26 June 2018
Today in 1745, the British seized Louisbourg-the capital of New France-on what now known as Cape Breton Island. Wedgwood has been a purveyor of fine china since 1759. In 1600, Henri IV of France and Marie de’ Medici’s wedding dinner guests unfolded their serviettes, chefs sliced into pies and four-and-twenty songbirds flew out of each. When spelled backward, Won Ton is Not Now. Queen Victoria ascended to the throne of the British Empire, today in 1838. Although formulated in 1874, DDTs propensity to kill insects was not discovered until 1936. It is widely rumoured that—like the lowly copper—the nickel is about to go monetary heaven. Heinz markets two flavours of ketchup in India. The best thing to put in a pie is one’s teeth. Russo-Balt manufactured automobiles in St. Petersburg between 1909 and 1923. New Zealand, France, Germany and Spain have banned gas and oil fracking. Scientific experiments reveal that jellyfish love to feast on pea...