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This Day In History: December 7, 1941 CE
By Smaktakula On which the Japanese imitation of American culture and technology reaches its zenith, when the Japanese government, eager to benefit from Western knowledge, sets off a chain of events which results in its learning a very big lesson. … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 1941, December 7, Pearl Harbor, this day in history, Why am I so stupid?
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This Day In History: July 4, Every Year From 1777 CE To The Present
On which inebriated Americans from all walks of life honor the nation’s birth with a variety of beloved and time-honored traditions, from bedside vigils in any of America’s many first-rate burn wards to the age old-custom of commemorating those bygone … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History
Tagged 1777, death by fireworks, Founding Fathers, Independence Day, inebriation, July 4, this day in history, true meanings of holidays
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This Day In History: July 2, 1776 CE
On which the Founding Fathers tell the tyrant King George III what he can do with his onerous taxes and hated Redcoats.
Posted in Culture, History, Holiday, Mythology, National Events, People, Relationships, Social Networking
Tagged 1776, all men are created equal, Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, Great Britain, Independence Day, John Hancock, July 2nd, July 4th, King George III, liberty, Liberty Hall, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Redcoats, taxation without representation, this day in history, Thomas Jefferson, United States of America
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This Day In History: June 28, 1914 CE
On which, in an unlikely Balkan backwater, a Serbian crazyman formally inaugurates the 20th Century with a bang. *** *** If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs, Obscene as cancer, bitter as … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, History, Politics
Tagged 1914, Archduke, Austria, Austro-Hungarian Empire, backwater shithole, Balkans, death by gun, Dulce Et Decorum Est, famous Austrians, First World War, Franz Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip, June 28, places that suck, Sarajevo, smooth move Ex-Lax, The War To End All Wars, this day in history, Wilfred Owen, WWI
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This Day In History: June 4, 1989 CE
On which the Chinese government uses a very public forum to reiterate its traditionally dim view of free speech. Try not to worry; it can’t happen here. Again, we mean. ∞ T. ***
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged 1989, Chinese Democracy, June 4, June Fourth Incident, that trick never works, this day in history, Tiananmen Square
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This Day In History: May 5th, 1862 CE
On which the Mexican Army defeats French forces at the Battle of Puebla, giving future generations of historically-ignorant Americans an opportunity to party in celebration of Mexican Independence.
Posted in Culture
Tagged Americans, Battle of Puebla, brought to you by Corona, don't know much about history, Grito de Dolores, Hallmark Holidays, historical ignorance, Mexican Independence Day, Mexico, September 16h, Smaktakula's decades-old vendetta against the French, the French, this day in history, Waterloo
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This Day In History: May 4th, 1970 CE
On which the simmering combination of angry anti-war protesters and nervous Ohio National Guardsmen reaches a violent boil, inspiring a great Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song. Four dead in O-Hi-O. ∞T.
This Day In History: May 2, 2011 CE
On which reclusive dick and all-around nastyman Osama bin Laden is shot down like a filthy animal among his voluminous porn collection. Below are a few of Promethean Times‘ original stories about this happy event: Bin Laden: The Final Hours … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged al Qaeda, death by Navy Seal, Ding Dong the Dick is Dead!, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, pr0n, this day in history
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This Day In History: April 19, 1775 CE
On which, with the help of British Redcoats who wish to seize a cache of gunpowder, the nascent nation of America invents the bumper-sticker slogan, “You’ll Take My Gun When You Pry It From My Cold, Dead Hands.” Just the … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 1775, American Revolution, April 19, bumper sticker mentality, Redcoats, this day in history, United States of America, Vietnam
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This Day In History: April 15-16, 1912 CE
On which the world sees the first meeting of the Polar Bear Club as 1,500+ men, women and children take an impromptu dip in the North Sea.
Posted in History, News
Tagged 1912, April 15, April 16, death by drowning, famous disasters, iceberg, oops!, this day in history, Titanic
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