And now, due to popular demand, here's more fractured history!
1578 Battle of The Three Kings [Battle of Alcazar quivir): Moroccans defeat a Moroccan-Portuguese alliance in northern Morocco with 10,000 killed. If I know anything about three kings it was probably caused by smoking a rubber cigar.
1753 21-year-old George Washington becomes a master mason. They tried their best to keep a lid on it.
1265 Battle of Evesham: English Prince Edward (later Edward I) defeats baronial forces of Simon de Montfort, who is killed and his body mutilated. The real question? Is it Eve's ham or Eve Sham? Pork or Phony?
1578 Battle of The Three Kings [Battle of Alcazar quivir): Moroccans defeat a Moroccan-Portuguese alliance in northern Morocco with 10,000 killed. If I know anything about three kings it was probably caused by smoking a rubber cigar.
1598 London's Lord Mayor repossesses the Steelyard from the Hanze (German Hanseatic League) on instruction from Elizabeth. Elizabeth was heard to have said "Unhanze my steelyard".
1693 Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Pérignon's invention of Champagne. This is also known as reason number 599 on Steve and Joe's get up and drink list.
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1753 21-year-old George Washington becomes a master mason. They tried their best to keep a lid on it.
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1777 Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes his riding school with performances in London, a precursor to the circus. His motto was:
1881 122°F (50°C) recorded in Seville, Spain. Unfortunately most of the country missed it due to taking a siesta.
1881 122°F (50°C) recorded in Seville, Spain. Unfortunately most of the country missed it due to taking a siesta.
1900 An allied expeditionary force, made up of Japanese, Russian, British, French, and American troops, sets off from Tientsin for Peking, China, to put down the Boxer Rebellion. Frankly I wouldn't feel right fighting in just my undershorts, but to each their own.
1967 The Association of North American Radio Clubs (ANARC) holds its first convention in Chicago. People were afraid that it would lead to anarchy.
1977 US President Carter establishes the Department of Energy. This is a red letter day in the creation of energy drinks.
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ReplyDeleteThank you Professor Hot C for taking us on another tour of History’s crooks and nannies.
Ah yes, I recall No. 599 'A bit o' bubbly..' But back to the statement at hand, " Frankly I wouldn't feel right fighting in just my undershorts, but to each their own." is of course, nationally cultural for you, we history-buffs all recognized immediately, On one hand, 'Frankly' being an memoir by former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, and on the other hand Sumo-larly speaking, in brief, the obvious absence of Canadian Dual-Citizens participation in the hugely manly competitive Japanese sport of full contact bodily wrestling: Clinch Fighting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo
ReplyDeleteI stand corrected: https://sumocanada.org. How many are dual citizens, pollsters are covering the provinces as I speak.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your attention to this matter!
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