History Schmistory, May 24: Yo, Crusades!
Friday, May 24, 2013
1218 – The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt.
History Schmistory: May 20. A Bunch of Nicea Guys.
Monday, May 20, 2013
325: The Council of Nicea begins. Constantine opens it with a joke, ends it with a Creed.
History Schmistory: May 19. Irreconcilable Differences
Sunday, May 19, 2013
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.
History Schmistory: May 17. Don’t Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out!
Friday, May 17, 2013
1527: The Medici family are expelled from Florence. They came back after a few years, for the gelato.
History Schmistory: May 16. St. Petersburg Founded.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
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 14. Lewis and Clark take a hike
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
1804. President Thomas Jefferson suggests that Lewis and Clark take a hike, so they do–across the US to the Pacific Ocean. 
History Schmistory: May 12. Black Guy from Woodstock becomes Prince of Wales
Sunday, May 12, 2013
1343. Edward, Son of Edward III, called “The Black Prince,” and born at the royal palace of Woodstock, becomes Prince of Wales. By the way, he wasn’t really black. That was a joke : D
History Schmistory: May 11. Constantinople founded.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
330: Constantinople is founded on the site of an existing Greek city called Byzantium. Takes weeks for letterhead and business cards to be changed.
History Schmistory: April 10. Robert the Bruce.
Friday, May 10, 2013
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: May 9. Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue
Thursday, May 9, 2013
1502: Christopher Columbus leaves on his final voyage to America. Naturally, he still thinks its India. Marco Polo clenches fists, grits teeth, and mutters “Columbus!” like Seinfeld saying “Newman!”
photo: wrt blog
