New Year’s Day in History: History Schmistory
Monday, December 30, 2019
What happened on New Year’s Day in History? With jokes.
History Schmistory: December 25 in History
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Ever wondered what happened in history on Christmas Day. Here are some of the biggies, with jokes.
MarcoWord (French): Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas)
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Today’s MarcoWord (French): Joyeux Noël. Merry Christmas. “Joyeux Noël, my French friend. Whoa, change one letter and ‘French friend’ looks like ‘French Fried!’ Cool!”
Grocerymania, Joyeux Noel Metro 1960, via flick, creative commons contribution
MarcoWord (German): Fröhliche Weihnachten (Merry Christmas)
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Today’s MarcoWord (German): Fröhliche Weihnachten. Merry Christmas. “Fröhliche Weihnachten! Can I pay in Euros?”
History Schmistory: December 21. Collect Them All!
Saturday, December 21, 2019
1937: Walt Disney introduces the world to it’s first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. While sharing the movie with the world, he still refuses to share his toys.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Walt_Disney_Snow_white_1937_trailer_screenshot_(13).jpg, [public domain]
History Schmistory: December 20. It’s a Challenging Afterlife.
Friday, December 20, 2019
1946: The popular Christmas film It’s a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City, and good ol’ Clarence finally gets his wings
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/It’s_A_Wonderful_Life.jpg [public domain]
Today’s MarcoWord (Indonesian): Selamat Hari Natal (Merry Christmas)
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Today’s MarcoWord (Indonesian): Selamat Hari Natal. Merry Christmas. “Selamat Hari Natal, fellow Indonesioners!”
History Schmistory: December 18. The Dynasty Formerly Known As…
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
1271: Kublai Khan renames his empire “Yuan” (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty. He later renames his new visitor Marco Polo “Pompous Infectious,” But of course there’s no record of that either!
![Ladies and gentlemen... The Emperor! [public domain]](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/YuanEmperorAlbumKhubilaiPortrait.jpg)
Ladies and gentlemen… The Emperor!
[public domain]
Today’s MarcoWord (Croatian): Sretan Bozic (Merry Christmas)
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Today’s MarcoWord (Croatian): Sretan Bozic. Merry Christmas. “Sretan Bozic! You think Christmas in Zadar is huge–you should check out Dubrovnik!”
History Schmistory: December 17. Straighten Up and Fly, Wright!
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
1903: The Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville make their first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The original Wright Flyer is now on display at the Smithsonian in Washington DC, apparently with Orville still clinging to it.
![RadioFan ] [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/800px-Wright_flyer_-_full.jpg)
RadioFan ] [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
