This Day in History

It's not just Ground Hog Day. In 1848 the Mexican-American War ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which added 525,000 square miles to the USA and, incidentally, ended my home city's status as a border town. It also explains why the culture of southern Colorado is so different from the Denver-Boulder corridor in the north.

Kim Davis Is The Latest In A Long Line Of Wrong

Instead of Rosa Parks, the more apt comparison for Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis may be with her predecessors on the wrong side of history, like Ben Franklin's son, the anti-suffragettes, and George Wallace. This piece is not a long read, but there are a couple of fascinating moments in history that reflect of the Davis situation today.

 

Forget That "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" Theory

A British historian thinks he's found the earliest use. And also, "Fuckebythenavele" would be an excellent name for a porn film.

 An historian believes he may have found the earliest recorded use of the word “f***” in the English language where its meaning carries a clear sexual connotation, hidden within court records from 1310, concerning a man named Roger Fuckebythenavele.

Dr Paul Booth, a former lecturer in medieval history and an honorary senior research fellow in history at Keele University, made the accidental discovery in a set of Chester County court documents from September 1310 while researching the period of Edward II.