A Brief History On July 23, 1973, American pilot and national hero, Eddie Rickenbacker, died at the age of 82, later buried in his native Columbus, Ohio, the city of his birth. Rickenbacker was the leading American flying “Ace” in World War I, having shot down 26 enemy aircraft and being awarded the most medals of any American war hero of World War I, including the coveted Medal of Honor. Prior to his wartime exploits, Rickenbacker had been a premier race car driver and automotive designer. After various other pursuits, Rickenbacker became the head of Eastern Airlines in 1935, a…
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A Brief History From 1993 to 2001, The Best College Football Player ESPY Award was presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged to be the best in the United States in a given calendar year. Running back Gerard Garrison Hearst (born 1971), playing for the University of Georgia, was the first winner of this historic award. History, including the history of college football, is one of the most interesting subjects students study. Human history spans back thousands of years. Due to this fact, there is a huge range of eras and subjects to choose from. Trying to narrow down a particular subject and topic can be…
A Brief History On June 21, 2018, the Taproom on Main opened in Ashland, Ohio. One of the neat features of this bar is the food trucks that frequently park just outside of the bar’s entrance. This article provides a table of all the food trucks that have been parked outside of the Taproom on Main at some time or other. Digging Deeper Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Do you have a favorite food truck? If you liked this article and would like to receive notification of new articles, please feel welcome to subscribe to History and Headlines…
A Brief History On July 20, 1304, the forces of King Edward I of England successfully took Stirling Castle during the First War of Scottish Independence. Although the Scots would ultimately maintain their independence, key to the English victory was the intimidating-sounding “Warwolf,” allegedly the largest trebuchet ever made. This mighty siege engine catapulted rocks or other projectiles up to 300 pounds and was capable of battering down the walls of any castle. We used this event to precipitate our article in 2015, “Weapons with Cool Names!” We discussed the “importance” of giving your weapons and weapon systems cool names…
A Brief History On February 25, 1980, Yes Minister, a political satire British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, was first transmitted on BBC2. This list of fictional places in Yes Minister elaborates on the details provided in Yes Minister and The Complete Yes Minister, the diary-based novelisation of the series. Digging Deeper Buranda Buranda is a fictional West African less developed country, later known as a developing country, that features in the second episode of Yes Minister (“The Official Visit”) and (briefly) in Yes, Prime Minister (“A Conflict of Interest”). Formerly British Equatorial Africa, it is referred to privately by James Hacker as a “TPLAC” (tin-pot little African country), much to Sir Humphrey’s consternation. Buranda’s leader in both episodes is Colonel Selim…