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History Schmistory: July 4. Happy Birthday, USA!
Monday, July 4, 2011
1776: United States declares independence from Great Britain, and starts drinking more coffee.
History Schmistory: July 3. Not So Magnifico
Sunday, July 3, 2011
1642: Marie de Medici dies. Probably spent a little too much time in the House of Bourbon.
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History Schmistory: July 2. Good Times, Bad Times
Saturday, July 2, 2011
1900: The first ‘Zeppelin’ is flown. Contrary to popular belief, it was not made of ‘Led’.
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History Schmistory: July 1.
Friday, July 1, 2011
1659: The Union of Lublin; Poland and Lithuania unite… decoratively.
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History Schmistory: June 16. Holland Fashion Police Go Berserk!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
1784: Holland forbids orange clothes. Would have been great if they’d kept the rule.
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History Schmistory: May 18. Royal Wedding Fever!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
1152: Henry Plantagenet (later Henry II) of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Perez Hilton goes nuts!
History Schmistory: Friday the 13th Edition.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Not a good day for lucky people. But what’s the origin? Well, to be honest, no one knows. Could be one of three things:
1. Norse mythology about some convoluted council of thirteen whatevers and the goddess Frigga (from whom we get the name Friday).
2. (made popular in The DaVinci Code) Friday, October 13, 1307, the date King Philip IV of France ordered the arrest of the Knights Templar–unlikely, though, since few people recognized Friday the 13th superstitions before the 20th century
3. Publication of a popular 1907 novel called Friday, the 13th. This is actually most likely, since the first references to this day as unlucky date from this time.
Either way, don’t break any mirrors or hang out with any black cats.
