History Schmistory: December 5. Opera Invented. Also, boredom.
Thursday, December 5, 2024
History Schmistory: December 5. In a cavern, in a canyon…
Thursday, December 5, 2024
1848: US President James K. Polk confirms that boat loads of gold have been discovered in California, leading to it’s ridiculous population surge in 1849. The miners who moved in by the thousands quickly become known as the 49ers, and they went on to win 5 Super Bowl titles and currently have the leagues most stifling rush defense… …wait…
![By Molly Hayden, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii Public Affairs (See 4th image on slideshow) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/800px-Sourdough_Sam_Aliamanu_Military_Reservation_February_4_2009.jpg)
By Molly Hayden, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii Public Affairs (See 4th image on slideshow) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: December 4. The Actual First Thanksgiving.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
History Schmistory: December 4th – Ghost ship
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
1872 – The Atlantic Ocean
The Mary Celeste is discovered mysteriously abandoned. All her crew and the lifeboat are missing, never to be found….creepy
![By Unconfirmed, possibly Honore Pellegrin (1800–c.1870). This speculative attribution is suggested in Paul Begg: Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea. Longmans Education Ltd, Harlow (UK) 2007. Plate 2 (Scanned from Slate magazine, December 6 2011) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Mary_Celeste_as_Amazon_in_1861.jpg)
By Unconfirmed, possibly Honore Pellegrin (1800–c.1870). This speculative attribution is suggested in Paul Begg: Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea. Longmans Education Ltd, Harlow (UK) 2007. Plate 2 (Scanned from Slate magazine, December 6 2011) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: December 3. Keep your pants on!
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
1927: Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released. If you don’t know them, get on it. Here’s a good start!
By film screenshot (RKO) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: December 2. Hubble Trouble.
Monday, December 2, 2024
1993: NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavor on a mission to repair the damaged Hubble Space Telescope, and, of course, terminate the culprits…
![By NASA/Kim Shiflett [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/401px-STS-127_Launch_Pad_39A.jpg)
By NASA/Kim Shiflett [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: December 1 – America calling
Sunday, December 1, 2024
1878 – Washington DC
The first telephone is installed in the White House. Reports that the first call went to Domino’s pizza remain unverified…
![See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/604px-PSM_V12_D583_Bell_telephone_in_use.jpg)
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
