Ludicrous Latin: Noster populus facit discrepantiam!
Friday, May 23, 2025
Our people make the difference!
History Schmistory: May 21 Otto-matic
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
History Schmistory: May 20. A Bunch of Nicea Guys.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
325: The Council of Nicea begins. Constantine opens it with a joke, ends it with a Creed.
History Schmistory: May 16. St. Petersburg Founded.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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 20. Lorenzo not-so-Magnifico dies.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
May 20, 1503. The OTHER Lorenzo dies, cousin of the Lorenzo Magnifico. This one is Lorenzo not so Magnifico.

source: wikipedia
History Schmistory: May 19. Irreconcilable Differences
Monday, May 19, 2025
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!
Saturday, May 17, 2025
1527: The Medici family are expelled from Florence. They came back after a few years, for the gelato.
History Schmistory, May 15: Mary Queen of Scots
Thursday, May 15, 2025
1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell. Later, according to Monty Python, she dies:
History Schmistory: May 14. Lewis and Clark take a hike
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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
Monday, May 12, 2025
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