History Schmistory: June 6. Marcus gets crass!
Thursday, June 6, 2019
53 BCE: The Battle of Carrhae; Roman general Marcus Crassus and his army is destroyed by Parthians. Even worse, Parthians make fun of the name “Marcus.”
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History Schmistory, June 6: A “Peace” of History
Thursday, June 6, 2019
1660 -Denmark & Sweden signed a peace treaty after nearly two years of fighting! C’mon you guys! We can’t even tell you apart!
Awe how cute! They are BFF's (Best Flag Friends!)
History Schmistory, June 4: Insert cheesy joke
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
1070 – Roquefort cheese was created in a cave near Roquefort, France! Insert your own cheesy joke here : )
Pee-Yew!
History Schmistory, June 3: That Turkey is Toast!
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
1098 – After a 5-month siege in the 1st Crusade, the Crusaders seized A Turkey. And by A, we mean Antioch (the city in the country of Turkey, not the bird!)
Hey guys...I think we've got the wrong Turkey.
History Schmistory: June 2. Kenneth Branaugh & Emma Thompson marry!
Sunday, June 2, 2019
1420: Henry V of England and Catherine Valois of France marry. Kenneth and Emma played them in the movie. What?
History Schmistory: May 26. Napolean gets crowned. Again.
Sunday, May 26, 2019
1805: Napoleon is crowns himself King of Italy. Oh, aren’t you the big man, Napolean?
History Schmistory: May 25. Another one Bede’s the Dust
Saturday, May 25, 2019
735: The Venerable Bede kicks the venerable bucket. A monk, scholar, teacher, and Doctor of the Church, Bede (also spelled Baeda or Beda) was the first English historian and is most well known for his extensive Ecclesiastical History of England, which would later serve as a major source for the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. His work had a significant influence on English and European scholarship.
History Schmistory: May 24. You say you want a revolution!
Friday, May 24, 2019
1543: Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer who first posited that the earth revolves around the sun, goes to the great constellation in the sky, aged 70.
He was a mathematician, astronomer, physician, quadrilingual polyglot, classical scholar, translator, artist, Catholic cleric, jurist, governor, military leader, diplomat and economist. His Linkedin account only listed the first five.
