 29, 1911, the Colt M1911 .45 ACP caliber semi-automatic pistol became the standard pistol of the US Army. We used this historical event for our impetus to write previous articles about firearms, and today we use this red letter day in firearms history to explore some of the individual arms (pistols and rifles/shotguns) that are extra-adaptable due to their ability to fire more than one particular cartridge. During the 2020-2021global pandemic, many gun owners have felt the need to consider guns and ammo for possible apocalyptic scenarios, making today’s topic quite apropos. Feel free to…
A Brief History On March 22, 1978, Karl Wallenda of the famous “Flying Wallendas” family of risk takers and circus performers, tragically died during a daring high wire stunt, falling to his death from a high wire strung between 2 hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Digging Deeper Born into a circus family in Germany in 1905, Karl founded the troupe that became “The Great Wallendas,” a name that was changed in the 1940’s when the popular press kept referring to the family by the “Flying Wallendas” tag. The original crew included Karl, his future wife, his brother Herman, and…
A Brief History Today, I wish you all a Happy St. Patrick’s Day and I also want to give you a brief update about this site’s YouTube channel. Digging Deeper My first update is to thank you for helping this channel pass the 18,000 subscribers milestone! I truly appreciate all of your support in watching, liking, commenting on, and sharing this channel’s videos. My goal is to reach 30,000 subscribers by the end of this year and with your help, I believe that goal is attainable. Second, for anyone interested in knowing what videos are scheduled for future publication on…