June 30th: Today in 1934 Hitler’s National Socialists thugs murder political rivals in the Night of the the Long Knives. Killing around one hundred people, some ’shot while escaping’, some by ’suicide’ and others tried in secret courts then killed the Knight of the Long Knives cemented Hitler into total control of the Nazis. This [...]

June 29th: Today in 1767 the Townsend Acts pass parliment as another attempt to tax the American colonists without giving them any representation. The acts were an import duty rather than a direct tax like the Stamp Act, but it proved no more popular in America and led to mass protests and was ignored by [...]

The Comics Curmudgeon alerts us to a very real bear danger. This is yet another example of the media warning us of the danger of the SUMMER OF THE BEAR! or was it BEES? Dangit I can never remember what I am supposed to be terrified of this summer.

June 28th: Today in 1776 Thomas Hinkey was hanged for his part in a large conspiracy to kill George Washington. The plot was led by the loyalist Mayor of New York City and by William Tyron, the colonial Governer of New York, but it fell apart when Hinkey was jailed for another crime and bragged [...]

June 27th: Today in 1833 Prudence Crandall was arrested for running a school for black girls in Connecticut. Earlier she had caused scandal by admitting Sarah Harris, a black woman, to her girls school creating the first integrated school in the USA, but a parent’s boycott forced her to set up a separate school for [...]

Boy scouts stop an arsonist. Nice to see the Scouts have moved on from just helping old ladies across the street to law enforcement. Working on their CSI merit badges.

June 26th: Today in 1541 Fransisco Pizarro was murdered by conspirators who were upset at his heavy hand as dictator over the conquered Inca empire. Pizarro was one of the most successful conquerors of the Spanish Conquistadors, conquering the Inca Empire with less than 200 soldiers. He was aided by the massive civil strife within [...]

I suspect that the Bad Driver’s Handbook is secretly the worlds best seller. It would explain sooo much wouldn’t it.

Ever wonder what religion Spider-Man was? How about Superman? Well this site is here to help. If you click on the links it shows you the background to how they decided the religion for each character. Neat site.

Goat busted for goofing off. No I am not making that up.