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Monthly Archives: March 2019
March 31, 1776
On March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams, the wife of future President and Founding Father, John Adams, wrote to her husband that women were “determined to foment a rebellion” if the new Declaration of Independence failed to guarantee their rights. Well, not the rights of all women, such as black women, or native women, or even … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Abigial Adams, Founding Fathers, John Adams, rights, suffrage, women
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March 30, 1964
The answer is Jeopardy. The question is, ‘What premiered on March 30, 1964 on the television network NBC and was originally hosted by Art Fleming’. It should be noted that many intelligent people have appeared and won on Jeopardy over the years. It should also be noted that many intelligent and crazy nutjob people have … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Art Fleming, conspiracy theories, Hutton 'Red' Gibson, Jeopardy, Mel Gibson, NBC, sedevacantist
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March 28, 193
On March 28, 193, the Praetorian Guard murdered the Roman emperor, Pertinax. Why did they murder him? Two reasons. First, they were corrupt and had been promised a hefty payment after the death of Commodus. Second, Pertinax was ex-military and was in the process of installing some much needed discipline in the Praetorian Guard, and … Continue reading
Posted in 1st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged assassinations, auctions, Didius Julianus, Praetorian Guard, Pretinax, Rome
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March 27, 1794
On March 27, 1794, Denmark and Sweden formed a neutrality compact. Off to the side, Switzerland noticed what they were doing and thought to itself. “Hmmm. If I was to add a high quality milk chocolate and a highly confidential international banking industry to a neutrality concept in all wars, I might have a new, … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Austria, Denmark, England, france, high quality milk chocolate, neutrality, Prussia, Sweden, Switzerland, Treaty of Paris 1815, wars
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March 26, 1859
On March 26, 1859, amateur French astronomer, Edmond Modeste Lescarbault, discovered the planet Vulcan, which was believed to orbit inside the orbit of Mercury, which until that point in time was believed to be the closest planet to the Sun. Mercury had a little wobble in its orbit that under Newtonian rules of planetary understanding, … Continue reading
March 25, 1992
On March 25, 1992, British scientists announced that they had discovered the largest Mersenne prime number to date. A Mersenne prime number is a prime number that is one less than a power of two. For example, two squared is four, and one less is three, and three is a prime number, so three is … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged British scientists, fun with numbers, Mersenne prime numbers
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March 24, 1629
On March 24, 1629, Virginia passed the first game laws in the American colonies. It was determined that landing on “Free Parking” and collecting $200 quid plus all fines collected was a ‘house rule’ and should be stated before play commenced. Also, all grandmothers cheat at rummy and it is to be expected, so complaints … Continue reading
Posted in 17th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged American Colonies, games, hunting, new laws, Virginia
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March 23, 1801
On March 23, 1801, Tsar Paul I of Russia learned what happens when a weak ruler that doesn’t have the military backing him, tries to force the nobility and wealthy to conform to a chivalric code and put aside their conniving and thieving ways. They run into your bedroom after an evening of drinking, strike … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged assassinations, Russia, Tsar Paul I, weak rulers
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March 22, 1621
On March 22, 1621, Hugo Grotius (Also known as Hugo de Groot) was being held in prison in the Lowevenstein castle in the Netherlands. In 1618, he had been sentenced to life imprisonment for his heretical religious beliefs. On March 22, 1621, a plan was hatched with the help of his wife, Maria van Reigersbergen, … Continue reading
Posted in 17th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged books, cunning plan, Elsie van Houwening, Hugo de Groot, Hugo Grotius, Maria van Reigersbergen, nerds, Netherlands, Paris, prison, scheme
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