History Schmistory: August 16. Can you hear me now?
Saturday, August 16, 2025
1858: The United States exchanges overseas greetings with the United Kingdom for the first time through the transatlantic telegraph cable.
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[Portrait of Wildman Whitehouse, 1856-1865, Maull and Polyblank, Science Museum, 1856-1865. Object No. 1980-2/50. © This image is available for use under the following license: CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0]
His complaint was it didn’t work fast enough, so he turned up the juice too high and fried the thing. Way to go, Wildman.
He tried to make it up to everybody with a communications device of his own…
No one was amused.
History Schmistory: August 15. I see ridiculous pants in your future…
Friday, August 15, 2025
1519: Panama City is founded. A super great rock song is prognosticated shortly thereafter.
History Schmistory: August 15th: Where do those yellows bricks lead?
Friday, August 15, 2025
1939 – Hollywood
The Wizard of OZ premieres! And the stereotype of the Witch is born! (You know, they were never green!)
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History Schmistory: August 14. Can’t get enough (US) Football?
Thursday, August 14, 2025
1959: Founding of the American Football League (AFL), which lasted 9 seasons, then merged with the NFL as the AFC. The XFL wasn’t so lucky. Remember that? What a joke!
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History Schmistory: August 13. Getting a-head
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
1792: King Louis XVI is arrested by the National Tribunal and declared an enemy of the people. When faced with the guillotine, he asked if they could just take a little off the top.
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History Schmistory: August 12th: Ahoy there!
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
1851: The Isle of Wight, England.
It’s the first America’s cup! Victory goes the the US schooner America who beat the British entry. Queen Victoria watches on, no doubt with her head in her hands.
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