Happy Birthday, Jackie!
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Jacopo Peri, the original opera man, was born today in 1561. Play it again, Marco!
A word from Marco: GUILTY!
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Hey, Gerard! We know traveling is fun, but we all must remember to use the restroom before our descent.
He was probably preparing for his upcoming role in ‘Mistakes on a Plane’
HAHAHA! C’mon!
History Schmistory: August 15th: Where do those yellows bricks lead?
Thursday, August 15, 2024
1939 – Hollywood
The Wizard of OZ premieres! And the stereotype of the Witch is born! (You know, they were never green!)
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History Schmistory: August 12th: Ahoy there!
Monday, August 12, 2024
1851: The Isle of Wight, England.
It’s the first America’s cup! Victory goes the the US schooner America who beat the British entry. Queen Victoria watches on, no doubt with her head in her hands.
![See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/331px-The_Americas_Cup.jpg)
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: August 6th: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s…. a Supernova!
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
1181 – The Supernova is first observed by Japanese and Chinese astronomers.
![NASA/ESA [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/super.jpg)
NASA/ESA [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: August 5th: Hou-dunnit!
Monday, August 5, 2024
1926 – New York.Â
Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini is submerged in an underwater coffin. It take’s him 1 1/2 hours to escape.
![David Blaine's got nothing on this guy! By McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/HarryHoudini1899.jpg)
David Blaine’s got nothing on this guy!
By McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Celebrate Project Runway Tim Gunn’s Birthday Week!
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Kids Discover the World with TeamMarcoPolo
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Team Marco Polo is a kids travel show that makes learning about other countries, cultures and languages fun and exciting.
It is fast paced and engaging with lots of humor and laughs thrown in the mix. Think “Bill Nye” meets “Rick Steves”.
Check it out!
How To: Make an Authentic Renaissance Hairstyle!
Sunday, July 21, 2024
From Team Marco Polo fan Janet’s YouTube channel!
