A Brief History On January 2, 1991, Sharon Pratt Kelly became the first African American woman mayor of a large American city when she was sworn in as mayor of Washington, D.C. Only the third mayor of our nation’s capital, Kelly served until succeeded by Marion Barry on January 2, 1995. In fact, it was the same Marion Barry that Pratt had succeeded as mayor herself! Digging Deeper Born in the capital in 1944, Sharon went on to graduate from Howard University and continued her education there until she earned her Juris Doctor degree in 1968. While at Howard, she…
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A Brief History On January 1, 2018, we take a fond look back at the tumultuous year of 2017, a year in which a remarkable number of prominent people got fired. In honor of President Donald Trump, who took office in January of 2017 and his personal catch phrase, “You’re fired!” we list many of the best known people that got the axe. Many actually worked for The Donald himself, how apropos! In fact, an astounding 21 of 61 Trump White House staffers were canned, an all time record. (The Reagan Administration saw a paltry 17% go bye-bye, the second-place…
A Brief History On December 31, 1759, Arthur Guinness contracted for a lease on four acres of land in Dublin, Ireland, where he promptly commenced to brewing Guinness dry stout beer, a now world famous brew. The terms of the lease? Only £45 per year for 9000 years! Today, we commemorate this part of brewing history by listing what we think are the 10 Greatest Beers (ales, too) in the world today. Digging Deeper 1. Guinness Draught (Stout), Guinness, Ireland. Now owned by Diageo, a multi-national producer of alcoholic beverages (including whisky, vodka, and liquours, as well as brewed drinks and…
A Brief History On December 30, 2006, former dictator of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was hanged in a gruesome execution that nearly severed his head from his body. In the aftermath of the terror attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the US alleged Iraqi involvement with those attacks and by 2003 the US led a coalition of nations in an invasion of Iraq, eventually arresting Hussein in December of 2003, with the newly installed Iraqi government executing the reviled dictator 3 years later. Many national leaders have been executed throughout history, usually by their own people. Today, we…
A Brief History Supernatural horror fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Insidious: The Last Key on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Atlas Eastgate in Mayfield Heights, Ohio! Please visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVoTvcKMfrFXKkIIZCrHbJEn6TJUpfV2Jjkqv_mpNDgc-9Eg/viewform for the chance to win a pass. Winners will receive an email by 6 PM on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 notifying them that their name will be placed on a guest list at the door. This invitation is good for the winner and one guest. Seating is first-come, first-served and is not guaranteed – even if your name is on the guest list.…