A Brief History On May 18, 1974, India’s Operation Smiling Buddha resulted in the successful detonation of a nuclear weapon, becoming the sixth nation to explode a nuclear device. Prior to India, only the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council (US, Soviet Union/Russia, United Kingdom, France and China) had developed nuclear weapons, at least officially. Digging Deeper India officially claimed a yield of about 13 kilotons, similar in size to the bomb the US dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. Outside scientists estimated the explosion as less powerful, perhaps as little as 2 kilotons. Canada, which had supplied…
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A Brief History Science fiction action body horror film fans of John Carroll University, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Upgrade on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 7:30 PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD in Valley View, Ohio! Please visit this link for the chance to be placed on the guest list at the Cleveland advance screening. Winners will receive an email by 6 PM on Monday, May 21, 2018 notifying them that their name will be placed on a guest list at the door. This invitation is good for the winner…
A Brief History On May 17, 1943, the British RAF conducted their famous “Dambusters” raid on dams on Germany’s rivers, a story we told in our article “May 17, 1943: 10 Most Daring, Dashing, Devastating Bombing Raids (WWII)”. Today we will discuss 10 Bombing raids of significance (historic or famous) that did not occur during World War II. Digging Deeper 1. Balloon Bombs, Venice, 1849. The first known use of aerial bombing, Austrians used unmanned balloons to carry bombs over Venice on July 15, 1849, which had revolted against Austrian rule and declared the Republic of San Marcos. The Austrians…
A Brief History On November 7, 1980, a supernatural horror film titled The Boogeyman was released to theaters in the United States of America. Digging Deeper As we grow, so do our fears and anxieties. Somehow, they seem to morph over time with our personalities. History has shown us how powerful fear can truly be. Tyrannical leaders, such as Ivan IV, Maximilien Robespierre, and Adolf Hitler have ruled and conquered countless countries through the power of fear. We can also learn about the power of fear through our own lives and experiences. Many fear natural thoughts such as spiders, heights, and fire.…
A Brief History On May 16, 1960, a scientist at Hughes Research Laboratories in California, Theodore Maiman, operated the world’s first optical laser, a red (ruby) coherent light beam. We have published 2 articles about lasers (“November 14, 1967: The LASER is Patented” and “March 22, 1960: When Were Lasers Invented?”) and another article titled “Things That Did Not Exist (Or Were Different) on July 1, 1957” and today we list another 10 things that were not around when this author was born. (January 1957.) Digging Deeper 1. Video Games. Although rudimentary efforts to construct some sort of electronic video…