History Schmistory: May 16. St. Petersburg Founded.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
1703: St. Petersburg is founded by Peter the Great. In 1924, the name of the city was changed to Leningrad. In 1991, the city name was changed back to St. Petersburg. Tough on the GPS.
History Schmistory: May 20. Lorenzo not-so-Magnifico dies.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
May 20, 1503. The OTHER Lorenzo dies, cousin of the Lorenzo Magnifico. This one is Lorenzo not so Magnifico.
source: wikipedia
Ludicrous Latin: Salve, Brute! Crepidas meas per clavos ad solum adfixinte?
Monday, May 19, 2025
Hey, Brutus! Did you nail my sandals to the floor?
History Schmistory: May 19. Irreconcilable Differences
Monday, May 19, 2025
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!
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Your mother is so old, she speaks Latin.
History Schmistory: May 17. Don’t Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out!
Saturday, May 17, 2025
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!
Friday, May 16, 2025
In the good old days, children like you were left to perish on windswept crags!
Hey, Smartypants! Pisa Edition
Friday, May 16, 2025
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
Thursday, May 15, 2025
1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell. Later, according to Monty Python, she dies:
