Category Archives: History

History at all levels, not just not my past or nostalgic musings.

Welcome to a belated November

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Steve

We’re off to the home stretch of 2014 because in America, the Holiday Season gets kicked off with Halloween followed by Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. Interspersed in between are the other so-called good movies. The Summer sucked, I’m hoping the … Continue reading →

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Italian #30: Shi Yan Fan (Franco Testini)

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Steve

Update: Writing about all these famous Italians is such an educational experience for me and I’m pretty stoked to share my findings with you all. Please post requests if you have any. I was going to enlist José’s assistance on the … Continue reading →

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Italian #29: Giulio Douhet

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Steve

With 2014 being the centennial of WWI, aka the War to end all Wars, I wanted to cover a lesser-known Italian general whose influence remains when it comes to strategy. Sadly, I learned about Giulio from The Science of Battlestar Galactica‘s … Continue reading →

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Italian #28: Fiorella Terenzi

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Steve

At last, I found another Italian scientist and she’s a lady! What makes Dr. Terenzi even cooler is that she’s an Astronomer, my favorite science. Then again, she may be an Astrophysicist too. These disciplines overlap with Physics so I’m … Continue reading →

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Italian #27: Leonardo Chiariglione

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Steve

Leonardo is called the father of the MP3 which is an exaggeration but he is a remarkable person. He is actually a co-founder of the Moving Picture Experts Group which created the technology, set the standards and whatever. The standard we now … Continue reading →

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Happy Columbus Day, real and observed

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Steve

A major reason why Italian Heritage month pops up in October is this event in 1492 (give or take a day, they didn’t have NTP servers or GPS). For the last couple decades, the fair-weathered Liberals (usually college students who … Continue reading →

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Italian Chucks!

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Steve

I’ve been saving these shoes since my birthday, they were a present to myself because I can’t resist unique designs or garish colors. They have the tricolore often associated with the Italian flag and generic pizza boxes. When I finally wore them, Somara said, … Continue reading →

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Italian #26: Tony Visconti

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Steve

Last year I ended with a musician/producer, this year I’m kicking off with another who has had a great amount of influence on popular music for 40-plus years. Tony was born and raised in New York as per the usual … Continue reading →

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Buonasera! It’s Italian Heritage Month IV…belatedly

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Steve

Much like the Southern European nations’ stereotype, I’m late and behind schedule! However, unlike Italy’s ex-prime minister Silvio Berloscummy I don’t deserve prison nor are my excuses stronzate. The new month had a crazy start the afternoon of October first; I … Continue reading →

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1974: Tricky Dick resigns in disgrace

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Steve

I can always remember this date because it’s also my dad’s birthday, what a gift he received! The overrated Princess Diana wedding happened on mine in 1981, I will never understand Americans’ obsession with a foreign royal family when we have our … Continue reading →

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1994: Looking back on why I take my birthday off

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Steve

Phew! What a delay in writing thanks to allergies and other obligations popping up, namely me taking on the bulk of the house/catsitting once I was well enough…I better not have broken anything in my right foot! I wanted to … Continue reading →

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1914: WWI officially begins

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Steve

After sabre-rattling at the Serbs, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war and dominoes fell day-by-day until all the major players in Europe were fighting. I managed to catch part of a discussion on NPR with some experts revisiting the events, especially … Continue reading →

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A recent story about my “trademark” footwear

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Steve

Last weekend, NPR aired a story about Chuck Taylor, the man behind the shoe which is what most people know him for. I for one did my homework about the guy years ago but click here to learn more.

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1863: The Battle of Gettysburg

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Steve

I may have missed the 150th anniversary of this crucial battle but I saw some article about Ku Kluxers using the battlefield/park as a platform to spew their bullshit. Continuing that proud tradition…demonstrating what sore losers reside in the South. … Continue reading →

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1914: Archduke Ferdinand and his wife are killed

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Steve

What followed went on to be the worst conflict the world had ever seen. Little did they know the sequel would be nastier and every war that came after it, like Police Academy. World War I is such a horrible … Continue reading →

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