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.
June 25th: Today in 1876 the most famous battle of the American Indian Wars took place, the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Famous mostly because the Indians won a big victory when they were supposed to just roll up and lose and because the glorious (at least in his own mind) George Custer lost [...]
June 24th: Today in 1821 Simon Bolivar led his army to victory over Spanish Royalist forces at the Battle of Carabobo. This battle led to the independence of Venezuela and was a step in forming Bolivar’s planned Gran Columbia nation. All good stuff but I just like saying Carabobo…..