A Brief History This article presents a calendar of historical paranormal events that allegedly occurred in April! Digging Deeper On April 5, 2019, the chilling Stephen King story, Pet Sematary (novel 1983) is ready once again for widespread release on the big screen as a reboot of the 1989 movie version. April 10, 1904: “Wickedest Man in the World” Finishes “The Book Of The Law” April 14, 1561: UFOs Battle in the Sky Over Germany! April 17, 1897: UFO Crashes at Aurora, Texas! Alien Buried with “Christian Rites!” April 17, 2015: History vs. Hollywood: Unfriended (Cybernatural) April 18, 1857: The Spirits Book is Published in…
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A Brief History On April 1, 2017, news station EFKA reported that Chelsea Clinton was actually the love child of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. For mutual reasons, this alternative fact has been kept secret all these years, until now! Digging Deeper Reporters have cited “anonymous” sources that Vladimir Putin has turned this information into blackmail, forcing President Trump to greatly increase taxes on those with annual incomes above $200,000, doubling the top rate, and ending all Federal Income Tax on people with less than $200,000 of income! It is also reported by an unnamed source that read on the…
A Brief History On March 31, 2017, lab rats, chemistry students, and scientists will be celebrating Bunsen Burner Day, that ubiquitous lab fixture often seen heating secret potions in science fiction film labs. Of course, March is home to International Women’s Day (March 8th) and is Women’s History Month, but the month named after Mars, the Roman God of War, also has some other nifty days you may or may not have noticed over the past few weeks. Digging Deeper Robert Bunsen, a German chemist, invented his famous gas burner in 1852, but that was not the only invention named…
A Brief History On March 30, 1842, Dr. Crawford Long, an American surgeon, made the first known use of ether as a general anesthetic. Previous attempts at general anesthesia were not effective, and now for the first time major surgery could be accomplished without pain. Digging Deeper Before ether, people had used a variety of natural plant based poisons and drugs to dull pain, including Opium derived from the Opium Poppy. Alcohol was another popular attempt at easing the pain caused by surgery, but alcohol resulted in excessive bleeding and had minimal pain killing properties. Opium may have been used…
A Brief History On previous March 29ths we featured articles about the Colt 1911 pistol, the Pistol vs. Revolver debate, and the Top 10 Must Have Calibers for the “Apocalypse.” This time, we will discuss what gun we would like to have if we could only have 1 firearm, whether for general purpose use in peacetime or during a disaster or apocalyptic event. Price, utility, price and availability of ammo, and ease of use are all factors. The list reflects the order in which we think that gun is the most valuable general purpose firearm to have, with “1” being…