The Old Negro Space Program
Thursday, March 31st, 2005The Old Negro Space Program, the shocking but false story of America’s Blackstronauts. Brilliant Ken Burns send up.
Archive for March, 2005
Update on African ‘Haunted Mansion’ story
Thursday, March 31st, 2005Apparently instead of burning some old ladies they have decided to arrest the reporters who wrote the story. Malawi ‘haunted palace’ arrests. I suspected this wouldn’t end well.
WordPress caught trying to rig Google search results.
Thursday, March 31st, 2005WordPress Spamming Google for cash, no good can come of that. However, I really like the package so on hearing this, I went and made a donation to the WordPress site. I am also writing them a note suggesting other ways they can generate some cash. The trick was stupid, it got found out and [...]
William Wallace Sword on view in New York
Thursday, March 31st, 2005‘Braveheart’ Sword Leaves Scotland for an exihibit in New York’s Grand Central Station. I was unaware that this sword was still around, there are not many from that period that can be connected to a single individual.
HMS Sussex pits England against Spain 300 years after sinking.
Thursday, March 31st, 2005HMS Susssex sunk in 1694 carrying a huge bribe for the Duke of Savoy and is now the center of controversy between Spain and England. Old wounds never heal sometimes. Via Cronaca
Today In History: Port of Boston Closed In 1774
Thursday, March 31st, 2005March 31: The Port of Boston Act. Following acts of rebellion in the colonies such as the Boston Tea Party the British Parliment closed the port of Boston today in one of the Intolerable Acts. This attempt to force obedience had nearly the opposite result with many other colonies who had been critical of Massachusetts [...]