A Brief History What follows is (as far as we are aware) a continuation of a work of fiction written several years ago by a young lady interested in the supernatural in the style of the stories found in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981) or a more modern creepypasta. For Chapter 1, please click here. Digging Deeper: Full text of Chapter 2 of The Nightmare of the Baby Head When the mom walked in, she saw the round baby head on the floor looking up at her with a strange open-mouthed expression, remember? She started laughing maniacally and picked…
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A Brief History On May 11, 1945, the man that would become the famous actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman, was assigned to the USS Bunker Hill CV-17, an Essex class aircraft carrier off the coast of Okinawa when not one, but two Japanese suicide (Kamikaze) aircraft slammed into the ship, killing nearly 350 men and injuring another 300, with another 43 missing. Newman, a crew member on carrier aircraft torpedo bombers survived the devastating attack when the pilot of his plane was ill, and the crew had to wait for his recovery to report to the ship. He went on…
A Brief History On May 10, 1940, the United Kingdom invaded Iceland without the permission of the government of Iceland. With World War II in a dire phase for the British, German occupation of Iceland would have been catastrophic to cross Atlantic shipping, the lifeblood of Britain so despite Iceland’s neutrality, the British occupied the small country as a preventative measure. Today we will discuss some of the places England or the UK invaded that may not have been known to the casual person. Digging Deeper Iceland is strategically positioned to intercept shipping from North America to Northern Europe, especially…
A Brief History On May 9, 1671, Anglo-Irish Thomas Blood dressed up as a parson and attempted to steal the Crown Jewels of England. A scoundrel in multiple ways, Blood convinced King Charles II to grant him a pardon! The nerve required to try such a bold heist is incredible, especially since death would have been the expected punishment. Today, we list 10 of the most ridiculously daring heists in history, some successful, and some not so successful. Digging Deeper 1. Theft of Crown Jewels, Tower of London, 1671. As introduced above, Mr. Blood had the audacity to try the…
A Brief History Superhero film fans of John Carroll University, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Deadpool 2 on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 4:30 PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD in Valley View, Ohio! Please visit this link for the chance to download a pass. Passes are limited and seating is first-come, first-served and not guaranteed. Please arrive early to increase your chance of entry. Digging Deeper In Deadpool 2, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) forms a team of mutants called the X-Force to protect young mutant Russell (Julian Dennison) from the time-traveling soldier Cable (Josh Brolin). The film is…