A Brief History This article presents a timeline of American history through the Civil War. Please click on any of the dates to learn more about that date’s events. Digging Deeper I. Background and Colonial Development – 1500-1763 On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus, the Italian adventurer sailing into the unknown in the name of the Spanish Crown, landed in the Bahamas, the landing that became known as the “discovery” of America (or, “The New World” if you prefer). On March 15, 1493, Christopher Columbus made his triumphant return from his first voyage to the New World, a momentous occasion in human history…
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A Brief History On June 30, 1559, King Henry II of France engaged in a jousting tournament when his opponent’s lance pierced the face guard of Henry’s helmet, sending splinters into his face, eye, and brain. Henry died of his injuries on July 10, 1559, becoming another casualty of the dangerous sport of jousting. Practiced in Medieval times for armored knights to hone their war skills, these knights on large, powerful armored horses would charge each other head on with lances in an effort to unseat their opponent, at a closing speed of perhaps 50 mph (estimated by the author).…
A Brief History On June 29, 2017, we take a moment to reflect on the history of boxing, specifically, the history of the big boys, the top dogs, the Kings of the World, the Heavyweight Champions. On June 28, we discussed former Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson and his bizarre personality, and while he was a pretty good boxer, he does not make this list. Why only a top 5? Once you get past the 5, the next 5 are not in serious contention for being Number 1, and we prefer to keep this list only about boxers that our readers…
A Brief History On April 1, 2015, Ashland’s Hidden Realms opened for business. The store started out of a desire to give people that love Retro games and anime a place to buy affordable and hard to find items in a brick and mortar store. With the hope to provide a welcoming atmosphere, something other than the internet, the workers of Hidden Realms still do their best to uphold that idea today. Digging Deeper The store has an extensive inventory of everything from comic books to video games for sale as seen in the photo slide show below. Nevertheless,…
A Brief History On June 28, 1997, the rematch between heavyweight boxers “Iron Mike” Tyson and Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield for the WBA Heavyweight Championship became a footnote in bizarre sports history, befuddling fans and ring professionals alike. Digging Deeper Billed as “The Sound and the Fury,” this exciting boxing match would pit the 2 best heavyweight fighters of the day in a rematch, seven months after Holyfield, a former heavyweight champion, had won the belt again by defeating then defending champion Mike Tyson with an 11th round stoppage. Eagerly awaited by a large pay-per-view audience, the world of…