Today in History - 9 October
@just4him (307688)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
October 9, 2018 3:47pm CST
Welcome to today's edition of history. Today has another interesting variety interesting facts including a crown, conquest, scandal, and a memorial.
First, a twenty-six-year-old is crowned king. In 768 Pepin the Short was dead, and his son, Charlemagne inherited the throne as King of the Franks. Charlemagne soon expanded his power. He founded the Carolingian Empire and became the first Holy Roman Emperor, which fused western Europe in a way not seen since ancient Rome.
Next, when I was in grade-school the consensus was that Columbus founded America in 1492. However, such was not the case. In 1000, a Viking by the name of Leif Erikson first set foot in Canada, Newfoundland to be exact. He and his crew from Iceland were the first to set foot on North American soil in what is now called L'Anse aux Meadows. A sod home still stands where he landed.
Ever wonder if sports is rigged? It seems like it sometimes with the way plays are called. Yet, in 1919, that's exactly what happened in what is called the Black Sox Scandal. Sox players conspired with bookies so their rivals the Cincinnati Reds would win the World Series. Very unsportsmanlike, if you ask me. Do you think we could play that series over again?
Closer to our history, comes a memorial for a musician gunned down in the prime of his life. In 1985 on what should have been John Lennon's 45th birthday, Yoko Ono dedicated an area of Central Park to John Lennon, giving it the name Strawberry Fields, after one of his songs.
Will today be another day of memories history will record? Thanks for reading.
Music video by The Beatles performing Strawberry Fields Forever. © 2015 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group) / Subafilms Ltd...
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Oct 18
There was a movie about the Black Sox scandal titled Eight Men Out.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Oct 18
@just4him That movie was made in the 80s.
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@LadyDuck (459677)
• Switzerland
10 Oct 18
As a matter of fact Columbus never set foot in the North American continent. During four separate trips, Columbus landed on various Caribbean islands. He also explored the Central and South American coasts. But he didn’t reach North America.
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@xander6464 (40915)
• Wapello, Iowa
9 Oct 18
I'm glad there is Strawberry Fields in Central Park.
That Wolrd Series was the most interesting one.
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@xander6464 (40915)
• Wapello, Iowa
10 Oct 18
@just4him Yeah, but I didn't go to any of the games. They wanted 35 cents for tickets. That's outrageous!
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Oct 18
History is amazing and some of the things we were taught in school is all wrong. I'm reading about the first settlers to come to America from England and it was so awful and unfair to so many of the people that were shipped here virtually as slaves to the gentry. it makes my skin crawl.
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
11 Oct 18
@just4him That is so true, I'm reading a book about the settling of America and I cannot believe how cruel the gentry were to the lower class people. it's hard to read of such cruelty.You might like to read it if you ever find the time. The name of the book is White Trash and was written by Nancy Isenberg.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
9 Oct 18
yes as @JohnRobers says about the Black Sox scandal.Saw the movie.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
10 Oct 18
i love the songs of Beatles. "strawberry Fields Forever" is one. this day is therefore a memorable day to the die hard fans of John Lennon. "Imagine".
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