People in serious need of history and civics lessons

[snopes]

Comment: My sister heard that Pokemon is actually a reference to the
Japanese kamikaze fighters that attacked Pearl Harbor. I think this sounds
false. Is there any truth to this?

[snopes]

Comment: Someone is trying to say that in the Constitution it says that
Black people are only counted as 3/4 of a person.

[snopes]

Comment: There is a picture circling on Facebook starting that we are
goingon the wrong date. It states that October 4th, 1582 skipped to
October 15th , 1582. Is this correct?

[Brad from Georgia]

Originally Posted by snopes

Comment: There is a picture circling on Facebook starting that we are
goingon the wrong date. It states that October 4th, 1582 skipped to
October 15th , 1582. Is this correct?

Well, that's when SOME European countries transitioned from the old Julian calendar (which was badly out of synch with the astronomical year) to the new, impoved Gregorian calendar, now with Leap-Century(TM). Thursday, October 4, was followed by Friday, October 15, to take the hitch-step that was necessary.

In England, which had said essentially, "We ain't takin' our dates off no Popish country," the change was not made until 1752, by which time their Julian calendar was off by eleven days. They had to drop these days, so Wednesday, September 2, was followed by Thursday, September 14.

This is the reason why, though Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare died on the same date, April 23, 1616, Cervantes predeceased Shakespeare by ten days. They were on different calendars.

ETA: Today is August 9, 2012, according to the Julian calendar.

[GenYus234]

That's what the Chrono Corps agents want you to think. Me, I'm a timer. I know the truth about the rougue time-nappers.

[pinqy]

Originally Posted by Brad from Georgia

Well, that's when SOME European countries transitioned from the old Julian calendar (which was badly out of synch with the astronomical year) to the new, impoved Gregorian calendar, now with Leap-Century(TM). Thursday, October 4, was followed by Friday, October 15, to take the hitch-step that was necessary.

Well, Russia didn't change until it was the Soviet Union. So obviously the whole thing is a Communist plot.

[Brad from Georgia]

Originally Posted by pinqy

Well, Russia didn't change until it was the Soviet Union. So obviously the whole thing is a Communist plot.

Which is why Isaac Asimov had two birthdays.

[Chloe]

Julian Calendar would be a good name for a fictional character.

[Brad from Georgia]

Originally Posted by Chloe

Julian Calendar would be a good name for a fictional character.

I have actually plotted out a mystery story that uses this historical oddity as a jumping-off point.

[A Cat Named Easter]

Originally Posted by Brad from Georgia

...Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare died on the same date...

Are you suggesting that Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare are the same person?!?!?!

That explains so much!

In other (not)related news, I only recently learned that C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley passed on the same day.


Coincidence? Or Conspeeeeeeeracy?

[snopes]

Originally Posted by Brad from Georgia

Which is why Isaac Asimov had two birthdays.

That's not good. You age twice as fast that way.

[Brad from Georgia]

Originally Posted by snopes

That's not good. You age twice as fast that way.

OTOH you write a heck of a lot of books....

[Chloe]

Originally Posted by Brad from Georgia

I have actually plotted out a mystery story that uses this historical oddity as a jumping-off point.

Well, NOW you have, sure!

[Chloe]

Originally Posted by A Cat Named Easter

In other (not)related news, I only recently learned that C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley passed on the same day.


Coincidence? Or Conspeeeeeeeracy?

Also, JFK.

[snopes]

Comment: Is a current msg concerning the ommission of a quote by T.R.
Roosevelt "So Help Me Ged." was left off at the Soldier's Memorial At
Arlington.

I don't really know how to send this to you and just include it in this
form, but I will be sending it to you by subsequest email Ref: SADDENED
by an Omission.

If this is true, I would like to send it to every young voter and others
that I can. If not, I want to let the sender to me know that it is false

[GenYus234]

That makes Baby Josus cry.

[Chloe]

Originally Posted by snopes

Comment: Is a current msg concerning the ommission of a quote by T.R. Roosevelt "So Help Me Ged." was left off at the Soldier's Memorial At Arlington.

I assume the soldier was a high school dropout trying to get into college?

[VeebleFetzer]

Originally Posted by Chloe

Julian Calendar would be a good name for a fictional character.

The real name of Calendar Man, a villain from Batman comics, is Julian Gregory Day.

I can only hope this information is of more use to you than it has been to me, so far.

[Chloe]

Actually it's driven out my ability to do long division.

Thanks a lot.

[kitap]

Originally Posted by Brad from Georgia

I have actually plotted out a mystery story that uses this historical oddity as a jumping-off point.

Barbara Michaels used this as a plot point in House of Many Shadows.