• Get To Know Promethean Times!
  • Magnificent Bastards
  • Douchebags Emeritus

Promethean Times

~ A Collection of Oddities Calculated to Amuse, Enlighten and Horrify.

Promethean Times

Tag Archives: this day in history

This Day In History: August 9, 1945 CE

09 Monday Aug 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in Asia, Crime, Culture, History, International Relations, Justice, Military, Mythology, Relationships, Social Networking, World Affairs

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

atomic bomb, August 9, Bockscar, catastrophe, Fat Man, harsh response, if something's not funny the first time maybe it will be the second, Japan, Japanese Surrender, man-made disaster, mushroom cloud, Nagasaki, nuclear explosion, Theory of Moral Relativity, this day in history, United States Army, United States of America, US Army Air Corps, what the fuck is wrong with you people?, World War II

On which OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! AGAIN!  AGAIN WITH THE BOMBING!  WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?

Okay. Now We're Done.

This Day In History: August 6, 1945 CE

06 Friday Aug 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in Asia, History, International Relations, Justice, Military, Mythology, Politics, Relationships, World Affairs

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

08:15, atomic bomb, August 6, Enola Gay, harsh response, Hiroshima, Japan, Juro sucks so bad it isn't even funny, Little Boy, Manhattan Project, mushroom cloud, Nagasaki, Pacific Theater, Rising Sun, ruined birthday parties, Say hello to my little friend, Smaktakula got notebook paper one year for his birthday so he kind of knows how it feels, that song by OMD, this day in history, United States Army, US Army Air Corps, War with Japan, World War II

On which Hiro Okada has the shittiest birthday ever.

"Fuuuuuck Yooooou, Juro!"

 “Yeah, my apartment is trashed.  I’m gonna go crash at my sister’s place in Nagasaki for a few days.”

This Day In History: August 5, 1945 CE

05 Thursday Aug 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in History

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

August 5, birthday parties, deus ex machina, Hiro thinks he's so cool but you know what? He's not., Hiroshima, Japan, Pacific Theater, Rising Sun, sneak attack, Surprise!, this day in history, tomorrow is another day, United States Army, US Army Air Corps, World War II

A lovely, but otherwise unremarkable day in Hiroshima, Japan.  On which young Juro Watanabe prays feverishly for a means to avoid hated cousin Hiro’s birthday party the following afternoon.

"You Know, It's Been So Nice Out These Past Few Days. Why Don't We Pack Ourselves A Lunch And Picnic In The Park Tomorrow?"

This Day In History: July 20, 1969 CE

20 Tuesday Jul 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in History, Science

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

1969, Apollo 11, Arizona boycott, conspiracy theories, first man on the moon, July 20, lunar mission, moon landing, Neil Armstrong, New Mexico, one giant leap for mankind, That's one small step for man, there's a NEW Mexico?, this day in history

On which, through the omission of a single article, Neil Armstrong utters the most famous non-sensical words ever spoken.

Because of the Arizona Boycott, The United States Government Has Decided To Film The Mars Landing In New Mexico.

This Day In History: July 19, 1969 CE

19 Monday Jul 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in Crime, History, Mythology, National Events, National Politics, People, Politics, Relationships, Scandal

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

1969, Camelot, champion of women's rights, Chappaquiddick Island, Dead Kennedys, Edward Moore Kennedy, July 19, Kennedy curse, Kennedy legacy, Lion of the Senate, Martha's Vinyard, Mary Jo Kopechne, Massachusetts, Michael Skakel, Senator Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Teddy Kennedy, this day in history

On which Edward Moore Kennedy drowns his sorrows, then pays her parents $90K to put the distasteful and unfortunate affair behind him.

Call The Noted Champion Of Women's Rights A Hypocrite If You Must, But Ted Kennedy Never Pretended To Be Pro-Life.

At Least We Can All Agree That He Was No Skakel.

This Day In History: July 14, 1789 CE

14 Wednesday Jul 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in Crime, Culture, Europe, General Foolishness, History, Human Rights, Justice, Military, Mythology, People, Politics, World Affairs

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

1789, Bastille Day, France, French Revolution, Frogs, Jerry Lewis, July 14th, Louis Capet, Paris, revolutionaries, Smaktakula's decades-old vendetta against the French, snails, Storming of the Bastille, The Terror, this day in history

On which angry French demonstrators storm the Bastille in Paris, serving Louis XVI notice that le Horloge is ticking on his tyrannical reign.

In Fairness, They Thought It Was Full Of Snails And Jerry Lewis DVDs.

This Day In History: July 8, 1994 CE

08 Thursday Jul 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in Asia, Cults, History, People, Politics, Relationships, World Affairs

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

'Lil Kim, 1994, Big Kim, comical despots, Great Leader, heart attack, July 8, Kim Il-sung, Kim il-sung was batshit crazy, Kim Jong-il, Korean War, North Korea, Pyongyang, this day in history

Kim Il-sung, North Korea’s Great Leader and instigator of the Korean War, dies of a heart attack at 82.

With The Great Leader's Goofy Son Kim Jong-il Woefully Unqualified To Succeed His Father, Totalitarian North Korea Should Fall By 1995. 1996 At The Latest.

This Day In History: May 18, 1980 CE

18 Tuesday May 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in History

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

ash, eruption, May 18 1980, Mount St. Helens, natural disasters, shame on you!, this day in history, volcanic activity, volcanoes, Washington State

On which Mount St. Helens erupts.

You’re not waiting around for a punch line are you?

57 people lost their lives in this tragedy.  What the hell is wrong with you?

This Day In History: April 19, 1993 CE

19 Monday Apr 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in Crime, History, News, Politics, Religion

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

1993, Afghanistan, April 19, ATF, Attorney-General, Branch Davidians, David Koresh, homicide, Janet Reno, Kent State, massacre, Miranda Rights, murder, Patriot's Day, religious freedom, religious intolerance, repression of dissent, slaughter, Texas, this day in history, unpunished war criminals, Waco, war criminal

On which Janet Reno hosts a killer Patriot’s Day cookout in the Lonestar State for seventy-six of her closest friends:

Waco: Think 'Afghanistan,' But Without The Miranda Rights.

f

Waco: Think Afghanistan, But Without The Miranda Rights

This Day In History: March 15, 44 BCE

15 Monday Mar 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in History, Politics

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

15 March 44 BC, Et tu Brute?, Ides of March, Julius Caesar, Marcus Junius Brutus, political assassination, political killing, Roman Senate, Rome, senators, this day in history, treachery

On which Gaius Julius Caesar has a very bad day.

He'll Miss The Senate St. Patrick's Day Party For Sure

Newer posts →

LIKE Promethean Times on Facebook!

LIKE Promethean Times on Facebook!

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

The Best Of Times

  • Protest Well Done
  • Raping Justin Bieber
  • My Beef With That One Guy From 'Fast Times At Ridgemont High'
  • Commercials We Do Not Like: Bush's Original Baked Beans
  • LiLo Blowing Chance To Portray Infamous Cinematic Fellatrix
  • A Contemporary Helen Of Troy
  • Incest: On The Other Hand...
  • Would You Like A Hot Carl With That?
  • The Legalization Question
  • This Day In History: May 2, 2011 CE

Dumb Stuff We Say On Twitter:

Tweets by prometheantimes

Recent Times

  • Teachable Moments
  • The Garden-Destroying Cross-Lot Food Fight
  • My Beef With That One Guy From ‘Fast Times At Ridgemont High’
  • Shelly The Parasitic Yoko of Pervert Alley
  • Welcome To Pervert Alley
  • A Profoundly Philosophical Question
  • My Friend Joey Park, Part III
  • My Friend Joey Park, Part II
  • My Friend Joey Park, Part I
  • Headlines: In Which No Puppies Were Harmed Or Abducted
  • Profiles in Loutishness
  • Bet Your Bottom Dollar That Tomorrow
  • Mea Culpa: 55 Cent
  • Goat Mayo
  • Headlines: More News We Don’t Understand
  • The Aging Gunslinger
  • Hungarian Fone Kard
  • Fresh Socks For Homeless Walter
  • I’m An Ass, And I’m Sorry
  • Headlines: I Was A Caveman’s Love-Puppet
  • Untruth & Consequences: Debriefing
  • To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before
  • My Missing Medal
  • Promethean Times Questions Existence Of Sri Lanka
  • Headlines: Shaking And Stirred

WORD.

Adolf Hitler Afghanistan Africa anti-semitism bad parents Barack Obama Baseball bigotry Bill Clinton California Canada cannabis Celebrity Death Watch childish sexual innuendo China cocaine comical despots dope douchebaggery drugs famous for nothing fat people foolish choices fun with stereotypes gay people Germany gold digger grass headlines helpful hints hemp homosexuality hypocrisy impoverished third-world hellhole Iran Islam jackassery Japan Kim Jong-il LiLo Lindsay Lohan Los Angeles Dodgers marijuana Mexico Muammar al-Gaddafi mullets muslims North Korea outright lies places that suck pot racism reefer religious intolerance skankery skanks Smaktakula's decades-old vendetta against the French Smaktakula's distrust of short people Smaktakula's hypocrisy can sometimes be astounding stupid people sweet sweet cheeba Tardsie's True-Ass Tales that trick never works the French this day in history treachery true meanings of holidays United Kingdom United States of America untalented stars weed Where Are They Now? Why am I so fat? Why am I so stupid? you got a real purty mouth

Promethean History

February 2026
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
232425262728  
« Oct    

Search The Prometheosphere

Recent Comments

Vivek Golikeri's avatarVivek Golikeri on Alexandra Wallace: Ching-Chong…
Tim's avatarTim on People Actually Believe That?…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Commercials We Do Not Like: Me…
Dudley's avatarDudley on Diff’rent Strokes Curse…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Commercials We Do Not Like: Me…
Smaktakula's avatarSmaktakula on Putting The Italian Army To Go…
David's avatarDavid on Putting The Italian Army To Go…
Rackuzius's avatarRackuzius on Brilliant, Dirty Weirdo Said T…
Smaktakula's avatarSmaktakula on Teachable Moments
Yoshihiko Motaro's avatarYoshihiko Motaro on Teachable Moments
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Words Never To Use: N****…
Alex C's avatarAlex C on Putting The Italian Army To Go…
Usman Makhdoom's avatarUsman Makhdoom on Alexandra Wallace: Ching-Chong…
Lary James's avatarLary James on Untruth & Consequences: Do…
Jay's avatarJay on Teachable Moments

Tardsie D. Bagg

Unknown's avatar

Smaktakula

Unknown's avatar

Networked Blogs

NetworkedBlogs
Blog:
Promethean Times
Topics:
Satire, Irreverence, Snarkery
 
Follow my blog

Blog at WordPress.com.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Promethean Times
    • Join 457 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Promethean Times
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar