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History Schmistory: November 19. Four Score and Seven=

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 by teammarcopolo

1863: US President Abraham Lincoln delivers the most important and enduring 2 minute speech in American history… Need a hint?

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History Schmistory: November 18. “How ya like them apples?”

Monday, November 18, 2024 by teammarcopolo

1307: Brutal and outrageous meanie-head Hermann Gessler punishes William Tell for not bowing down to him. Williams’ bizarre sentence is to shoot an apple off of his own son’s head with a crossbow. After performing the task flawlessly, he sparks a rebellion against Gessler, leading ultimately to an independent Swiss Confederacy, and some sweet revenge for Mr. Tell… “How do you like them apples, Hermann?”

By Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch (1525–1571) (Sebastian Münster, Cosmographia) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

History Schmistory: November 16. Brand New State! Gonna Treat You Great!

Saturday, November 16, 2024 by teammarcopolo

1907: Oklahoma becomes the 46th State in the US. And honestly. Where on Earth would we be without Oklahoma! ?

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History Schmistory: November 14. Woah-Nellie!

Thursday, November 14, 2024 by teammarcopolo

1889: Nellie Bly begins her trip around the world, aiming to accomplish the journey in 80 days, a span Jules Verne predicted in his work of fiction, Around the World in 80 Days. Get this, Nellie did it in 72 days. In your face, Phileas Fogg!

By Roke (Self-published work by Roke) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons