Newsletter
Entries for December, 2011 in UNCLE HISTORY
-
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 29, 1845: President James K. Polk signs a bill making Texas the 28th state. With a sweep of a pen, Polk increases the nation's gross domestic crazy by 200 percent. to see more Uncle History, CLICK HERE
-
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 27, 1871: In London's Crystal Palace, the first-ever cat show is held, forever putting to rest the myths that cats are "dignified and clean." For years afterward, Londoners would whisper in dark tones of the dreadful "Day of Foreboding ...
-
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 25, 1223: In Greccio, Italy, St. Francis Assis makes the first known Nativity scene. Later, St. Francis makes an important observation in his journal: "Cats don't like to be dressed like people."
-
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 22, 1864: After conquering Savannah, Ga, Union Gen. William T. Sherman sends a message to President Lincoln, "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah." Lincoln was hoping for a new hat.
-
The Byzantine Empire's first attempt at an Air Force
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 23, 962: The Byzantines take the city the Aleppo and recover John the Baptist's tunic, believing the tunic was magic and would make you fly. They were wrong. Very, very wrong.
-
Horse, it's what's for dinner?
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 21, 1944: Due to a scarcity of meat, horse racing is banned until the end of the war. to see more Uncle History, CLICK HERE
-
George Washington, a man's man
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 6, 1884: After 34 years, the Army Corps of Engineers completes the Washington Monument, America's most impressive phallus.
-
The boat that wouldn't stay in the water
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 17, 1903: Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright fly the first engine-powered airplane at Kitty Hawk, N.C. Instead of a seeing the event as the huge leap in powered flight that it was, the brothers always viewed the incident as ...
-
Hope for America, at half price
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 20, 1920: British-born Bob Hope becomes an American citizen at age 17. It took Hope several more years to learn the language. He also made his living by charging less for comedy than American comedians. To see more Uncle ...
-
The Prophecy That Came True!!!
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 14, 1503: Nostradamus is born. The French seer's prophecies are so unique that they can't be recognized as prophecies until after something happens.
-
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
Dec. 12, 1911: Delhi becomes capital of India. Before Delhi, the capital was Calcutta and, for a short time, Wahoo, Nebraska. No one knows why.
-
It's not really about gay marriage, is it?
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 7, 1941: There was some kinda goings on somewhere in the Pacific. Historians are unclear as to what occurred, but rest assured that we are looking into it. To see more Uncle History, CLICK HERE
-
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 1, 1862: President Abraham Lincoln gives his State of the Union address with the immortal opening, "Things are all kinds of @#$%&@ up, you guys." Lincoln then goes on to give the following gloomy assessments of the health of ...
-
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
November 30, 1954: In the first case in modern times, a woman is hit by a meteorite that crashes through her Alabama house. Bruised and battered, Elizabeth Hodges raises her fist to the heavens and vows, "I'm gonna get you, ...
-
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
December 2, 2010: NASA unveils the discovery of a life form based on arsenic. It's name is Arsenic Man, and he's looking for you. To see more Uncle History, CLICK HERE