From One Renaissance Man to Another….
Monday, April 14, 2025
Admiring the life of Sidney Harman, a modern Renaissance man, who passed away yesterday at 92. From one Renaissance Man to another….
History Schmistory: April 13. Edict of Nantes.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
1598. King Henry IV of France signed the Edict of Nantes, granting rights to the Protestant Huguenots. No truth to the rumor they got their name from enemies saying “You are HUGE–NOT!”
Renaissance Man Dies
Sunday, April 13, 2025
He recited Shakespeare by heart, followed jazz and classical music, was president of a college, and bought Newsweek. Â Renaissance Man Sidney Harmon dies at 92.
Ludicrous Latin: Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema.
Saturday, April 12, 2025
I don’t care. If it doesn’t rhyme, it isn’t a poem.
History Schmistory: April 12. England Adopts The Union Jack Flag.
Saturday, April 12, 2025
1606. England adopted the Union Jack as its flag, after rejecting the “Union John” and the “Hit the Road, Jack.”
History Schmistory: April 11. Napoleon abdicates.
Friday, April 11, 2025
1814. Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as emperor of France and was banished to the island of Elba. On the island, Napoleon tried to get everyone to vote for Pedro.
History Schmistory, April 11: Hey, Babe, Wanna Start a College?
Friday, April 11, 2025
1689Â –Â William III & Mary II crowned as joint rulers of Britain. To celebrate, they have dinner, then found a college in the new fangled colony of Virginia. Â Jon Stewart went there!
History Schmistory: April 10. Great Gatsby published.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
1925. “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published. A popular sequel to the far lesser known and poorly selling “The Pretty Good Gatsby” and “The Not So Bad Gatsby.”
