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History Schmistory: June 23. Frrreeeedooooooom!!!

Thursday, June 23, 2022 by teammarcopolo

1314: Battle of Bannockburn begins. With the losses of great patriots like Andrew de Moray and William Wallace still weighing heavily on their hearts, Robert the Bruce leads his troops to victory, winning Scottish Independence from England, and an Oscar for Mel Gibson.

“My BraveHeart” by Loren Kerns / CC BY

History Schmistory, June 23: Penn & Lenn-i

Thursday, June 23, 2022 by teammarcopolo

1683Â –Â William Penn signed a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Pennsylvania. It’s the only treaty “not sworn to, nor broken”

Like honest Abe once said…”The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.”

Why can’t we be friends? Wait, We Can!!!

Ludicrous Latin: Frena pro feris teneo

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 by teammarcopolo

I brake for animals.

IMAGE:www.melodiejoice.com

History Schmistory, June 22: Hey! That’s My Bay!

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 by teammarcopolo

1611Â –Â Henry Hudson was set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship, the Discovery, & was never seen again.

Or was he?

Mwuahahahah!

History Schmistory: June 22. The Louis and Marie Show

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 by teammarcopolo

1791: The fleeing King Louis XVI of France and his wife, Marie Antoinette, are caught at a bridge over the river Varennes and returned to Paris. Not a good place to be-headed…

By Jean Duplessis-Bertaux (1750-1818), d’aprÃ¨s un dessin de Jean-Louis Prieur. Reproduction par P. G. Berthault dans les Tableaux historiques de la RÃ©volution franÃ§aise. ([1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

History Schmistory: June 21. Gorillas in the Fog.

Tuesday, June 21, 2022 by teammarcopolo

1876: The first Gorilla arrives on British soil. Sings a few verses of “Rule, Britannia!”

‘Happy to be here?’
‘Gorilla’ by Matthias Appel,” CC BY

History Schmistory, June 21: Sun, You’re In Trouble!

Tuesday, June 21, 2022 by teammarcopolo

1633Â –Â Galileo Galilei was forced by Inquisition to “abjure, curse, & detest” his Copernican heliocentric views (the view that the Â planets revolve around the sun). I guess some people couldn’t handle the thought of not being in the spot light! However, Galileo can now relax & galiLAY out to enjoy the sun, which we now know, is the realÂ starÂ of the show!