A Brief History On March 20, 1852, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s story about an African-American family enslaved in the Antebellum South was published.  It went on to become the best-selling book in the U.S. during the entire 19th century, second only to the Bible.  Its anti-slavery message rallied abolitionists and infuriated and scared slave owners, perhaps fomenting the American Civil War.  Many books have influenced Americans over the years, and here we list 10 of the most influential.   Digging Deeper 10. The Turner Diaries, William Pierce, 1978.  This novel, written by William Pierce under the pen name of Andrew Macdonald, quickly became…

A Brief History On March 20, 2015, John Carroll University’s Paranormal Research Group, the Boo Streaks, will investigate the Agora Theatre and Ballroom in Cleveland.  This building opened in 1913 and has quite the history in the past 100 years!  We are really excited to see what we discover tonight! Please stay tuned below to the live twitter feed from these and future investigations: Tweets by @JCU_Boo Digger Deeper Our previous investigation was at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Cleveland on March 14, 2015: Post by JCU Paranormal Research Group. Then, during the week, we were visited by Off…

A Brief History On March 19, 1941, the U.S. Army Air Corps activated the famed African-American aviation unit known as the Tuskegee Airmen.  Digging Deeper Consisting of the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Medium Bombardment Group, the connection with Tuskegee University’s involvement with the Civilian Pilot Training Program is how the units got their colloquial name. Also known as “Red Tails” or “Red Tail Angels” due to the markings on their planes, the Tuskegee Airmen were pioneers in aviation, as prior to their formation the U.S. military had not allowed pilots of African descent to fly military planes.  In…

A Brief History Our radio waves and video channels are often assaulted by hit songs that are anything but upbeat, exciting or rollicking.  Some of these songs are either tear jerkers or so sickeningly sweet you want to gag when you hear them.  Some are just hokey girlie songs (no problem if you like them, as long as you are a girl), while others belong in a fairy tale.  Here we list 10 of the worst offenders, and, of course, since they were hit songs we realize there will be outraged defenders of each one.  Feel free to vent and…

A Brief History On March 17, 1947, the North American B-45 Tornado, a fine but often forgotten plane, made its first flight and was fielded for duty a year later, becoming the first U.S. jet-powered nuclear bomber. Digging Deeper Alarmed by the development and deployment of the Arado 234 jet bomber by Nazi Germany, the U.S. scrambled to produce a jet bomber of its own.  The Germans had already fielded the Me 262 twin-engine jet fighter that was clearly superior to any fighter in the world, and the Arado 234 could fly above and faster than any Allied fighter in the bombing or…