Events for the 12th of March from Wikipedia:

• 1933: Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
• Birth (1927) of Sudharmono, 5th Vice President of Indonesia (d. 2006) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudharmono
• Holiday: Paul Aurelian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Aurelian
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HEDGE. To make a hedge; to secure a bet, or wager, laid on one side, by taking the odds on the other, so that, let what will happen, a certain gain is secured, or hedged in, by the person who takes this precaution; who is then said to be on velvet.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HEDGE. To make a hedge; to secure a bet, or wager, laid on one side, by taking the odds on the other, so that, let what will happen, a certain gain is secured, or hedged in, by the person who takes this precaution; who is then said to be on velvet. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

The deaf blacksmith who married in 1576 – and the history of sign as a legal language

The medieval church’s acknowledgement that signs were equivalent to a spoken language was transformative for deaf people.

by Rosamund Oates

https://theconversation.com/the-deaf-blacksmith-who-married-in-1576-and-the-history-of-sign-as-a-legal-language-276686?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%209%202026%20-%203699037833&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%209%202026%20-%203699037833+CID_4dad2f3a225cc1558f32f04d20318006&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=The%20deaf%20blacksmith%20who%20married%20in%201576%20%20and%20the%20history%20of%20sign%20as%20a%20legal%20language

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Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(sponsus) of a man placing a ring on a woman's finger. By James le Palmer / anonymous illustrator British Library Royal MS 6 E VI, fol. 104 A historiated initial S from a medieval illuminated manuscript, painted in blue, pink, ochre, and olive green. Within the curved body of the letter, two figures face each other: on the left a young man in a blue tunic, on the right a woman in a white veil and rust-coloured garment. Between them, the man places or holds a small ring, their hands meeting at the centre. Both faces are simply rendered with calm expressions. The initial is framed by a blue and pink border with a dark speckled ground filling the background behind the figures. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Omne_Bonum_Royal6EVI104_Anulus.jpg

BLOOD FOR BLOOD. A term used by tradesmen for bartering the different commodities in which they deal. Thus a hatter furnishing a hosier with a hat, and taking payment in stockings, is said to deal blood for blood.

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Events for the 11th of March from Wikipedia:

• 1888: The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888
• Birth (1963) of David LaChapelle, American photographer and director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_LaChapelle
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BOOTS. The youngest officer in a regimental mess, whose duty it is to skink, that is, to stir the fire, snuff the candles, and ring the bell. See SKINK.--To ride in any one's old boots; to marry or keep his cast-off mistress.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BOOTS. The youngest officer in a regimental mess, whose duty it is to skink, that is, to stir the fire, snuff the candles, and ring the bell. See SKINK.--To ride in any one's old boots; to marry or keep his cast-off mistress. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

The Colorful Story Of Maud Wagner, America’s First Female Tattoo Artist

By Kaleena Fraga

An aerialist in the circus at the turn of the 20th century, Maud Wagner broke barriers by both giving and receiving hundreds of tattoos.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/maud-wagner

Books about tattoos at PG:

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QUARTERED. Divided into four parts; to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, is the sentence on traitors and rebels. Persons receiving part of the salary of an office from the holder of it, by virtue of an agreement with the donor, are said to be quartered on him.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): QUARTERED. Divided into four parts; to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, is the sentence on traitors and rebels. Persons receiving part of the salary of an office from the holder of it, by virtue of an agreement with the donor, are said to be quartered on him. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 10th of March from Wikipedia:

• 1945: World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
• Birth (1994) of Nikita Parris, English footballer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_Parris
• Holiday: Christian feast of Marie-Eugénie de Jésus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Eug%C3%A9nie_de_J%C3%A9sus
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The Fn key arrived on computer keyboards in 1984 with IBM's PCjr — Fn stood for "function," since you would press it before other keys to modify their function. The PCJr didn't last, but the Fn key did, though its position and purpose shifted around. For his Unsung blog, @mwichary writes about the history of the Fn key, and what the heck Apple is doing with it. "Okay, keyboard nerd. Relax. It’s just a modifier key. Why are you so worked up about it? If you don’t like it, don’t use it," he writes. "This matters to me and feels bigger than just Fn, because I know keyboards can help you use your computer in better ways than you might imagine."

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OTTOMISED. To be ottomised; to be dissected. You'll be scragged, ottomised, and grin in a glass case: you'll be hanged, anatomised, and your skeleton kept in a glass case at Surgeons' Hall.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): OTTOMISED. To be ottomised; to be dissected. You'll be scragged, ottomised, and grin in a glass case: you'll be hanged, anatomised, and your skeleton kept in a glass case at Surgeons' Hall. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

"The progress of despotism tends to disappoint its own purpose."
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire

The Chronicler of Decline

Is it too late for our republic to learn from Gibbon’s epic history of Rome’s collapse?

by Ed Simon

https://hedgehogreview.com/web-features/thr/posts/the-chronicler-of-decline

Gibbon at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/375

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FELLOW COMMONER. An empty bottle: so called at the university of Cambridge, where fellow commoners are not in general considered as over full of learning. At Oxford an empty bottle is called a gentleman commoner for the same reason.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FELLOW COMMONER. An empty bottle: so called at the university of Cambridge, where fellow commoners are not in general considered as over full of learning. At Oxford an empty bottle is called a gentleman commoner for the same reason. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 9th of March from Wikipedia:

• 1987: Chrysler announces its acquisition of American Motors Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler
• Birth (1892) of Vita Sackville-West, English author, poet, and gardener (d. 1962) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vita_Sackville-West
• Death (2010) of Willie Davis, American baseball player and manager (b. 1940) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Davis_(baseball)
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BUNDLING. A man and woman sleeping in the same bed, he with his small clothes, and she with her petticoats on; practised in America on a scarcity of beds, where husbands and parents permitted travellers to bundle with their wives and daughters. This custom is now abolished.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BUNDLING. A man and woman sleeping in the same bed, he with his small clothes, and she with her petticoats on; practised in America on a scarcity of beds, where husbands and parents permitted travellers to bundle with their wives and daughters. This custom is now abolished. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

BOBBISH. Smart, clever, spruce.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Events for the 8th of March from Wikipedia:

• 2004: A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Administration_for_the_State_of_Iraq_for_the_Transitional_Period
• Birth (1822) of Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Polish inventor and businessman, invented the Kerosene lamp (d. 1882) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacy_%C5%81ukasiewicz
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When I was a little boy there was a product called "Six Finger" that would fit the bill. Reading the old advertisement is a hoot! 😆

I can even remember the jingle: "Six finger, six finger... man alive, how did I every get along with five." UGH!

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CORNISH HUG. A particular lock in wrestling, peculiar to the people of that county.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CORNISH HUG. A particular lock in wrestling, peculiar to the people of that county. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

FEE, FAW, FUM. Nonsensical words, supposed in childish story-books to be spoken by giants. I am not to be frighted by fee, faw, fum; I am not to be scared by nonsense.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FEE, FAW, FUM. Nonsensical words, supposed in childish story-books to be spoken by giants. I am not to be frighted by fee, faw, fum; I am not to be scared by nonsense. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 7th of March from Wikipedia:

• 1968: Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnamese military begin Operation Truong Cong Dinh to root out Viet Cong forces from the area surrounding Mỹ Tho. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
• Birth (1730) of Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, French soldier and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1807) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Auguste_Le_Tonnelier_de_Breteuil
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Actually, I am meant to finish cdg's The Genius of Lisp before the interview Tuesday-night-in-the-Americas. I was so relieved to find out a Part Two had never actually been published. I always had the suspicion that I had just missed it somehow. https://berksoft.ca/gol
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To NICK. To win at dice, to hit the mark just in the nick of time, or at the critical moment.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): To NICK. To win at dice, to hit the mark just in the nick of time, or at the critical moment. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

A selection of relief globes from the Globe Museum in Vienna. Relief globes depict the surface profile of the planet. They were created initially for the education for the blind, but soon became a popular variant. #maps #globes #history

MONKS AND FRIARS. Terms used by printers: monks are sheets where the letters are blotted, or printed too black; friars, those letters where the ink has failed touching the type, which are therefore white or faint.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MONKS AND FRIARS. Terms used by printers: monks are sheets where the letters are blotted, or printed too black; friars, those letters where the ink has failed touching the type, which are therefore white or faint. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 6th of March from Wikipedia:

• 1968: Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia
• Birth (1995) of Georgi Kitanov, Bulgarian footballer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Kitanov
• Death (1935) of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., American colonel, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1841) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
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LINE. To get a man into a line, i.e. to divert his attention by a ridiculous or absurd story. To humbug.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LINE. To get a man into a line, i.e. to divert his attention by a ridiculous or absurd story. To humbug. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

HATCHES. Under the hatches; in trouble, distress, or debt.

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Events for the 5th of March from Wikipedia:

• 2003: In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed in the Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifa
• Birth (1939) of Samantha Eggar, English actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Eggar
• Death (1955) of Antanas Merkys, Lithuanian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Lithuania (b. 1888) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antanas_Merkys
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COBBLE COLTER. A turkey.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): COBBLE COLTER. A turkey. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

DULL SWIFT. A stupid, sluggish fellow, one long going on an errand.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DULL SWIFT. A stupid, sluggish fellow, one long going on an errand. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 4th of March from Wikipedia:

• 1913: First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Balkan_War
• Birth (1888) of Jeff Pfeffer, American baseball player (d. 1972) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Pfeffer
• Holiday: Christian feast of Felix of Rhuys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_of_Rhuys
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JACK OF LEGS. A tall long-legged man; also a giant, said to be buried in Weston church, near Baldock, in Hertfordshire, where there are two stones fourteen feet distant, said to be the head and feet stones of his grave.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): JACK OF LEGS. A tall long-legged man; also a giant, said to be buried in Weston church, near Baldock, in Hertfordshire, where there are two stones fourteen feet distant, said to be the head and feet stones of his grave. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Inside The Tunguska Event, The Astronomical Explosion That Rocked Russia In 1908

By Gabe Paoletti

The largest impact event in Earth's recorded history, the Tunguska explosion occurred in the skies above Russia on June 30, 1908, causing massive destruction.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/tunguska-event

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Battle of Issus Mosaic Painting Restored

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Now this would be a true jail out in the middle of the desert on a hot day! The Silver Reef Jail in the Silver Reef ghost town near Leeds, and St George, Utah
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MACCARONI. An Italian paste made of flour and eggs. Also a fop: which name arose from a club, called the Maccaroni Club, instituted by some of the most dressy travelled gentlemen about town, who led the fashions;

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Events for the 3rd of March from Wikipedia:

• 1972: Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes as a result of a control malfunction and insufficient training in emergency procedures. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohawk_Airlines_Flight_405
• Birth (1988) of Michael Morrison, English footballer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Morrison_(footballer)
• Holiday: Liberation Day (Bulgaria) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day_(Bulgaria)
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NIPPERKIN. A small measure.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): NIPPERKIN. A small measure. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

"Other transitions are fuzzier. When exactly did the medieval period give way to the Renaissance? When exactly is emerging adulthood overtaken by established adulthood?" — Shayla Love for The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/when-do-we-become-adults-really?src=longreads #science #history #life #longreads #understanding #growingup

⌨️ Codebreakers. Part of a Second World War British Intelligence facility, where highly-skilled codebreakers worked day and night to decrypt German military transmissions.

This site is not "abandoned", part of the site is a world-famous museum. These photos are from a sneaky visit to one of the non-public areas, several years ago.

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CRAMP WORDS. Sentence of death passed on a criminal by a judge. He has just undergone the cramp word; sentence has just been passed on him. CANT.

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CRAMP WORDS. Sentence of death passed on a criminal by a judge. He has just undergone the cramp word; sentence has just been passed on him. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)