History Schmistory: April 10. Great Gatsby published.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
1925. “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published. A popular sequel to the far lesser known and poorly selling “The Pretty Good Gatsby” and “The Not So Bad Gatsby.”
History Schmistory: April 10. Robert the Bruce.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
1307: The Battle of Loudoun Hill: Robert the Bruce is victorious over English forces. Robin the Bruce Wayne was nowhere to be found.
History Schmistory: April 9. Lee Surrenders to Grant.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Grant allows Confederate soldiers to keep their rifles, horses, and Lynyrd Skynyrd albums.
Leonardo Da Vinci Birthday Bash Begins
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
On April 15, 2014, the world’s greatest painter and scientist turns 562! Â Celebrate every day with the Renaissance Man!
History Schmistory: April 8. Picasso dies.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
1973. Artist Pablo Picasso dies at age 91. Friends and relatives experience a blue period.
History Schmistory: April 8. France Goes Metric.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
1790: France adopts the metric system. US announces plans to adopt the same system, in about 300 years.
Enjoy Paris with the World’s Foremost Authority!
Monday, April 7, 2025
No one has great Europe advice like Rick Steves, er, Steve Ricks!
History Schmistory: April 7. First cancelled TV show.
Monday, April 7, 2025
1927. Commerce secretary Herbert Hoover is first TV guest. Good news: The first successful long-distance demonstration of television. Bad news: The show featured Herbert Hoover.
Ludicrous Latin: Di! Ecce hora! Uxor mea me necabit!
Monday, April 7, 2025
God, look at the time! My wife will kill me!
History Schmistory: April 6. After 1500 Years…Boring Sports are Back!
Sunday, April 6, 2025
1896. Athens, Greece–The Olympics are back for the first time since 369 AD when Emperor Theodosius abolished the Games as he considered them pagan. Finally, sports so boring that you’re only willing to watch them every four years are back!
