A Brief History On June 12, 1999, the next day after the end of the Kosovo War, some 250 Russian peacekeeping troops occupied the Pristina International Airport ahead of the arrival of NATO troops and were to secure the arrival of reinforcements over the air. American NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Wesley Clark ordered the use of force against the Russians. Mike Jackson, a British Army general who contacted the Russians during the incident, refused to enforce Clark’s orders, famously telling him, “I’m not going to start the Third World War for you.” World War III is an unlikely…
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A Brief History On September 11, 1998, Rounders, an American drama film about the underground world of high-stakes poker, opened to mixed reviews and earned only a modest box office. Nevertheless, with the poker boom in the early 2000s, the film later became a cult hit. Playing cards have been a form of entertainment for a huge number of years, with a simple deck offering a host of possibilities when it comes to gaming fun. In recent decades, the cards have particularly become synonymous with casinos and gambling, with one of the most popular games available in that arena being poker. In fact, the game…
A Brief History This article is a list of fictional half-angels who appear in works of fiction, literature, television, comics, films, and legends. Digging Deeper Name Media Work Notes Belial Video game Painkiller: Overdose A half-angel, half-demon gatekeeper and main character in the game. Jack Kline Television series Supernatural The half-human, half-angel1 son of Kelly Kline and the fallen archangel Lucifer, who struggles to come to terms with his abilities and his family heritage. Laila Book Queen’s Blade Rebellion A half-angel who was taken to the celestial world to become an angel trainee under Nanael’s supervision Maya of Wind Anime Saint Beast A red-headed half-angel from…
A Brief History On June 18, 1923, an American legend was born when the first Checker Taxi Cab hit the street in Chicago, the product of a Russian American Jewish immigrant named Morris Markin. Having immigrated to the United States in 1912 at the age of 19, Markin narrowly missed the European conflagration that was World War I. An ambitious and determined businessman, he manufactured pants for the US Government during World War I before turning to the growing automobile industry in 1921. Digging Deeper Markin’s move into the auto industry was of major significance to the future of the…
A Brief History On February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched “TheFacebook”, originally located at thefacebook.com. For many Americans, part of their bedtime ritual is to check Facebook for any new messages from friends and family prior to going to bed, but what was your bedtime ritual when you were a child? Perhaps some milk and cookies, brush your teeth and then climb into bed, and wait for your mum or dad to come up to read you a bedtime story? That could still be the case or similar for a lot of children, but for many others it is not.…