Here’s the idea - you tell a fun fact about today, so we, CC surfers, can waste our time learning about different stuff before M9. I’ll start:
Today:
-Croatia was first mentioned in a written document
- Vermont became a state
- John Adams was inaugurated as president
- Robert Mugabe was elected Zimbabwe’s prime minister
- Happy Birthday to Antonio Vivaldi, Casimir Pulaski, and Henry the Navigator!
- Happy National Grammar Day!
- Statistically, Mondays show a 20% increase in heart attacks, and an increase in online shopping
And all subsequent presidential inaugurations following an election were also held on March 4 (with the exception of 1821, 1849, 1877, and 1917, which were held on 3/5 since 3/4 was a Sunday) until the date was changed to 1/20 in 1937 with the ratification of the 20th Amendment.
True. Also, John Adams was the one who started the “lame-duck presidency” problem, which resulted in the Marbury v. Madison case.
@lightningqueen12 Nosferatu was the true horror of the olden days. Random fact: the lead actor’s name was Max Schreck, and I kind of suspect name plagiarism in later movies.
Some fun facts for March 5:
- Boston Massacre
- Stalin’s and Prokofiev’s death day
- Churchill coined the phrase “iron curtain”
- Happy birthday to Zhou Enlai and Rosa Luxemburg
-Happy Cheese Doodle Day and Unique Names Day!
Today is March 5th - and it is Shrove Tuesday. It is also Pancake Day and Fat Tuesday. In France, it’s Crepe day. Origins in medieval times. “Shroving” was a custom when children would recite poetry in exchange for food.