Browsing: April 1

A Brief History We have some arguably serious questions today! Digging Deeper Did you know that on April 1st, 1906, the Chicago Tribune, a major American newspaper, reported that prehistoric monsters, also known as dinosaurs, allegedly invaded Chicago, wreaking havoc and destruction upon the city? Were you aware that an illustrated magazine called Het Leven published a photograph on April 1st, 1932 depicting a woman milking a cow with an elephant’s head? Finally, have you seen the photograph of a woman in California on April 1st, 2012, harvesting spaghetti from a tree? Well, I am here to tell you that,…

A Brief History On April 1, 2024, there were some large white wading birds by our pond, but I Egret to say an Eagle-eyed Hawk spotted them and attacked.  I am not one to Crow about it, but I am proud of our yard, as long as no Turkey tries to vandalize the property, because that really ruffles my Feathers. Digging Deeper Just yesterday an old Buzzard smoking a White Owl cigar turned his car around on our grass, and then tried to Duck away when I approached.  He must have been Chicken!  When I confronted him, he Quailed in…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 1st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper In Italy, France, Belgium, and French-speaking areas of Switzerland and Canada, a 1st April tradition dating back to at least 1508 is often known as “April fish” (poissons d’avril in French or pesce d’aprile in Italian). On April 1, 1861, the municipality called East St. Louis was established. On April 1, 1906, the Chicago Tribune, a major American newspaper, reported that prehistoric…

A Brief History On this April Fool’s Day, we not only wish you a happy April 1st, but to dispel some historical and current event misconceptions, we also want to share with you three strange events that actually happened in the history of the southernmost continent, Antarctica.  Again, we want to be explicitly clear that what follows are NOT jokes.  These events actually happened! Digging Deeper 1. The Nazis Attempted to Create a Colony There Yes, those guys!  The Third Reich, enemies of Indiana Jones and Captain America… In 1939, Germany sent an expedition to explore a chunk of Antarctica…

A Brief History On April 1, 2016, we published an article using made up “scientific” names of fish in a pathetic effort to be funny.  (This author, according to most people, is not funny.  I beg to differ…)  Today, we take a look at the common name of some real life fish in fresh and salt water.  Feel free to nominate others that you believe should be on such a list.  Sometimes people butcher the names of fish and create their own stupid/funny names, a fact I learned working part-time at an aquarium store.  Examples are “African American Cichlids” when…