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ON THIS (BAD) DAY IN HISTORY...
JULY 6, 1796
Washington’s Bad Press: More of a Pain Than His False Teeth
“If ever a nation was debauched by a man, the American nation has been debauched by WASHINGTON.”
—Aurora General Advertiser, 1796
George Washington was in a snit as his second presidential term neared its end. The cloak of esteem that once made him nearly invincible to criticism had long since been torn away. Now, as he prepare Read more of this blog post »
Washington’s Bad Press: More of a Pain Than His False Teeth
“If ever a nation was debauched by a man, the American nation has been debauched by WASHINGTON.”
—Aurora General Advertiser, 1796
George Washington was in a snit as his second presidential term neared its end. The cloak of esteem that once made him nearly invincible to criticism had long since been torn away. Now, as he prepare Read more of this blog post »
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“DECEMBER 3, 1992 No LOL Matter On December 3, 1992, Neil Papworth sent the world’s first text message, making it a very bad day for the English language indeed. Since that day, teenagers have stopped actually speaking to one another, proper spelling has become obsolete, and driving while texting has now far surpassed driving while drinking as the most lethal activity on the road. 4COL.”
― Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year
― Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year
“Indignation principis mors est. the anger of the prince, means death.”
― A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors
― A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors
“Twas the night before Christmas,
at a town in the South,
A band of ex-Confederates gathered,
down in the mouth;
That the black man was now free,
they felt was unfair,
An abomination they’d address
with terror to spare;
Crosses they’d burn with white hoods
on their head,
Spreading their message of hate
with horror and dread.” Yes, ringing in the season with Yuletide cheer, the Ku Klux Klan was officially organized in Pulaski, Tennessee, on December 24, 1865.”
― Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year
at a town in the South,
A band of ex-Confederates gathered,
down in the mouth;
That the black man was now free,
they felt was unfair,
An abomination they’d address
with terror to spare;
Crosses they’d burn with white hoods
on their head,
Spreading their message of hate
with horror and dread.” Yes, ringing in the season with Yuletide cheer, the Ku Klux Klan was officially organized in Pulaski, Tennessee, on December 24, 1865.”
― Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year
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