History Schmistory: Yo Ferdman & Izzy–I’m back!
Friday, March 15, 2013
1493. Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after 1st new world voyage. He brings potatoes, stories of Indians, and “Dancing with the Stars.”
Earth is cool.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
View of earth from the international space station. Lights, storms, atmosphere. Amazing.
History Schmistory: February 17. Orange you glad we’re a free state?
Sunday, February 17, 2013
1854: The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State, which would later become a part of the Union of South Africa. Today the province remains free from the tyranny of Oranges.
History Schmistory: January 18. Alo-hoy!
Friday, January 18, 2013
1778: Famed explorer Captain James Cook serendipitously stumbles upon the “Sandwich Islands” (Hawaii.) On his second visit in 1779, he is killed by natives for sending back his pastrami on rye.
History Schmistory: December 14. Don’t be shy, Earth!
Friday, December 14, 2012
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? …See for yourself…
Adorable.
History Schmistory: October 18. Happy Alaska Day!
Thursday, October 18, 2012
1867: The United States moves in with Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for 7.2 million clams. They live together for 92 years before finally making the relationship official in 1959. Meanwhile, Canada insists they are carrying Alaska’s baby.
History Schmistory: October 16. Going up?
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
1986: Reinhold Messner becomes the first person to scale all 14 ‘Eight-thousanders’ (every mountain over 8,000 meters, or 26,247 ft high.) How many can you name? …Yeah, other than Everest and K2 
List here!
Marco’s Favorite Senator
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Whatever your politics, you gotta admit this is amazing!
History Schmistory, Olympics Edition: Merry Summer Olympics!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
The 1956 Summer Olympics were the first to be held in December because they were the first to be held in the southern hemisphere!
Santy the Sand Man?
History Schmistory, July 15: Roc-King Out!
Sunday, July 15, 2012
1799 – The Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign. It unfortunately did not give them the ability learn a new language online. It did however have three different languages written on it (Greek, Demotic & Hieroglyphic!)
Before internet was invented…
