History Schmistory, May 15: Mary Queen of Scots
Thursday, May 15, 2025
1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell. Later, according to Monty Python, she dies:
History Schmistory: May 14. Lewis and Clark take a hike
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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!
Monday, May 12, 2025
You do not know the power of the dark side!
History Schmistory: May 12. Black Guy from Woodstock becomes Prince of Wales
Monday, May 12, 2025
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.
Sunday, May 11, 2025
330: Constantinople is founded on the site of an existing Greek city called Byzantium. Takes weeks for letterhead and business cards to be changed.
Ludicrous Latin: Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua
Friday, May 9, 2025
The only good language is a dead language.
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