Ludicrous Latin: Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua
Friday, May 9, 2025
The only good language is a dead language.
photo: slinkingtowardretirement.com
History Schmistory: May 9. Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue
Friday, May 9, 2025
1502: Christopher Columbus leaves on his final voyage to America. Naturally, he still thinks its India. Marco Polo clenches fists, grits teeth, and mutters “Columbus!” like Seinfeld saying “Newman!”
photo: wrt blog
History Schmistory: May 6. Peter Minuit buys Manhattan
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
1626: Peter Minuit, a Dutch settler, buys Manhatten island. Donald Trumps calls it a “classy deal,” but still fires him.
photo: technorati.com
History Schmistory: May 5. Kublai Elected Khan
Monday, May 5, 2025
1260. Grandson of the infamous Genghis Khan, Kublai was also a man of military skill. He conquered China and established the Mongol dynasty, unifying the nation for the first time since the T’ang regime. Though a nomadic warrior, he became an emperor in the Chinese tradition and earned the respect of the Chinese as well as the Mongols. Marco Polo claims to have met him in 1274.
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.
