History Schmistory: August 14. Can’t get enough (US) Football?
Thursday, August 14, 2025
1959: Founding of the American Football League (AFL), which lasted 9 seasons, then merged with the NFL as the AFC. The XFL wasn’t so lucky. Remember that? What a joke!
![By Keith Allison [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-Jeremi_Johnson_and_Ray_Lewis.jpg)
By Keith Allison [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: August 13. Getting a-head
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
1792: King Louis XVI is arrested by the National Tribunal and declared an enemy of the people. When faced with the guillotine, he asked if they could just take a little off the top.
![By Georg Heinrich Sieveking (http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/louis16_execution.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Hinrichtung_Ludwig_des_XVI.png)
By Georg Heinrich Sieveking (http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/louis16_execution.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: August 11. Welcome to the 500 club! Someone will be with you shortly.
Monday, August 11, 2025
1929. Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 career home runs. Though most agree it’s because he was all hopped-up on hot dogs.
By National Photo Company [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: August 10. A Voyage to Reminder
Sunday, August 10, 2025
1519 – Ferdinand Magellan’s five ships set sail from Spain to circumnavigate the globe. Though Magellan was killed just before the final leg of the journey, the expedition was a success. Not only were they the first to encircle the globe, they were also the first to travel from the Atlantic into the Pacific Ocean, as well as the first to cross the Pacific.
And yet it’s this guy gets a holiday?!…
![Sebastiano del Piombo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/498px-Christopher_Columbus.png)
Sebastiano del Piombo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: August 9. No more Richard jokes!
Saturday, August 9, 2025
![By Edmund S. Valtman [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/472px-Richard_Nixon_by_Edmund_S._Valtman_ppmsc.07955.jpg)
By Edmund S. Valtman [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: August 8. Riiiiiicolaaaa!
Friday, August 8, 2025
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History Schmistory: August 7. Otto-matic
Thursday, August 7, 2025
![By Photographer: Ajepbah; edit: Crisco 1492 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Alter_Markt_Magdeburg-Altstadt.Magdeburger_Reiter_edit.jpg)
By Photographer: Ajepbah; edit: Crisco 1492 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: August 6. Rastafar-from English
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
History Schmistory: August 5. The Original “Harry”
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
1100: Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey. This particular Henry was not significant enough for Shakespeare, and conveniently skipped.
