History is Not Boring discussion
Historical Event Game
Right you are, Ed.I recently finished David Hackett Fischer's "The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History". The book opens with a scene from Chartres Cathedral at a time when the prosperity and stability of the High Middle Ages was slowly and silently yielding to a period of inflation, social upheaval, and despotism. These events culminated in the Great Famine and Black Death of the 14th Century, and were followed by another round of prosperity and stability. Fischer refers to the economic aspects of this period as the Medieval Price Revolution - the first of four "Great Waves".
Tony wrote: "Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois"Explanation:
Person:
1. Legislator from the U.S. Midwest for many years. Senator from Illinois from 1950-1969
2. Famed for his mellifluous voice and use of big words. Very deep voice. Loved esoteric analogies.
3. Incorrectly quoted as saying, "A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you're talking about real money." Never said it but came close a couple times.
4. A member of the minority political party in a state under the strong control of the other party. A Republican in Illinois.
5. Noted for his head of wavy white hair.
6. An economic conservative but a strong supporter of Civil Rights legislation. Voted for the 1964 Civil Rights Bill. made a famous speech in which he said - the time for real equality had arrived.
An event:1. One of a kind. Never repeated, duplicated or matched.
2. Defined a generation.
3. If everyone who says they were there, were there, the attendance would have been about ten times the actual attendance.
4. Moved at the last minute after the original site was denied to the promoters.
I think we have a winner. I just saw the five hour DVD at a 40th anniversary celebration by someone who actually was there and has the tickets to prove it.I tried to make it somewhat difficult but you persevered.
Unless someone really wants it, I'll pass on the explanations. Pretty self-explanatory, I think.
Your turn,
Ed
Explanation for Chartres Cathedral:1. One of the world's finest examples of Gothic architecture.
Flying buttresses, pointed arches, very high ribbed vaults (the highest in its day), lancet windows with stained glass, cruciform floorplan...
2. Destroyed and subsequently rebuilt six different times.
The first had been wrecked by the Duke of Aquitania in 743. The 2nd was ruined by the Vikings in 843. The 3rd was destroyed in 962. The 4th pulled down in 1020. The 5th and 6th burned in 1134 and 1194. Each time, the structure was rebuilt by the people of Chartres through acts of piety known as "The Cult of Carts".
3. Served as the backdrop and inspiration for the montage sequence in an Orson Welles film.
The montage appeard in the 1974 Welles film "F for Failure" and highlighted the enduring power of art.
4. Said to have housed the Sancta Camisia.
The Sancta Camisia is the tunic believed to be worn by the Virgin Mary when Jesus was born. It was given to Charlemagne by the Byzantine Empress Irene of Athens. Charlemagne's grandson, Charles the Bald, gave it to Chartres in 876, where it remains today. Scientists have certified that it originates from 1st Century Syria.
Woodstock has been the topic of discussion on a lot of programs lately, hence the quick recognition.
I'll be a few minutes while I think of a new topic
an event1. Approx 4 months
2. many people still pissed off about it.
3. cost $100 million dollars
4. 400 miles in length
an event 1. Approx 4 months
2. many people still pissed off about it.
3. cost $100 million dollars
4. 400 miles in length
5. celebrated and remembered in a popular song
an event 1. Approx 4 months
2. many people still pissed off about it.
3. cost $100 million dollars
4. 400 miles in length
5. celebrated and remembered in a popular song
6. Its termination was celebrated by 22 million people as an early Christmas gift.
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Some how I knew you would get it first Susanna!!!!Bravo!!!
My Atlanta friends still spit after they mention Sherman's name. (I'm not kidding, they actually spit whenever they mention his name) They still carry the collective memory of their home being burned in 1864.
I've never said anything, but I suspect their former slaves see it differently.
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A person:
1. Daughter of a tailor.
2. Broadway debut in 1908.
3. If you want to see more than six out of forty, you're out of luck.
4. Commemorated on U.S. postage.
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1. Daughter of a tailor.
2. Broadway debut in 1908.
3. If you want to see more than six out of forty, you're out of luck.
4. Commemorated on US postage.
5. Known for portraying Salome, Carmen, Juliet Capulet, and Cleopatra.
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1. Daughter of a tailor.
2. Broadway debut in 1908.
3. If you want to see more than six out of forty, you're out of luck.
4. Commemorated on US postage.
5. Known for portraying Salome, Carmen, Juliet Capulet, and Cleopatra.
6. Provided the profits to found the Fox studio.
With all the talk of Kennedys lately, I instantly thought of Joseph's Hollywood mistress.
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1. Daughter of a tailor.
2. Broadway debut in 1908.
3. If you want to see more than six out of forty, you're out of luck.
4. Commemorated on US postage.
5. Known for portraying Salome, Carmen, Juliet Capulet, and Cleopatra.
6. Provided the profits to found the Fox studio.
7. The original vamp.
the other Cleopatra from that era ......Theda Bera?
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Theda Bara made Fox. She was a huge star in the teens, and made about forty films. But only about six of them survive - and only three in their full length. I believe this is the worst survival average of the work of any silent movie star. She's probably most famous for "Cleopatra" (1917), of which 40 seconds survive, and some still photos. (There was a bad fire at a New Jersey film-storage warehouse in 1937.)
She married a director, who didn't like his wife working, and never made a talky.
that was a lucky guess on my part.I didnt know about only 40 seconds for Cleopatra, that is a tragedy!!!
Person1. Overlooked by history, has become a footnote.
2. All current Catholic monarchs are decendents.
3. Never assumed the throne.
4. Great collector of art.
Person1. Overlooked by history, has become a footnote.
2. All current Catholic monarchs and dynasties are decendents.
3. Never assumed the throne.
4. Great collector of art.
5. First gay sexual experience arranged by mother and the government.
Person 1. Overlooked by history, has become a footnote.
2. All current Catholic monarchs and dynasties are decendents.
3. Never assumed the throne.
4. Great collector of art.
5. First gay sexual experience arranged by mother and the government.
6. never encouraged to participate in government or military matters, yet became military hero.
7. long list of male lovers
Manuel,How could he have descendants unless he also had female sex partners?
Person 1. Overlooked by history, has become a footnote.
2. All current Catholic monarchs and dynasties are decendents.
3. Never assumed the throne.
4. Great collector of art.
5. First gay sexual experience arranged by mother and the government.
6. never encouraged to participate in government or military matters, yet became military hero.
7. long list of male lovers
8. married twice
I never said he didnt have hetro sex
Person 1. Overlooked by history, has become a footnote.
2. All current Catholic monarchs and dynasties are decendents.
3. Never assumed the throne.
4. Great collector of art.
5. First gay sexual experience arranged by mother and the government.
6. never encouraged to participate in government or military matters, yet became military hero.
7. long list of male lovers
8. married twice
9 married his popular cousin, many children produced.
Person 1. Overlooked by history, has become a footnote.
2. All current Catholic monarchs and dynasties are decendents.
3. Never assumed the throne.
4. Great collector of art.
5. First gay sexual experience arranged by mother and the government.
6. never encouraged to participate in government or military matters, yet became military hero.
7. long list of male lovers
8. married twice
9 married his popular cousin, many children produced.
10. given HUGE dowry to allow his son to marry a princess.
Prince Eugene of Savoy. (nope: Bad guess!)
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Bravo Susanna!!!I was trying not to mention the dresses because it would become too obvious.
It has always amazed me how Louis XIV and his brother were not born until their parents had already been married for over 20 years.
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A Person:
1. Son of a dentist.
2. College dropout.
3. Game-show host.
4. Friends with Charlemane.
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1. Son of a dentist.
2. College dropout.
3. Game-show host.
4. Friends with Charlemane.
5. Ham radio operator.
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1. Son of a dentist.
2. College dropout.
3. Game-show host.
4. Friends with Charlemane.
5. Ham radio operator.
6. Cameo on the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
the only cameos I remember from Mary Tyler Moore areBetty Ford
and Walter Cronkite.
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1. Son of a dentist.
2. College dropout.
3. Game-show host.
4. Friends with Charlemane.
5. Ham radio operator.
6. Cameo on the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
7. Flew in a glider with the 101st Airborne in Operation Market Garden.
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1. Son of a dentist.
2. College dropout.
3. Game-show host.
4. Friends with Charlemane.
5. Ham radio operator.
6. Cameo on the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
7. Flew in a glider with the 101st Airborne in Operation Market Garden.
8. "Walter Wilcox."
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Your go, Manuel.
Person1. Writer
2. Shocked America
3. Banned in the UK
4. Two movies made from most controversial book.
Person1. Writer
2. Shocked America
3. Banned in the UK
4. Two movies made from most controversial book.
5. Never learned to drive.
Person1. Writer
2. Shocked America
3. Banned in the UK
4. Two movies made from most controversial book.
5. Never learned to drive.
6. Collected butterflies.
Person1. Writer
2. Shocked America
3. Banned in the UK
4. Two movies made from most controversial book.
5. Never learned to drive.
6. Collected butterflies.
7. Known for clever manipulation of the English language.
8. banned in France.
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A place:
1. One of the world's finest examples of Gothic architecture.
2. Destroyed and subsequently rebuilt six different times.
3. Served as the backdrop and inspiration for the montage sequence in an Orson Welles film.
4. Said to have housed the Sancta Camisia.