History Schmistory, April 15: Kid Born in Vinci
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
1452. Leonardo Da Vinci born out of wedlock in Vinci, Italy. Because he is illegitimate, he will need to find a trade, instead of becoming a government worker like his father.
Ludicrous Latin: Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
If Caesar were alive, you’d be chained to an oar!
History Schmistory: April 15. Czechoslovakia goes Schizo!
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
1993. Czechoslovakia peacefully split into two new countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic gets the house and Slovakia gets the car.
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!”
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!
