Apparently the US Chamber of Commerce thinks owners of hybrids and other fuel efficient cars should be taxed because by not driving big ol SUVs like patriotic Americans we aren’t paying enough taxes via our fuel purchases to keep the roads up. Don’t worry, there are more than enough SUV drivers out there to make [...]
November 25th: Today in 1936 Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact to ally themselves if either was attacked by Soviet Russia forming the basis for the Axis. You see a lot less of this sort of big treaty now as countries try to destroy each other thru trade rather than straight out [...]
November 24th: Today in 1859 Darwin’s book the Origin of the Species went on sale to the public. This has kicked off a non-stop fight that carries on till this day. I personally believe we are living on a puff ball kicked into the air by Horton, thus dodging the debate neatly.
November 23rd: Today in 1499 Perkin Warbeck is hanged after trying to escape from the Tower of London where he was imprisoned for his attempt to usurp the throne of England. It seems like there were dozens of these guys running around at one point, now even the true King of England can’t be tempted [...]
November 22nd: Today in 1718 the long arm of the law finally catches up with the dread pirate Blackbeard (Edward Teach). He was your classic pirate, a murderous psychopath of the first order and when they caught up to him they made really, really sure he was dead by shooting him five times and stabbing [...]
November 21rst: Today in 1272 Edward the First becomes King of England. His reputation was cruelly besmirched in Braveheart, but he did have quite a good reputation as a king up to about fifty years ago when he became another viscious dead white guy.