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Fun for Friday: Weird December History

| December 6, 2024

Time for more weird history to inspire your writing or maybe just pique your curiosity! HistoryExtra has a great list of eight weird December historical occurrences (well, one is in January, but I’ll allow it!), which are somewhat holiday themed. If you need more in the “weird winter holiday” category, check out The Debrief’s list […]

Fun for Friday: Weird November History

| November 8, 2024

Time for more weird history to inspire your writing or maybe just pique your curiosity! This month, check out “Not Just Turkey: 12 Surprising Things & Weird Holidays That Have Happened in November“! While only half of the entries are historic events, there are still some interesting things included among them! This History Extra article […]

Fun for Friday: October Historic Events

| October 4, 2024

It’s time yet again for some historic events to inspire your writing or maybe just pique your curiosity! This month’s list of historic event again comes from The History Place, which has a nice, simple way of presenting things. But I’ve also found October in Pop Culture History, which has a variety of facts about […]

Fun for Friday: September Historic Events

| September 6, 2024

While I wasn’t able to find a page with many “weird” historic events for September, I’ve got a couple of options for those looking for historical events to inspire your writing or other creative endeavors. Restless (a UK-based site) has a list of twenty-two historic events that happened in September, nearly one for every day […]

Fun for Friday: Weird Things in August History

| August 9, 2024

Weird history is a great place to find inspiration for fiction. Even if you don’t write historical fiction, you could choose an odd event and transport it into a different setting, time period, genre, etc. Here’s a list of six weird things that have happened in Augusts past! See if one of them gives you […]