A Brief History On January 4, 1989, two Libyan pilots made the massive blunder of attempting to engage a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcat fighters over the Gulf of Sidra off the Libyan coast, with the entirely predictable result of both MiG-23 “Flogger” fighters being promptly shot down. Digging Deeper The Libyan fighter pilots would have done well to remember the previous incident over the Gulf of Sidra back in 1981, when two Libyan Su-22 “Fitter” fighters were shot down by a pair of USN Tomcats, another time enemy pilots made the mistake of attacking US naval aviators. As…
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A Brief History On January 3, 2002, an Israeli operation called “Noah’s Ark” resulted in the seizure of a ship load of munitions bound for Gaza to arm Palestinian militants. Digging Deeper The freighter, Karine A, had been purchased by the Palestinian Authority and renamed and crewed with Palestinian sailors, loaded with 50 tons of weapons, and sailed to the coast of the Gaza strip between Israel and Egypt, a territory set aside as a Palestinian homeland and home to over 2 million people. The purchase of the weapons had been arranged and facilitated by Iran and the Iran allied…
A Brief History Action thriller comedy fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see a free, virtual screening of Role Play on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 7:30PM Eastern. Please log on to https://amazonscreenings.com/RPhistory for your chance to watch a virtual screening of this film. Digging Deeper In Role Play, Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey—she also has a secret life as an assassin for hire, a secret that her husband David discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role…
A Brief History On January 2, 1921, Czech playwright Karel Čapek premiered his classic play, R.U.R. in Hradec Králové, in what was then the First Czechoslovak Republic. The most important legacy of this famous play is the coining of the word, “Robot.” As used in the play, “robot” does not really mean the mechanical gizmo we think of today. Digging Deeper Prior to R.U.R., people used words such as “android” and “automaton” to describe what we think of as robots, but in the actual play, the “robots” were not the metal men the name evokes, but more along the line…
A Brief History Today, January 1, 2024, I, Dr. Zar, wish all of my family, friends, colleagues, students, and subscribers who are celebrating a birthday in 2024 the happiest of birthdays as well as a happy new year! Digging Deeper As I toast the new year with my sparkling non-alcoholic grape drink, please know that in my thoughts I am wishing the best for all of us this year! Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: What are you most looking forward to in 2024? If you liked this article and would like to receive notification of new articles, please…