History Schmistory: May 20. A Bunch of Nicea Guys.
Monday, May 20, 2019
325: The Council of Nicea begins. Constantine opens it with a joke, ends it with a Creed.
History Schmistory: May 19. Irreconcilable Differences
Sunday, May 19, 2019
1536: Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII of England, is executed for treason and incest, along with her brother and alleged lover Lord Rochford.
History Schmistory: May 17. Don’t Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out!
Friday, May 17, 2019
1527: The Medici family are expelled from Florence. They came back after a few years, for the gelato.
History Schmistory: May 14. Lewis and Clark take a hike
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
1804. President Thomas Jefferson suggests that Lewis and Clark take a hike, so they do–across the US to the Pacific Ocean. 
Ludicrous Latin: Postatem obscuri lateris nescitis!
Sunday, May 12, 2019
You do not know the power of the dark side!
History Schmistory: May 12. Black Guy from Woodstock becomes Prince of Wales
Sunday, May 12, 2019
1343. Edward, Son of Edward III, called “The Black Prince,” and born at the royal palace of Woodstock, becomes Prince of Wales. By the way, he wasn’t really black. That was a joke : D
History Schmistory: May 11. Constantinople founded.
Saturday, May 11, 2019
330: Constantinople is founded on the site of an existing Greek city called Byzantium. Takes weeks for letterhead and business cards to be changed.
