On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down

The hilarious,irreverent guide to world history you never knew you neededfeaturing 366 profanity-filled tales of triumph and terrorscience and stupiditycourage and cowardice Those who cannot remember the past . . . need a history teacher who says ΓÇ£f*ckΓÇ¥ a lot. Nazis are bad. The worst kind of bad. There are no very fine people among them. If you disagreeyou wonΓÇÖt like this book. Still here? Cool. You are about to receive an education unlike any youΓÇÖve previously experienced. In this uproarious and informative tour from ancient times to the modern day and everything in betweenJames Fellthe self-proclaimed ΓÇ£sweary historianΓÇ¥ reveals a past replete with deeds both noble and despicable. Throughout the bookhe provides insightful analysis of all the sh!t that went down. Behold! ΓÇó In 1927actress Mae West was sent to jail for ΓÇ£corrupting the morals of youthΓÇ¥ with her first Broadway playtitled Sex. She served the time and followed up with a play about homosexuality. ΓÇó In 1419church reformers in Praguevexed over their leader having been burned at the stakedefenestrated city leaders from a high window. They diedbecause those kinds of Czechs donΓÇÖt bounce. ΓÇó If you were in the province of Shaanxi in China on January 231556then it sucked to be you. It wasnΓÇÖt the biggest earthquake everbut it was the deadliest day in history. ΓÇó In 362 B.C.E.a battle between Greek city states debilitated both sidesmaking the region ripe for conquering by Phillip of MacedonΓÇöaka Alex the GreatΓÇÖs dadΓÇöand spelling the end of Greek democracy. ΓÇó In 1343the husband of noblewoman Jeanne de Clisson was unjustly executed by the king of France. FuriousJeanne became a pirateselling all her possessions to fund a fleet and exact revenge. ΓÇó During World War IIthree Dutch teens used their beauty to lure Nazis into the forest with the promise of a good timethen out came the guns and BLAM! They sent them off to Nazi hell. If reading history doesnΓÇÖt make you want to swear like a mom with a red-wine hangover walking barefoot through a LEGO-filled living roomthen youΓÇÖre not reading the right history. Across the agesover 100 billion humans have lived and died. Some were motivated by greedothers by generosity. Many dedicated themselves to the art of killingwhile others were focused on curing. There have been grave mistakesand moments of greatness. And that is why . . . sh!t happens. Every day.