A Brief History On September 1, 1939, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man famous as the “father of the atomic bomb,” along with his student, Hartland Snyder, using the physics of the day, published a definitive proof of how black holes could develop. Digging Deeper The scientific paper known as the Oppenheimer–Snyder model relied on earlier work by Albert Einstein, especially vis a vis the Schwarzschild metric concerning gravitational forces involved in the collapse of stars leading to black holes. Educated at Harvard, Christ’s College and Cambridge, Oppenheimer became a professor at Berkely in 1936.  His contributions to the field of…

A Brief History Action comedy fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Killer’s Game on Monday, September 9, 2024 at 7:00PM at Regal Crocker Park Stadium 16 & IMAX, 30147 Detroit Rd., Westlake, OH 441455!  For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://lionsgatescreenings.com/KILLERSGAMEHH.  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 Based on the novel by Jay R. Bonansinga, in the new action-comedy…

A Brief History On August 30, 1936, the Blue Riband was awarded to the RMS Queen Mary for the fastest transatlantic crossing.  The Queen Mary made its maiden voyage earlier that year, serving until 1967, including transporting troops during World War II, as many as 16,000 passengers on a single trip, a record that still stands. Digging Deeper The Blue Riband eventually went to the SS United States in 1952, but the 81,000 ton Queen Mary over a thousand feet long, along with her sister ship, the RMS Queen Elizabeth, were the standard of luxury until their retirement. Instead of scrapping…

A Brief History On August 29, 1958, the United States Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado, opened, joining the US Military Academy, the US Naval Academy, and the US Coast Guard Academy as the premier officer producing schools of the US military. Digging Deeper Established in 1954, the Air Force Academy produces graduates with a Bachelor’s degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.  About 1200 new cadets enter each year, with attrition leaving an average of about 4300 cadets in residence. Located at an elevation of 7,250 feet above sea level, USAFA cadets claim…

A Brief History On August 28, 1565, Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed on the East coast of Florida and founded the city of St. Augustine, the oldest city in what is now the United States to be continuously occupied. Digging Deeper An explorer and conquistador, de Avilés was the mastermind behind Spain’s establishment of trans-Atlantic convoys of “treasure fleets” to ferry the riches of the New World back to Spain.  A major figure in the Spanish conquest of the New World, de Avilés made many voyages to the New World, establishing forts, exploring, fighting and trading with native…