History Schmistory: August 6. Rastafar-from English
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
1962: Jamaica becomes independent from Britain.
History Schmistory: August 5. The Original “Harry”
Monday, August 5, 2024
1100: Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey. This particular Henry was not significant enough for Shakespeare, and conveniently skipped.
History Schmistory: August 4. It was good to be Queen -Mother
Sunday, August 4, 2024
1900: Queen Elizabeth, ‘the Queen Mother’ is born. Not to be confused with Elizabeth II, who will most likely live forever.
![By Allan warren (Own work) [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/2013/08/389px-H.M._The_Queen_Mother_Allan_Warren.jpg)
By Allan warren (Own work) [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
History Schmistory: August 3. La Scala-kazam!
Saturday, August 3, 2024
1778: La Scala Opera House opens in Milan, Italy, with a show by F. Murray Abraham’s character in Amadeus.
![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 2. Bay of Henry?
Friday, August 2, 2024
1610: Explorer Henry Hudson enters the bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay. Since his crew mutinied and left him for dead, an apology card was also in order. It’s in a bottle, floating out there somewhere. Sorry Hud!
![By Neemster (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Henry-Hudson-posterimage.png)
By Neemster (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: August 1. Breathe, durn-it!
Thursday, August 1, 2024
1774: Oxygen is ‘discovered’ by Britain’s Sir Joseph Priestly, and given a symbol (O), though most refer to it as “the substance formerly known as air.”
![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)
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
History Schmistory: July 31. Houston, the Nina has landed.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
1498: Christopher Columbus and crew arrive in Trinidad. What do they bring back? …Syphilis.
!['Columbus landing at Trinidad', From Famous Voyagers and Explorers, 1893, The British Library [public domain]](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/11223728426_a95f3a7438_o-e1434734786458.jpg)
‘Columbus landing at Trinidad’, From Famous Voyagers and Explorers, 1893, The British Library [public domain]
History Schmistory: July 30. “Eat it, gravity!”
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
1918: The first parachute jump from a perfectly good aircraft, performed with flair by Frenchmen Sarret.
![Here goes nothing! V.Leers (De prins der geillustreerde bladen) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/468px-FirstParachute.png)
Here goes nothing!
V.Leers (De prins der geillustreerde bladen) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: July 29. The Final Frontier…
Monday, July 29, 2024
1958: President Dwight D. Eisenhower eagerly signs a federal statute that creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
![To infinity and beyond! By Bill Ingalls [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/800px-STS-135_begins_takeoff.jpg)
To infinity and beyond!
By Bill Ingalls [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Sadly, they were never able to get him back to his home planet.
History Schmistory: July 28. This spud’s for you.
Sunday, July 28, 2024
1586: The Potato is introduced into Britain from America. It quickly adopts a flawless British accent.
‘How do you do?”
