Beer is one of the oldest beverages humans have produced, dating back to at least the 5th millennium BC and recorded in the written history of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Some have argued that the development of bread and beer has been responsible for humanity’s ability to develop technology and civilization.
Hammurabi, the king who extended Babylon’s control over Mesopotamia, is one of the great lawgivers depicted in the artwork of both the U.S. Capitol and the U.S. Supreme Court building.
In the song *King Tut *Steve Martin claims the Egyptian ruler was actually “born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia.”
Steve Martin, who worked at Disneyland in his youth and has won an Emmy for his banjo playing, performed “King Tut” on Saturday Night Live dressed in faux-Egyptian costume.
Emmy winning Steve Martin will play his banjo with Emmylou Harris live on Thursday Night, July 18th in Morrison, CO. Both have won Grammys.
George Bush, with his penchant for giving people nicknames, called Canada’s buttoned-down Prime Minister “Steve” instead of his preferred “Steven”.
Oops, yes, I meant a Grammy.
George H.W. Bush was a Navy pilot during World War II, and his son George W. Bush was a Texas Air National Guard pilot during the Vietnam War.
In his song “Convoy”, C.W. McCall informs us that the “bears” had “brought up some reinforcements/ From the Illinois National Guard”. Annoyingly, he pronounces the state’s name “Ill-i-noise”.
The “C.W. McCall” character (real name: Bill Fries) was created by record producer/composer Chip Davis. Davis later created another pseudonym for himself for his own studio recordings of modernized classical music: Mannheim Steamroller, a musical term for a crescendo passage having a rising melodic line over an ostinato bass line, popularized by the Mannheim school of composition… Since turned into a real group with an extensive performing schedule, Mannheim Steamroller is best known for its Christmas albums, and has had its style copied by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
There is no roads connecting Vladavostok with the rest of Russia. The Trans-Siberian Railroad is the only land connection. Cars traveling there are loaded onto trains.
Prince Micheal of Kent built a private train that runs on the Trans-Siberian for tourists. Prince Michael is the grandson of King George V and Queen Mary and is said to be the spittin’ image of Czar Nicholas II who was a cousin of 3 of Micheal’s grandparents. In 1979 Michael’s DNA was used to test bones thought to belong to the Russian royal family murdered by the Soviets in 1918.
Prince Michael’s wife, Princess Michael (not her first name – think the “Mrs. John Jones” convention) is a descendant of the painter Peter Paul Rubens.
Peter Paul Rubens did not invent a sandwich with corned beef, sauerkraut and Mounds Bars; he was a Flemish painter, scholar and diplomat who was knighted by both the King of England and the King of Spain.
New Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine is reluctant to accept the credit he is often given for inventing the wrap sandwich, at his Sports Gallery Cafe in Stamford, CT.
Hmm. I’ve read several times that that was Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Was Prince Michael also tested?
Bobby Kennedy was the first sibling of a President to serve in the Cabinet. Although widely considered one of the most effective Attorneys General in U.S. history, Federal anti-nepotism law has since changed to prohibit the appointment of close family members to U.S. government jobs.
Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first Prime Minister, appointed himself as the first Attorney General of Canada, serving in that position for six years. His legal acumen, however, was not enough to prevent him and his party from falling into the corruption scandal known as the Pacific Scandal, which brought down his government in 1873.
The term of the president of the Confederate States of America was set at six years, with the president being ineligible for reelection.
Jefferson Davis, first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in a house located on 1st Street in the Garden District of New Orleans.
The term “Confederation” was used in 1867 to describe Canada, as a borrowing from the Confederate States.
Yes. At least three living relatives were tested and DNA was extracted from deceased relatives’ samples as well. This happened twice; first in 1979 when 9 bodies were found near Yekaterinaburg and again in 2007 when two more bodies were found nearby.