Certified History Nerd

Coworker: nice day out huh?

Me, who watched a 2hr documentary about the Hindenburg disaster the night before and is desperately trying to share the information i learned: yeah, a real nice day, not at all like May 6, 1937 in Germany.

king arthur was supposed to rise when the worlds need was greatest so. wakey wakey! someone knock on his tomb or something

i hate fae rules

the first rule of dealing with otherworldlies is BE SPECIFIC

I'm tired of It

He had no idea she was off adopting more children. 

inspired by ladyhistory

“Mr. President, Please! This is a serious matter… no… stop high fiving each other… I am very worried for the future of the union.“ 

Inspired by this Kate Beaton Comic and a hilarious commentary by ladyhistory

Seward proofread Sumner’s Crime Against Kansas speech and urged him not to give it… Of course, Sumner didn’t listen…

pandemic expecations: riots, violence, society descends into cannibalism

pandemic reality: home baking, millions of volunteers, people recreate famous artwork out of sleeping bags and garbage cans

Here’s the original for those who don’t know:

Additionally, inheritance laws especially in English law used to be very strict about what wives and daughters could receive. Most of the property when a person died would go to a male heir even if that person left a wife or older daughter. This could even include the very house a woman was living in when her husband died. Cue Jane Austen and other writers of this era who discuss problems of women’s legal dependence. At certain times women could not hold land, houses, or bank accounts but they could take more personal property like jewelry or dresses. Women had to be conscious of the value of their clothing and jewelry because it could someday mean the difference between penniless or able to afford a place to live after your husband or father died.

This is what John Adams thought of freedom of speech when he signed the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798.

Sometimes Absolutely Mad: The Maddest Things John Adams Ever Did

Suddenly regretting wasting the toilet paper for this photo.

George Washington didn’t wear a wig; the ponytail and perfect curls were all his.

He turned his brown hair white by using lots of powder, so he kept his ponytail in a silk bag to keep it from smearing across his back when he was dancing with the ladies (which he liked to do).

(Source, Source 2, Source 3)

I never see memes specific to my interests, so I made a few.

Some more.

(Click here for the version with the explanation)

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Here’s one!

for when the elastic on your socks is dying so you make garters