Team Marco Polo

Today’s MarcoWord (Arabic): I’d Miilad said oua sana saida (Merry Christmas)

Sunday, December 16, 2018 by teammarcopolo

Today’s MarcoWord (Arabic): I’d Miilad said oua sana saida. Merry Christmas. “I’d Miilad said oua sana saida! Any luck finding a Christmas tree out here in the desert? “

History Schmistory: December 16. “I rule.”

Sunday, December 16, 2018 by teammarcopolo

1431: Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris, making him the only historical figure worthy of a Shakespearian Trilogy.

Henry VI, unknown artist – National Portrait Gallery: NPG 2457. [public domain]

History Schmistory: December 15. Yo-ho, yo-ho, a pirate’s life for Marco?

Saturday, December 15, 2018 by teammarcopolo

1973: The Pirates of the Caribbean water ride opens in Disneyland. Marco rides for two weeks straight. (But he’s still not a pirate!)

DearCatastropheWaitress at English Wikipedia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

History Schmistory: December 14. Don’t be shy, Earth!

Friday, December 14, 2018 by teammarcopolo

1911: Journeyman Ronald Amundsen and his crew discover the South Pole, and get one step closer to answering the age-old question: Does our planet have a cute butt?

By Kuno Lechner; cropped by H Debussy-Jones (talk) 08:31, 14 November 2009 (UTC) (Self-photographed) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

History Schmistory: December 13. Off the Charts.

Thursday, December 13, 2018 by teammarcopolo

1577: Sir Francis Drake sets out from England on his voyage around the world. Judging by this portrait he looks pretty pleased with himself!

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

History Schmistory: December 12. Is anybody out there?

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 by teammarcopolo

1901: Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal in Newfoundland. The Message? “What kind of name is gooey elbow macaroni?”

Leslie Ward [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

MarcoWord (Italian): Buon Natale (Merry Christmas)

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 by teammarcopolo

Or ‘Buone Feste!’ (Happy Holidays!)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/The_Colosseum_during_Christmas.jpg

MarcoWord (Finnish): Hyvaa joulua (Merry Christmas)

Monday, December 10, 2018 by teammarcopolo

Today’s MarcoWord (Finnish): Hyvaa joulua. Merry Christmas. “Hyvaa joulua! Finland, Finland, Finland, that the country for me; pony trekking or camping, or just watching TV. ”