History Schmistory: April 13. Edict of Nantes.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
1598. King Henry IV of France signed the Edict of Nantes, granting rights to the Protestant Huguenots. No truth to the rumor they got their name from enemies saying “You are HUGE–NOT!”
History Schmistory: April 12. England Adopts The Union Jack Flag.
Saturday, April 12, 2025
1606. England adopted the Union Jack as its flag, after rejecting the “Union John” and the “Hit the Road, Jack.”
History Schmistory: April 11. Napoleon abdicates.
Friday, April 11, 2025
1814. Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as emperor of France and was banished to the island of Elba. On the island, Napoleon tried to get everyone to vote for Pedro.
History Schmistory, April 11: Hey, Babe, Wanna Start a College?
Friday, April 11, 2025
1689Â –Â William III & Mary II crowned as joint rulers of Britain. To celebrate, they have dinner, then found a college in the new fangled colony of Virginia. Â Jon Stewart went there!
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.
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.
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.
