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Tag Archives: france
May 11, 1800
On May 11, 1800, French naturalist, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, gave a lecture at the France Museum of Natural History, of which he was a Professor of Zoology. The lecture was his first outlining of his theories of evolution. In it he stressed two main themes; the first was that the environment gave rise to changes in … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged france, giraffes, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Lamarckism, science
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April 27, 1578
On April 27, 1578, the Duel of the Mignons happened and claimed the lives of two of the favorite retainers of Henry III of France and two of the favorite retainers of Henry I, Duke of Guise. What was a Mignon? It was a term used for the favorite retainers of Henry III, as these … Continue reading
April 8, 1513
On April 8, 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed at what is now called St. Augustine, Florida and claimed all of Florida for Spain. How’d he do this you ask? He stood on the land, planted a flag and yelled ‘DIBS’. The native people already there asked him what he was doing and … Continue reading
Posted in 16th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged dibs, England, Florida, france, Incans, Juan Ponce de Leon, land grab, Mayans, Portugal, Romans, Spain, St Augustine
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March 28, 845
On March 28, 845 CE, 5,000 Danish Viking went on Spring Break and occupied Paris, France. They partied like only a Viking can. They pillaged, they rampaged and they performed a little sexual assault against women, men, and the occasional attractive farm animal. In other words, they treated 845 Paris like college kids have treated … Continue reading
Posted in 9th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Charles the Bald, Danes, france, Panama City, party, Plague, Ragnar, vikings
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February 1, 1929
On February 1, 1929, Charles Rigoulet of France achieved the first 400 pound ‘clean and jerk’ as he lifted 402.5 pounds. No one thought this record would ever be broken. Olympian weightlifters now use 400 pounds to warm up. The world record in the clean and jerk for a person who weighs less than 232 … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Charles Rigoulet, france, men, Olympic Records, weight lifting, women, world records
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September 1, 1715
On September 1, 1715, King Louis XIV of France died, after a reign of 72 years, the longest of any major European monarch. The French people and his successors thought he was never going to die. In fact, he outlived all of his sons and most of his grandsons. When he did finally died, his … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged france, King of France, Louis XIV, royal succession, Was he ever going to die
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August 28, 2004
On August 28, 2004, senior citizen, George Brunstad, at age 70, became the oldest person to swim the English Channel. When asked why he did it, he said that his wife Ethel had recently retired and was finding way too many things for him to do around the house. Training for swimming and the actual … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged athletic feats, Dover, England, English Channel, france, George Brunstad, oldest, Sangatte, swimming, Wissant
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August 25, 1718
On August 25, 1718, France deposited hundreds of colonists in Louisiana. Some even settled in present-day, New Orleans. The colonists in New Orleans immediately began showing their boobs to strangers for beads. This didn’t really catch on with the tourists until the women started doing it.
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged doing it for the beads, france, Louisiana, men, New Orleans, the french, women
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August 19, 1839
On August 19, 1839, the details of Louis Daguerre’s first practical photographic process were released in Paris, France. Nonsurprisingly, one of the last steps of the process was to mail any nude photographs to Mr. Daguerre, so he could be certain of the picture quality, thereby, being the first to tell women to “Send Nudez”.
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged firsts, france, Louis Daguerre, Paris, photographs, Send Nudez
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August 11, 1942
On August 11, 1942, the ex-Prime Minister of France, Pierre Laval publicly announced “the hour of liberation for France is the hour when Germany wins the war.” Talk about not aging well. Something else that didn’t age well was… Continue reading →