Category Archives: History

On This Day, A Giant Leap

Posted on Saturday, April 12, 2008 by Keith

Tonight is Yuri’s Night. Raise a glass in honor of the the first man in space. And pour a little on the ground for Laika.

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Cat Blogging, the Text Edition

Posted on Friday, July 27, 2007 by Keith

All apologies for the lack of cat pictures of late. Lucy and Rupert have simply been unphotogenic of late, refusing to pose long enough to be photographed. But there’s always the archives. Meanwhile, Smithsonian Online has a short history of … Continue reading →

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Happy Lunar Landing Day!

Posted on Friday, July 20, 2007 by Keith

38 years ago today, mankind walked on the Moon. The Moon! Hopefully, one day soon, we’ll go back there, and then on to Mars. I sincerely hope I live long enough to see Mars Landing Day. The fact that I … Continue reading →

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Loosing Shakespeare

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 by Keith

I’ve been reading The Book of Lost Books on my lunch breaks and it’s fascinating stuff. Take for example, the lost Shakespeare play, Cardenio. Cardenio was known to have been performed at least on one occasion in 1613, by the … Continue reading →

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He Also Thinks Saruman Was a Great Tactician

Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 by Keith

Salon has a great piece up on Sir Alistair Horne, who wrote numerous books on world history but one in particular, A Savage War of Peace, about the Algerian War of Independence that apparently is a favorite among the bush administration, … Continue reading →

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May Day!

Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 by Keith

Greetings to all my Communist Comrades! Secret handshakes to my Anarchist buddies! For all you Socialist Workers out there, keep up the good work! I hope all you Witches had a lovely Walpurgis Night and many happy turns around the … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Manned Space Flight

Posted on Thursday, April 12, 2007 by Keith

Cyrano De Bergerac was the first man to visit the moon. When he arrived, he found a young Chinese woman named Chang’e who was witty, intelligent and fond of wine. They had a brief but passionate affair. Cyrano eventually tired … Continue reading →

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Today in History (and Tomorrow)

Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 by Keith

Happy 128th birthday to Albert Einstein! (also happy birthday to: Casey Jones, Algernon Blackwood, Billy Crystal, and Hank Ketcham). Oh and a word to the wise for Gaius Julius Ceasar– watch your back tomorrow.

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Bones of an Idol

Posted on Saturday, February 24, 2007 by Keith

James Cameron thinks he’s found the bones of Jesus: In a new documentary, Producer Cameron and his director, Simcha Jacobovici, make the starting claim that Jesus wasn’t resurrected –the cornerstone of Christian faith– and that his burial cave was discovered … Continue reading →

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Not Your Grand Pappy’s Christmas

Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2006 by Keith

If it’s Christmas, it’s time for the usual blather about the supposed Secular War on Christmas. Which, historically, is a neat little reversal that Bill O’Reilly and his ilk have stumbled upon. If you’re over the age of 20, you … Continue reading →

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