A Brief History On March 15, 1991, The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany became effective, effectively reuniting a German nation that had been divided since the end of World War II into an “East Germany” and a “West Germany,” a product of the suspicion and distrust between the Soviet Union and the Western Allies after the defeat of Germany (and their allies) in 1945. Digging Deeper Under the Soviet/Communist domination, East Germany, or the German Democratic Republic, floundered economically and suffered from the oppression of being an occupied country. East Germans tried to flee to the…
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A Brief History On Thursday, March 25, 2021, Focus Features will have a virtual screening of Boogie at 7:30 PM Eastern Time. Please go to http://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/BOOGIEHH325 for a chance to receive one of a limited number of virtual screening codes. To reserve a spot for the online screening you must click on the link above which takes you to the redeem pass page. You then log in or sign up which takes a minute if you do not have a Focus Features TicktBox account to reserve your virtual spot! The day of the screening you get an email reminder from Focus…
A Brief History On March 8, 1917, the United States Senate voted to adopt a procedure designed to limit the maddening practice of filibuster in Senate proceedings, a practice called cloture, or colloquially “the guillotine!” The rule was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate, with a vote of 76 for the measure and only 3 votes against adopting cloture. Perhaps you have heard of this term many times in recent years as the US Senate battles through tough times for bi-partisan actions and neither side having a clear majority. Digging Deeper As you may note from the date of the adoption…
A Brief History This article presents a list of upcoming planned adaptations of articles from this site as videos for YouTube or elsewhere as well as instructions for other fellow YouTubers with whom I may collaborate on these planned projects. This article will be updated regularly. Digging Deeper Previous Armchair Historian Website Exclusives by Me that Can Now Be Watched on YouTube Finished videos that are published on Armchair Historian’s site for which I have a link: February 2nd through 15th: https://www.historyandheadlines.com/did-the-axis-powers-want-to-conquer-latin-america-world-war-ii/ (Former exclusive adaptation for https://armchairhistory.tv/) March 1st: https://www.historyandheadlines.com/central-powers-designs-on-latin-america-world-war-i/ (Former exclusive adaptation for https://armchairhistory.tv/) May 25th: https://www.historyandheadlines.com/may-25-1738-conojocular-war-pennsylvania-maryland-ended/ (Former exclusive adaptation…
A Brief History On February 26, 2021, live-action/computer-animated slapstick comedy Tom & Jerry is scheduled to be released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures in both theaters and on HBO Max for 31 days from theatrical release. I have ten Fandango movie passes to give away – each one is good for two people (value: $30). For a chance to receive one of these passes, please send an email to admin@historyandheadlines.com with the subject of “Tom & Jerry movie pass” as well as a screenshot included with your email showing that you are subscribed to our YouTube channel. The ten…