History Schmistory: August 16. Can you hear me now?
Saturday, August 16, 2025
1858: The United States exchanges overseas greetings with the United Kingdom for the first time through the transatlantic telegraph cable.
![See page for author [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-Atlantic_cable_Map.jpg)
See page for author [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
[Portrait of Wildman Whitehouse, 1856-1865, Maull and Polyblank, Science Museum, 1856-1865. Object No. 1980-2/50. © This image is available for use under the following license: CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0]
His complaint was it didn’t work fast enough, so he turned up the juice too high and fried the thing. Way to go, Wildman.
He tried to make it up to everybody with a communications device of his own…
No one was amused.
History Schmistory: August 9. No more Richard jokes!
Saturday, August 9, 2025
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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 3. La Scala-kazam!
Sunday, August 3, 2025
![By ungenannt [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/800px-Milano_Teatro_alla_Scala_Postkarte_001.jpg)
By ungenannt [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Speaking of mediocre composers, here’s a Marco classic!
History Schmistory: August 1. Breathe, durn-it!
Friday, August 1, 2025
![By penner (http://flickr.com/photos/penner/2450784866) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/800px-Prince_at_Coachella.jpg)
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History Schmistory: July 23. Speak now or forever hold your tongue.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
History Schmistory: Yo Ferdman & Izzy–I’m back!
Saturday, March 15, 2025
1493. Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after 1st new world voyage. He brings potatoes, stories of Indians, and “Dancing with the Stars.”
Video Schmistory: January 8.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The week of January 8 in History Schmistory!
The Christmas Elves of Scotland
Saturday, December 7, 2024
In Scotland, during Christmas, roving bands of elves are warded off by defensive walls of fire. AWESOME!
Marco in the News!
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Good overview of Team Marco Polo by Seattle PI:
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