History Schmistory: May 4. Napoleon Begins Palindrome
Sunday, May 4, 2025
1814: Napoleon begins his exile on Elba, setting off one of the most powerful palindromes known to man: Able was I, ere I saw Elba.
History Schmistory: May 3. Niccolo Machiavelli born.
Saturday, May 3, 2025
1469. Writer of The Prince, the political treatise that posited that the ends justify the means. Very unpopular guy in pre-school.
History Schmistory: May 2. DaVinci Dies.
Friday, May 2, 2025
1519. Leonardo DaVinci dies at Close Luce, Amboise, France. His painting The Mona Lisa is among his possessions. Since he died in France, the painting eventually makes its way to a small museum in Paris, where it is never heard from again….
