History Schmistory: May 20. Lorenzo not-so-Magnifico dies.

May 20, 1503. The OTHER Lorenzo dies, cousin of the Lorenzo Magnifico. This one is Lorenzo not so Magnifico.

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Ludicrous Latin: Salve, Brute! Crepidas meas per clavos ad solum adfixinte?

Hey, Brutus! Did you nail my sandals to the floor?

History Schmistory: May 19. Irreconcilable Differences

1536: Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII of England, is executed for treason and incest, along with her brother and alleged lover Lord Rochford.

Ludicrous Latin:Tua mater tam antiqua ut linguam latinam loquatur!

Your mother is so old, she speaks Latin.

Ludicrous Latin: Illiud Latine dici non potes!

You can’t say that in Latin.

History Schmistory: May 17. Don’t Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out!

1527: The Medici family are expelled from Florence. They came back after a few years, for the gelato.

Ludicrous Latin: Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus vntosissimis exponebantur ad necem!

In the good old days, children like you were left to perish on windswept crags!

Hey, Smartypants! Pisa Edition

OK, well all know its called the Leaning Tower of Pisa. But do you know the name of the church for which the Leaning Tower serves as the campanile (bell tower)?

History Schmistory, May 15: Mary Queen of Scots

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

1804. President Thomas Jefferson suggests that Lewis and Clark take a hike, so they do–across the US to the Pacific Ocean.

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