Tag Archives: England

March 11, 1946

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 11, 1946, the official newspaper of the USSR, Pravda, denounced English Prime Minister Winston Churchill as being anti-Soviet and a warmonger. Churchill replied, “Duh, it’s as though you hadn’t heard any of my speeches or read about any of my policies for the last seven years. I know it’s in English, but couldn’t … Continue reading →

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January 24, 1965

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 24, 1965, former Prime Minister of England, Winston Churchill died at the age of 90 after living a life of eating too much, drinking too much, smoking too much and poking others, both friend and enemy, with his sarcastic wit. It should be noted that Churchill’s enjoyment of his vices did not sit … Continue reading →

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January 11, 1770

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 11, 1770, the first shipment of rhubarb was sent to the United States from London, England. The English had obviously decided that the Americans weren’t suffering enough being a colony and needed to be forced to eat a plant that couldn’t even be made into a tasty pie. It does not taste like … Continue reading →

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November 26, 1977

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Joel Byers

On November 26, 1977, Britain’s Southern Television was hijacked for 6 minutes starting at 5:12 PM. An entity claiming to be Vrillon of the Ashtar Galactic Command gave a voice message to the people of Earth warning them of a possible, yet unnamed disaster, that they could avoid. The viewers in England were confused and … Continue reading →

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October 28, 1612

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Joel Byers

On October 28, 1612, King James I of England appointed Robert Dowland as Court Luitist. It was said that his rendition of Greensleeves was a real shift raiser. James’s wife, Anne of Denmark was none too pleased.

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October 8, 1964

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Joel Byers

On October 8, 1964, Ringo Starr passed his English driving test at the age of 24. He said it became extremely easy once he realized you needed to be completely sober and drug free before you take the test.

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October 1, 1939

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Joel Byers

On October 1, 1939, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill made the comment that Russia was a “riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”. Russians where thankful and polite about Churchill’s flattery, but they wanted to know why people considered them mysterious. Their country was freezing cold for nine months and they ate beets, turnips, … Continue reading →

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September 22, 1598

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Joel Byers

On September 22, 1598, English playwright and director Ben Jonson was arrested and indicted for manslaughter for killing one of his actors, Gabriel Spencer, in a duel. Apparently even in 1598, actors and writers couldn’t get along very well. Gabriel Spencer was no saint, as he was known to drink heavily and become very violent … Continue reading →

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September 13, 122

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Joel Byers

On September 13, 122 CE, the Roman Army began building Hadrian’s Wall in Northern England. The wall was to stop the Scottish barbarians from coming south and raiding the newly settled Roman farms and cities. Did it work? No. It did not. It just established where contraband would be bought and sold between the two … Continue reading →

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September 8, 2015

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Joel Byers

On September 8, 2015, British researchers revealed that evidence of a larger version of Stonehenge had been found about 2 miles from the original Stonehenge location. They had identified 90 buried stones that had been found through the use of ground penetrating radar. Miskatonic University of Providence, RI was asked if the ancient druids had … Continue reading →

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