History Schmistory: November 22. Maynaaaarrrrrrrrd!
Friday, November 22, 2024
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
1718: Off the coast of North Carolina, renowned and dreaded English pirate Edward Teach, the original “Blackbeard”, is killed during a battle with a small battalion of the Royal Navy, led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
They cut off his head and fastened it to the bow of the ship for all to see. As for the beard, the Lieutenant had his own plans…
History Schmistory: November 21. News from the Prince of Patents.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
1877: Thomas Edison announces his latest invention, the phonograph, the first instrument able to reproduce a recorded sound, and one of the few inventions Edison might actually deserve a little credit for.
![By Levin C. Handy (per http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04326) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Edison_and_phonograph_edit1.jpg)
By Levin C. Handy (per http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04326) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: November 20. MS-DOS this get easier?
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
1985: Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released. Laypersons rejoice!
![By Microsoft. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/399px-Microsoft_Windows_1.0_page1.jpg)
By Microsoft. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: November 19. Four Score and Seven=
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
1863: US President Abraham Lincoln delivers the most important and enduring 2 minute speech in American history… Need a hint?
By Published by M.T. Sheahan, Boston, Mass. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: November 18. “How ya like them apples?”
Monday, November 18, 2024
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](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Tell_Deutsch_Münster_1554.jpg)
By Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch (1525–1571) (Sebastian Münster, Cosmographia) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: November 17. Not your ordinary cat toy…
Sunday, November 17, 2024
1970: Douglas Engelbart successfully patents the computer mouse. His patent for computer cheese is still pending.
By SRI International (SRI International) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia CommonsBy SRI International (SRI International) [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: November 16. Brand New State! Gonna Treat You Great!
Saturday, November 16, 2024
1907: Oklahoma becomes the 46th State in the US. And honestly. Where on Earth would we be without Oklahoma! ?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Oklahoma-musical-1965.jpg
History Schmistory: November 14. Woah-Nellie!
Thursday, November 14, 2024
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
History Schmistory: November 13. Home.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
1851: The Denny Party lands at Alki point, the first settlers in what would become Seattle, Washington, and the current residence of the one and only Marco Polo! …Just in case you were wondering.
![By Daniel Schwen (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/800px-Seattle_4.jpg)
By Daniel Schwen (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: November 12. You hear the one about the exploding whale?
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
1970: The Oregon Highway Division learns exactly what not to do with a dead whale.
