Monthly Archives: December 2011

(If you’re not familiar with the holiday, full story is here.) And now for these important messages….

The earliest event that Wiki says occurred on this day is “962 – Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city of Aleppo” and the most recent is “2003 – PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, killing at least 234.” A few other … Continue reading →

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “69 – Emperor Vitellius is captured and murdered at the Gemonian stairs in Rome” and the most recent is “2010 – The repeal of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning on homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, … Continue reading →

Am I bad person for wishing that this was real?

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “69 – The Roman Senate declares Vespasian as Roman emperor, the last in the Year of Four Emperors” and the most recent is “2004 – Iraq War: A suicide bomber killed 22 at the forward operating base next to the main U.S. military … Continue reading →

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “69 – Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of emperor” and the most recent are two from 2007:  “Elizabeth II becomes the oldest ever monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen … Continue reading →

Christmas is coming, and some people want to know more about what is being planned…   Make use of enough water and also take the drugs your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water.* Tell your … Continue reading →

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “211 – Publius Septimius Geta, co-emperor of Rome, is lured to come without his bodyguards to meet his brother Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Caracalla), to discuss a possible reconciliation. When he arrives the Praetorian Guard murders … Continue reading →

“Believe in love.  Believe in magic.  Hell, believe in Santa Claus.   Believe in others.  Believe in yourself.  Believe in your dreams.  If you don’t, who will?”

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “218 BC – Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia – Hannibal’s Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Roman Republic” and the most recent is “2010 – Governmental protests begin in Tunisia, beginning the 2010-2011 Middle East and North Africa … Continue reading →