The Electric Speakeasy

1576 - Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, the Spanish defeat Walloon forces and capture Antwerp. 1841 - First wagon train arrives in California. 1847 - Scottish obstetrician James Young Simpson discovered the anesthetic qualities of chloroform. 1862 - Dr Richard Gatling patents the Gatling gun in India...

644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, second Muslim caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. 1507 - Leonardo DaVinci was commissioned by the husband of Lisa Gherardini to paint her. The work is known as the Mona Lisa. 1534 - English parliament passes Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII and subsequent monarchs ...

Blackthorn wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 02, 2018 5:27 pm

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Looking good, my friend! I have to say your appearance makes me want to lock up the steampunk rum.

1721 - Peter the Great (Peter I), ruler of Russia, changed his title to emperor. Apparently the man was nothing if not modest. 1776 - During the American Revolutionary War, William Demont, became the first traitor of the American Revolution when he deserted. This asshat, er, I mean Ensign in the 5TH...

Between Oracle and Herb Roflcopter we have the best costuming department East of Lucas Films. Well done guys!

1604 - "Othello," the tragedy by William Shakespeare, was first presented at Whitehall Palace in London. 1755 - At least 60,000 people were killed in Lisbon, Portugal by an earthquake, its aftershocks and the ensuing tsunami. 1765 - The British Parliament enacted The Stamp Act in the American coloni...

1517 - Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace Church. The event marked the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. 1541 - Michelangelo finishes painting "The Last Judgement" in the Sistine Chapel. 1864 - Nevada became the 36th state to join the U.S. 1876 - Gr...

Blackthorn wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 30, 2018 4:39 pm

All very interesting!

Thank you, my friend. It was an interesting time.

Thank you sir! I'll have to look that book up. Given what you've said, I completely understand the conflicting presentations. It sounds like what he wanted to be ran counter to his ability to be that. A sort of tragic figure, really. No problem, my friend. Tragic sums it up. Many historians believe...

I've seen a few documentaries on the rule of Tsar Nicholas II and the lead-up to the Russian Revolution but I can't remember if he was as bad as his predecessors. I have the impression he wasn't, but honestly I've heard evidence supporting that and contradicting it. Nicholas II was an interesting m...