Odd This Day-January
In January of 897 Pope Formosus was put on trial and found guilty by the Cadaver Synod. More accurately, it was his corpse that was put on trial; the Pope…
Odd This Day–December 5
December 5th, Annually--Krampusnacht A Krampus celebrant Each year on December 5th, in various towns on different continents, people gather to celebrate Krampus in the evening festival of Krampusnacht. (Disclaimer: while…
Odd This Day-November 12
On this day in 1947, Han van Meegeren was convicted of fraud. Han Van Meegeren in 1945 Van Meegeren (1889-1947) was an artist, a frustrated artist. Born in Holland, Meegeren…
Odd This Day-November 4: The Discovery of King Tutankhamun’s Tomb
On November 4, 1922 Egyptologist Howard Carter stepped on a stone platform that would prove to lead the way to a most amazing discovery, King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Howard Carter with…
Oct 31, 1756: Giacomo Casanova Breaks out of Prison
On January 5, 1757 Giacomo Casanova executed a daring midnight, cross-rooftop escape from "The Leads", Venice's prison, where he had been jailed in solitary confinement for "public outrages against the holy religion".
Odd This Day–October 13
On this day in 1307 in France, King Philip IV arrested the Knights Templar. All of them. Templar Knights, burning at the stake The King, working with Pope Clement V…
Odd This Day: September 13, 1848
On this day in 1848 Phineas Gage was impaled with an iron rod through his skull, and lived. An illustration of the skull of Phineas Gage, with the tamping iron in…
Odd This Day: August 31, 1654: The Death of Ole Worm
Ole Worm, who usually went by the Latin Olaus Wormius, was born in Aarhus, Denmark. Born in 1588, he was, in fact the son of the mayor of the town…
Odd this Day-August 25, 1935: The Great Moon Hoax
Life Discovered on the Moon! So claimed the New York Sun in an article published August 25, 1935. This article was the first of a six-article series. These articles described…
Odd This Day-August 16, 1942
On this day in 1942 the bay area witnessed the mysterious crash of the L-8 Blimp. The L-8 Blimp ready for take-off On the morning of August 16, 1942, the…
