On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down
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The hilarious， irreverent guide to world history you never knew you needed， featuring 366 profanity-filled tales of triumph and terror， science and stupidity， courage and cowardice
Those who cannot remember the past 。 。 。 need a history teacher who says “f*ck” a lot。
Nazis are bad。 The worst kind of bad。 There are no very fine people among them。 If you disagree， you won’t like this book。
Still here？ Cool。 You are about to receive an education unlike any you’ve previously experienced。 In this uproarious and informative tour from ancient times to the modern day and everything in between， James Fell， the self-proclaimed “sweary historian，” reveals a past replete with deeds both noble and despicable。 Throughout the book， he provides insightful analysis of all the sh！t that went down。 Behold！
• In 1927， actress Mae West was sent to jail for “corrupting the morals of youth” with her first Broadway play， titled Sex。 She served the time and followed up with a play about homosexuality。
• In 1419， church reformers in Prague ， vexed over their leader having been burned at the stake， defenestrated city leaders from a high window 。 They died， because those kinds of Czechs don’t bounce。
• If you were in the province of Shaanxi in China on January 23， 1556， then it sucked to be you。 It wasn’t the biggest earthquake ever， but it was the deadliest day in history 。
• In 362 B。C。E。， a battle between Greek city states debilitated both sides， making the region ripe for conquering by Phillip of Macedon—aka Alex the Great’s dad—and spelling the end of Greek democracy 。
• In 1343， the husband of noblewoman Jeanne de Clisson was unjustly executed by the king of France。 Furious， Jeanne became a pirate ， selling all her possessions to fund a fleet and exact revenge。
• During World War II， three Dutch teens used their beauty to lure Nazis into the forest with the promise of a good time， then out came the guns and BLAM！ They sent them off to Nazi hell。
If reading history doesn’t make you want to swear like a mom with a red-wine hangover walking barefoot through a LEGO-filled living room， then you’re not reading the right history。 Across the ages， over 100 billion humans have lived and died。 Some were motivated by greed， others by generosity。 Many dedicated themselves to the art of killing， while others were focused on curing。 There have been grave mistakes， and moments of greatness。 And that is why 。 。 。 sh！t happens。 Every day。
Those who cannot remember the past 。 。 。 need a history teacher who says “f*ck” a lot。
Nazis are bad。 The worst kind of bad。 There are no very fine people among them。 If you disagree， you won’t like this book。
Still here？ Cool。 You are about to receive an education unlike any you’ve previously experienced。 In this uproarious and informative tour from ancient times to the modern day and everything in between， James Fell， the self-proclaimed “sweary historian，” reveals a past replete with deeds both noble and despicable。 Throughout the book， he provides insightful analysis of all the sh！t that went down。 Behold！
• In 1927， actress Mae West was sent to jail for “corrupting the morals of youth” with her first Broadway play， titled Sex。 She served the time and followed up with a play about homosexuality。
• In 1419， church reformers in Prague ， vexed over their leader having been burned at the stake， defenestrated city leaders from a high window 。 They died， because those kinds of Czechs don’t bounce。
• If you were in the province of Shaanxi in China on January 23， 1556， then it sucked to be you。 It wasn’t the biggest earthquake ever， but it was the deadliest day in history 。
• In 362 B。C。E。， a battle between Greek city states debilitated both sides， making the region ripe for conquering by Phillip of Macedon—aka Alex the Great’s dad—and spelling the end of Greek democracy 。
• In 1343， the husband of noblewoman Jeanne de Clisson was unjustly executed by the king of France。 Furious， Jeanne became a pirate ， selling all her possessions to fund a fleet and exact revenge。
• During World War II， three Dutch teens used their beauty to lure Nazis into the forest with the promise of a good time， then out came the guns and BLAM！ They sent them off to Nazi hell。
If reading history doesn’t make you want to swear like a mom with a red-wine hangover walking barefoot through a LEGO-filled living room， then you’re not reading the right history。 Across the ages， over 100 billion humans have lived and died。 Some were motivated by greed， others by generosity。 Many dedicated themselves to the art of killing， while others were focused on curing。 There have been grave mistakes， and moments of greatness。 And that is why 。 。 。 sh！t happens。 Every day。
Reviews
Kat
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This is a fun， interesting daily read。 The snippets of history are fascinating and I look forward to each day’s discovery。However， if I missed a couple of days and tried to catch up by reading more than one day at a time， it became really annoying。 I understand Fell is trying to reach a younger， broader audience in a light engaging way， but I think he may underestimate his readers。 Profanity doesn’t bother me at all。 Streams of it distract from the telling of the story。One day at a time 5 stars。 This is a fun， interesting daily read。 The snippets of history are fascinating and I look forward to each day’s discovery。However， if I missed a couple of days and tried to catch up by reading more than one day at a time， it became really annoying。 I understand Fell is trying to reach a younger， broader audience in a light engaging way， but I think he may underestimate his readers。 Profanity doesn’t bother me at all。 Streams of it distract from the telling of the story。One day at a time 5 stars。A week at a time 1 star。Thank you to NetGalley and the author for an eARC in exchange for an unbiased review。 。。。more
Deborah Payne
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On This Day in History Sh！t Went DownBy: James FellPublish Date 10 October 2023Publisher: Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine， BantamHistory100 Book ReviewsProfessional ReaderI would like to thank both NetGalley and Random House for allowing me to read and review this book。Good Reads Synopsis:The hilarious， irreverent guide to world history you never knew you needed， featuring 366 profanity-filled tales of triumph and terror， science and stupidity， courage and cowardiceThose who cannot reme On This Day in History Sh！t Went DownBy: James FellPublish Date 10 October 2023Publisher: Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine， BantamHistory100 Book ReviewsProfessional ReaderI would like to thank both NetGalley and Random House for allowing me to read and review this book。Good Reads Synopsis:The hilarious， irreverent guide to world history you never knew you needed， featuring 366 profanity-filled tales of triumph and terror， science and stupidity， courage and cowardiceThose who cannot remember the past 。 。 。 need a history teacher who says “f*ck” a lot。Nazis are bad。 The worst kind of bad。 There are no very fine people among them。 If you disagree， you won’t like this book。Still here？ Cool。 You are about to receive an education unlike any you’ve previously experienced。 In this uproarious and informative tour from ancient times to the modern day and everything in between， James Fell， the self-proclaimed “sweary historian，” reveals a past replete with deeds both noble and despicable。 Throughout the book， he provides insightful analysis of all the sh！t that went down。 Behold！• In 1927， actress Mae West was sent to jail for “corrupting the morals of youth” with her first Broadway play， titled Sex。 She served the time and followed up with a play about homosexuality。• In 1419， church reformers in Prague ， vexed over their leader having been burned at the stake， defenestrated city leaders from a high window 。 They died， because those kinds of Czechs don’t bounce。• If you were in the province of Shaanxi in China on January 23， 1556， then it sucked to be you。 It wasn’t the biggest earthquake ever， but it was the deadliest day in history 。• In 362 B。C。E。， a battle between Greek city states debilitated both sides， making the region ripe for conquering by Phillip of Macedon—aka Alex the Great’s dad—and spelling the end of Greek democracy 。• In 1343， the husband of noblewoman Jeanne de Clisson was unjustly executed by the king of France。 Furious， Jeanne became a pirate ， selling all her possessions to fund a fleet and exact revenge。• During World War II， three Dutch teens used their beauty to lure Nazis into the forest with the promise of a good time， then out came the guns and BLAM！ They sent them off to Nazi hell。If reading history doesn’t make you want to swear like a mom with a red-wine hangover walking barefoot through a LEGO-filled living room， then you’re not reading the right history。 Across the ages， over 100 billion humans have lived and died。 Some were motivated by greed， others by generosity。 Many dedicated themselves to the art of killing， while others were focused on curing。 There have been grave mistakes， and moments of greatness。 And that is why 。 。 。 sh！t happens。 Every day。Book Review:This book was great。 I gave it 4 stars。 he is very heavy on the curse words， but you know that going into the book because of the title of the book。 He does have his opinion on some issues that don’t match up with mine and you will find the same thing when you read this book。 Not only does he have recent dates， but he goes way back in time。 I love his intake on some of the subjects and cringed on others。 I learned about somethings I never heard of before。 You do need to careful because he is very anti nazi and Trump and isn’t afraid to let you know about。 There is a story for every day of the year including the 29th of February。 Like I said I really enjoyed the book and especially the history that I never heard of before。 。。。more
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader。 On This Day in History Sh！t Went Down is a direct， often hilarious， always honest， day-by-day collection of historical commentary collected by James Fell。 Released 10th Oct 2023 by Penguin Random House on their Ballantine imprint， it's 432 pages and is available in paperback， audio， and ebook formats。 It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links throughout。The author has a vast （well Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader。 On This Day in History Sh！t Went Down is a direct， often hilarious， always honest， day-by-day collection of historical commentary collected by James Fell。 Released 10th Oct 2023 by Penguin Random House on their Ballantine imprint， it's 432 pages and is available in paperback， audio， and ebook formats。 It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links throughout。The author has a vast （well deserved） following of folks who tune in to his blog and social media posts to get the low-down on history， political commentary， and wryly accurate sarcasm on human nature and the almost mind-boggling stuff they get up to regularly。 He swears a lot， admittedly appropriately， but undeniably often and creatively。 The historical tidbits cover quite a long period of time， there were historical events from a few centuries B。C。E。 right up to the present day （relatively speaking）。 It's a no-holds-barred bare knuckles historical fracas， and it's really genuinely funny。 Five stars for making history funny （even some of the really tragic bits）。 It would be an exceptional choice for public library acquisition。 It would also make an excellent choice for school library acquisition， except that in the current puritanical climate in the USA， it's likely already banned and the subject of a crapload of challenges。 It's not even a little bit "fine people on both sides"。 On the first page， he states for the record that Nazis are bad。 The rest of the book carries on in a similar vein。 This would also make a fine choice for personal reading or gifting to history interested/nerdy friends。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Paula Lyle
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Obviously there is an audience for this book， it just isn't me。 I don't mind swearing at all， but here it becomes redundant and after awhile I wanted more word choice。 The daily format doesn't make for a sit-down and read experience， though I can imagine doing a page a day to be more satisfying。 The main problem is that the events are so random: the Obama election one day， a tortured elephant the next。 What's the point？I received an eARC through NetGalley。 Obviously there is an audience for this book， it just isn't me。 I don't mind swearing at all， but here it becomes redundant and after awhile I wanted more word choice。 The daily format doesn't make for a sit-down and read experience， though I can imagine doing a page a day to be more satisfying。 The main problem is that the events are so random: the Obama election one day， a tortured elephant the next。 What's the point？I received an eARC through NetGalley。 。。。more
Michelle Bibliovino
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Hilarious snippets of history you can enjoy while on the toilet！ Or I guess anywhere。 But while shitting would be ideal。 Simply leave this highly entertaining book in the crapper and educate yourself each morning with a bonus chuckle！ I guarantee you’ll learn something new almost every day and you’ll always start your day with a smile！Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my free copy。 These opinions are my own。
Susan
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10-10-1913 President Wilson blew up the Gamboa Dike to flow water into the Panama Canal。4-17-2020 James Fell starts posting irreverent historical facts on Facebook。 Unrelated， it is also my 27th wedding anniversary。10-10-2023 This daily calendar of weird historical sh！t is published so you can spend 2-3 minutes every day learning something cool about history。 As a fan of Things you Missed in History Class， this book is right up my alley！The entries are heavy on slang， swearing， and sarcasm。 They 10-10-1913 President Wilson blew up the Gamboa Dike to flow water into the Panama Canal。4-17-2020 James Fell starts posting irreverent historical facts on Facebook。 Unrelated， it is also my 27th wedding anniversary。10-10-2023 This daily calendar of weird historical sh！t is published so you can spend 2-3 minutes every day learning something cool about history。 As a fan of Things you Missed in History Class， this book is right up my alley！The entries are heavy on slang， swearing， and sarcasm。 They are also focused on events certain states and school districts don't want their students knowing anything about。 The downside is that sometimes the actual details of the event get lost in the humor。 But， hopefully there is enough that if you find a day interesting， you will go find out more information somewhere else。 I'd suggest this book for anyone who likes history， is a nerd who wants to have something nerdy to say to friends and coworkers each day， or anyone looking to learn a little about the world。 Thanks to Random House Ballentine for a copy of the book。 This review is my own opinion。 。。。more
Amy Howard
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Exactly as described。
Diane Hernandez
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On This Day in History Sh！t Went Down。 In fact， on every day in history something happened， though a lot of it was pretty boring。 Once you look up everyone’s birthday， I don’t see the value of this book。 The entries don’t link together into some overarching story。 You can get the same “just the facts ma’am” information from Wikipedia。 It might be useful in libraries， I guess。 But for general readers， it gets 2 stars。Thanks to Bantam and NetGalley for a digital review copy of the book。
Kristina Chamberlain
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This is a fun， humorous， and somewhat irreverent look at things that happened in history on each day of the year。 It gives a good general overview of the event in question， occasionally giving some additional history for context to make it easier to understand for the people who may not know as much about all of history。I liked that the author didn't always pick the most obvious event for each day， as it gave an opportunity to learn about some eras of history that are less well-known。 It was ver This is a fun， humorous， and somewhat irreverent look at things that happened in history on each day of the year。 It gives a good general overview of the event in question， occasionally giving some additional history for context to make it easier to understand for the people who may not know as much about all of history。I liked that the author didn't always pick the most obvious event for each day， as it gave an opportunity to learn about some eras of history that are less well-known。 It was very easy to read， with a short entry for each day giving you an option to either read about history in giant chunks or at a day or week at a time！I did wish that some of the entries were a little more in-depth， but that is likely me wanting to know everything about any topic I come across。Overall， this is a fun way to learn some fun history facts in a "word of the day" calendar type format。 I wouldn't use it as the last word on any topic covered， but it definitely gave me some ideas on events I wanted to learn more about！ 。。。more
Laurie
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*** Happy Publication Day ***You'll like this book if you enjoy history， especially if it's told irreverently。 Author James Fell does a great job of bringing little-known historical facts to light and fleshing out more well-known references。 This is a breezy， conversationally written book with some speculation as well as facts that， fair warning， contains salty language with many f-bombs。 There are entries for each day with historical factoids spanning from B。C。E。 to current times; it is both en *** Happy Publication Day ***You'll like this book if you enjoy history， especially if it's told irreverently。 Author James Fell does a great job of bringing little-known historical facts to light and fleshing out more well-known references。 This is a breezy， conversationally written book with some speculation as well as facts that， fair warning， contains salty language with many f-bombs。 There are entries for each day with historical factoids spanning from B。C。E。 to current times; it is both enlightening and informative。 After reading this book， I'm rethinking my love of Coca-Cola （January 29）， what happened to Sacagawea （April 9）， and whether Mother Teresa is as sainted as she is portrayed （October 7）。 There are some heart-warming entries and entries that will ruffle your feathers but no matter your take， they are all informative。I read this book beginning with the January 1 entry and continuing sequentially to December 31。 You can jump around however with no loss of continuity， but you risk missing some good entries。 Again the warning: if you don't like swearing or if you believe what Fox News tells you， I recommend giving this book a pass。 For more of my reviews， please visit https://montanamusings8。blogspot。com/Thank you， NetGalley and Bantam for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。 The publication date is October 10， 2023。 。。。more
Susan Walker
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This is a history book like no other。 Filled with so much information you won’t be able to put the book down！
Bargain Sleuth Book Reviews
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Thanks to NetGalley， the publisher and author for a complimentary copy of this book。 I am leaving this review voluntarily。I don't know who James Fell is， but apparently he achieved some sort of social media status during the early days of Covid-19 with his daily history posts。 This book is an updated publication of those posts。I felt this book would have been a lot better if it had been released as a page-a-day calendar， because that's literally what you get。 Day-by-day tidbits of history， usual Thanks to NetGalley， the publisher and author for a complimentary copy of this book。 I am leaving this review voluntarily。I don't know who James Fell is， but apparently he achieved some sort of social media status during the early days of Covid-19 with his daily history posts。 This book is an updated publication of those posts。I felt this book would have been a lot better if it had been released as a page-a-day calendar， because that's literally what you get。 Day-by-day tidbits of history， usually something horrendous， sprinkled with obscenities and a liberal slant。 Sometimes I thought the humor was misplaced， like when discussing an earthquake that was the deadliest day in the history of the world， but that's the deal with satire。 You either like it or you don't。 I liked the book a lot but didn't love the format。 Didn't read every entry， as the book does not lend itself to reading it all the way through like a novel or traditional history book。 。。。more
Chrissie
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3。5 stars On This Day in History Sh！t Went Down is a interesting compilation of a snarky and pointed way of incorporating tidbits from history into a daily routine。 Fell has a great voice， and while some of the commentary that circles around the current historical aspects will be dated very quickly， there is still room for those moments to be captured from that contemporary angle。 However， I'm just not sold that type of compilation， this gathering of tidbits， is best suited in this format。 As ma 3。5 stars On This Day in History Sh！t Went Down is a interesting compilation of a snarky and pointed way of incorporating tidbits from history into a daily routine。 Fell has a great voice， and while some of the commentary that circles around the current historical aspects will be dated very quickly， there is still room for those moments to be captured from that contemporary angle。 However， I'm just not sold that type of compilation， this gathering of tidbits， is best suited in this format。 As many other reviewers have indicated， this is very much of its type and feels every bit the page-a-day calendar in which the delivery first found its footing。 As interesting as the information is within， there is very little understanding that someone will sit down with this book， curl up on the couch， and dive in like a novel or even narrative nonfiction。 So why isn't this printed as a large format book， something like a coffee table book？ This needs large pictures， large pages， and a clear delineation of the expectations that this won't be read in a sitting， but rather spread out over the course of months to a full year。 That being said， I definitely feel the pull and draw of this one and have already signed up for the daily newsletter as Fell's work continues。I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This affected neither my opinion of the book nor the content of my review。 。。。more
Monnie
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Back in the dark ages， I took History 101 as a required course in my college major。 The elderly professor， bless his pea-pickin' heart， did nothing except read from the textbook during every。 Single。 Class。 I hated it so much that when the class was over， I ran to the registrar's office and changed my major （yes， really！） to one that didn't require another history class。 What struck me most as I got into this book， then， was if this author had been my history professor， well， chances are I would Back in the dark ages， I took History 101 as a required course in my college major。 The elderly professor， bless his pea-pickin' heart， did nothing except read from the textbook during every。 Single。 Class。 I hated it so much that when the class was over， I ran to the registrar's office and changed my major （yes， really！） to one that didn't require another history class。 What struck me most as I got into this book， then， was if this author had been my history professor， well， chances are I would have spent quite a few years teaching typing and shorthand to high school students instead of working as a university administrator。And oh， it's not just the history part - even though the events， organized by month， are interesting， well laid out and more than occasionally chuckle-eliciting。 Rather， it was the fun of learning from someone who proclaims that "those who cannot remember the past need a history teacher who says f*uck a lot。" Truth be told， I was hoping to learn some new words here， but that ended up being only one （no， I'll never tell）。 Besides that， his promise of "no shortage" of hate for a certain orange-haired former U。S。 president was nothing short of endearing to me。 A word of advice: if either of these revelations bothers you， don't even bother opening this book。It is， alas， nearly impossible to write a review of this book without spoilers; so the best I can do is offer a few insights and examples of what's between the pages。 As I mentioned earlier， specific events in history are highlighted by month - some of which are quirky things you （and definitely I） somehow missed in formal history classes。 Others add finishing touches that， arguably， should have been included in what we did learn; others just illuminate the importance of those we did。I learned， for instance， how the term "gerrymander" came to be （hint: it was named after a real person）。 That Gutenberg wasn't the first to invent the printing press。 That Grace Hopper， close to age 80， was the oldest active-duty commissioned officer in the U。S。 Navy of either gender。 That Jack Ruby was， technically， innocent of killing Lee Harvey Oswald。 Intrigued？ You should be。 If you want to know more， go read the book。 Meantime， I thank the publisher， via NetGalley， for allowing me to indulge in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Amanda McHugh
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I knew nothing about the inspiration behind this book when I decided to pick it up， but I am so glad I did。 A hilarious look at historical events， On This Day covers a wide variety of tales from the past that you might not have known。 Fell's in-your-face narrative style had me laughing out loud from the first page。 I found myself looking forward to the next day and sharing tidbits with my friends。 A must-have for any history lover or anyone who likes their facts with a dose of sarcasm and a larg I knew nothing about the inspiration behind this book when I decided to pick it up， but I am so glad I did。 A hilarious look at historical events， On This Day covers a wide variety of tales from the past that you might not have known。 Fell's in-your-face narrative style had me laughing out loud from the first page。 I found myself looking forward to the next day and sharing tidbits with my friends。 A must-have for any history lover or anyone who likes their facts with a dose of sarcasm and a large heaping of curse words， On This Day was one of my favorites of the year。 Big thanks to Ballantine and NetGalley for providing an eARC in exchange for honest review consideration。 。。。more
Cheryl
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While the book presents an interesting concept， it's not for everyone。 Random， somewhat obscure moments in history are examined。 The author is not neutral in his opinions。 Additionally， the language used is not to everyone's taste。 A young adult version would likely appeal but a lot of changes would be required before such an edition could be released。 While the book presents an interesting concept， it's not for everyone。 Random， somewhat obscure moments in history are examined。 The author is not neutral in his opinions。 Additionally， the language used is not to everyone's taste。 A young adult version would likely appeal but a lot of changes would be required before such an edition could be released。 。。。more
Nikki
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"On This Day In History， Sh！t Went Down" by James Fell is a journey through history that offers readers a fresh and humorous perspective on the past。 In this non-fiction book， Fell takes us on a fun ride through historical events， offering up bizarre， humorous， and often absurd recaps of various historical eras。Fell's writing style makes history much more easily accessible to readers of all backgrounds。 The book is structured as a daily calendar， with each page featuring an event in history that "On This Day In History， Sh！t Went Down" by James Fell is a journey through history that offers readers a fresh and humorous perspective on the past。 In this non-fiction book， Fell takes us on a fun ride through historical events， offering up bizarre， humorous， and often absurd recaps of various historical eras。Fell's writing style makes history much more easily accessible to readers of all backgrounds。 The book is structured as a daily calendar， with each page featuring an event in history that occurred on that specific day。 This style makes it easy to pick up and read at any time， without feeling a need to finish it all in one sitting or within a few days。 I learned a lot of new information that I was not aware of as I read through the dates， which I appreciated as a big fan of history。One of the book's strengths is making history entertaining。 The author doesn't just retell the same old well-known stories， but instead highlights the bizarre， the scandalous， and the downright weird moments that often get overlooked in traditional history books。 Eccentric historical figures， strange customs， and peculiar events are told throughout。 I appreciate the sarcasm and language that Fell used in his retellings， but do think that this style will be off-putting for some readers。 I love history， and "On This Day In History， Sh！t Went Down" excels in humor and entertainment， but I do think it's important to note that this book isn't meant to be a comprehensive history textbook。 It's a lighthearted romp through the past， and some readers may find themselves craving more in-depth historical analysis at times。Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine， Bantam for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
JP
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On This Day in History Sh！t Went Down was interesting， relatable and sometimes way over the top！ I liked it but had to take it in small doses。 Like maybe just a few a day。 It would be a great gift for people like me who like history facts just because。 I literally looked James Fell up on Facebook and spent way to much time on his site。 The pictures had to this and I commend JF for taking the time to write this it was interesting。 Just a side note， I love what he said about the Nazis！ All of it。 On This Day in History Sh！t Went Down was interesting， relatable and sometimes way over the top！ I liked it but had to take it in small doses。 Like maybe just a few a day。 It would be a great gift for people like me who like history facts just because。 I literally looked James Fell up on Facebook and spent way to much time on his site。 The pictures had to this and I commend JF for taking the time to write this it was interesting。 Just a side note， I love what he said about the Nazis！ All of it。 4⭐️Thanks Random House Publishing Group via NetGalley。 。。。more
Maine Colonial
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I read a digital advance review copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley。With a title like that， it’s not surprising that there is profanity sprinkled liberally throughout。 I don’t object in principle， but the constant repetition gets old fast。 It also doesn’t say much for Fell’s writing skills， which is borne out by such writing no-nos as starting sentences with “Being that。”There are definitely some interesting stories here， like the details of the life of the so-called Tokyo Rose。 Honestl I read a digital advance review copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley。With a title like that， it’s not surprising that there is profanity sprinkled liberally throughout。 I don’t object in principle， but the constant repetition gets old fast。 It also doesn’t say much for Fell’s writing skills， which is borne out by such writing no-nos as starting sentences with “Being that。”There are definitely some interesting stories here， like the details of the life of the so-called Tokyo Rose。 Honestly， this would work best as a bathroom book or like one of those something-a-day calendars。 Reading only an entry at a time makes the writing less annoying。2。5 stars， rounded to 3。 。。。more
Alice
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Loved it！ Minor thing that bugged me was the use of “th” in front of certain words， like “thtwelfth。” There were soooo many of them！I also found a couple of mistakes: January 11， 1922- the caption should be “Charles Best，” not “Charles Banting。”February 21， 1848 should be 1945， according to what the entry is about。 I fully plan on rereading an entry a day all year long。 Overall， I loved it！
WorldconReader
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I predict that this book will violently upset about 1/3 of U。S。 voters who will try to ban and burn this book while simultaneously claiming to value free speech。。。James Fell gave the world a wonderful present when he wrote "On This Day in History Sh！t Went Down"。 This book provides a year's worth of daily entries that describe some insightful tidbits from history that happened on that day of the year。 Each entry typically has an underlying ethical message， and is delightfully， entertainingly， hu I predict that this book will violently upset about 1/3 of U。S。 voters who will try to ban and burn this book while simultaneously claiming to value free speech。。。James Fell gave the world a wonderful present when he wrote "On This Day in History Sh！t Went Down"。 This book provides a year's worth of daily entries that describe some insightful tidbits from history that happened on that day of the year。 Each entry typically has an underlying ethical message， and is delightfully， entertainingly， humorously， and viciously critical of people who are less than decent to their fellow humans。It may take a bit to get used to James's massively laid back profanity and slang loaded writing style。 Yet it perfectly highlights the many horrific historical anecdotes and is both memorable and entertaining。I am most appreciative that Random House Publishing Group and the author kindly provided a temporary electronic review copy of this wonderful work。 I like this book so much that I pre-ordered a copy so that I can share with friends and family。 （Update: the book just arrived！ I really like the layout of the actual paper book！） 。。。more
Denice Langley
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The title of this book is enough to insure anyone with a curious bone in their body would pick it up and read it！！！ The thing is。。。。。the book is even better than the title。 Not only have I read it several times， I've gifted it to several of my like minded friends and family。 James Fell better be busy on the next book！ The title of this book is enough to insure anyone with a curious bone in their body would pick it up and read it！！！ The thing is。。。。。the book is even better than the title。 Not only have I read it several times， I've gifted it to several of my like minded friends and family。 James Fell better be busy on the next book！ 。。。more
Jen
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Something of note happens somewhere in the world every day but whether or how it’ll be remembered as a notable part of history is a question that remains to be seen; collected within On This Day in History Sh！t Went Down by James Fell are tidbits of daily history that educate and entertain readers about those moments worth noting。To read this， and other book reviews， visit my website: http://makinggoodstories。wordpress。com/。Written in an accessible manner with personality through profanity and p Something of note happens somewhere in the world every day but whether or how it’ll be remembered as a notable part of history is a question that remains to be seen; collected within On This Day in History Sh！t Went Down by James Fell are tidbits of daily history that educate and entertain readers about those moments worth noting。To read this， and other book reviews， visit my website: http://makinggoodstories。wordpress。com/。Written in an accessible manner with personality through profanity and punny comments that help to make the information conveyed more engaging， each day throughout the year is detailed with a quickly told tale from history， both recent and ancient， connected with that date。 As the daily entries are brief and generally kept to roughly a page this makes it easy to pick the book up for a historical factoid of the day but reading straight through the months of facts is still enjoyable and educational; however， when reading straight through it can get to be a bit much and it becomes far easier to see the predominance of Nazi-related content and commentary throughout the entries even while Fell makes an effort to provide alternative information of interest for that day so that focus is shifted toward something slightly different instead of repeatedly raising a similar point （which does tend to happen throughout history）。 While each day provides an opportunity to learn something new that might not have been widely covered through history classes in school， including a more thorough list of reference material provided would be a helpful addition as a starting point for readers to be able to dig deeper into areas that interest them。*I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Rob Grover
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Not your typical history book。 It was very informative and entertaining， while often being disturbing and saddening （as history to frequently is）。 The language is very "colorful" and the author's opinions are very obvious with no confusion about what he really thinks。 Not your typical history book。 It was very informative and entertaining， while often being disturbing and saddening （as history to frequently is）。 The language is very "colorful" and the author's opinions are very obvious with no confusion about what he really thinks。 。。。more
Jennifer
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This is some funny shit。 Snarky， short， expletive-ridden tidbits for each day in history。 This book will make you say， "did you know？" to other people for months。 Each story gets right to the point （e。g。 "What kind of shit do you have to pull to get "Terrible" added to your name， especially in Russia where their rulers aren't exactly known for their sunny dispositions？ There is the story of some nasty shit Ivan did。"） and jump around throughout all known history。 Basically this is an easy book t This is some funny shit。 Snarky， short， expletive-ridden tidbits for each day in history。 This book will make you say， "did you know？" to other people for months。 Each story gets right to the point （e。g。 "What kind of shit do you have to pull to get "Terrible" added to your name， especially in Russia where their rulers aren't exactly known for their sunny dispositions？ There is the story of some nasty shit Ivan did。"） and jump around throughout all known history。 Basically this is an easy book to digest。 Knocking one star because did this NEED to be a book？ Um。。。not sure。 I like having everything in one place， but this certainly isn't binge-able。 It's easy to read， but ALSO easy to put down。 I'm not sure if this started out as a daily email， but that's how it feels， and I might have preferred that as a publishing mechanism--one sassy factoid at a time for a year。 Thank you to the author and NetGalley for granting me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Alison
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Comprised of historical events， people， and lesser known facts told through snippets using colorful language and unapologetic opinions， this is a book for the reader who wants their history served witty and quick。The format of this book is similar to the Facebook posts where these facts and musings originated; nothing more， nothing less。 If you view this book in the same manner， then you will not be disappointed。 I， on the other hand， was hoping for something a bit more expansive， but this never Comprised of historical events， people， and lesser known facts told through snippets using colorful language and unapologetic opinions， this is a book for the reader who wants their history served witty and quick。The format of this book is similar to the Facebook posts where these facts and musings originated; nothing more， nothing less。 If you view this book in the same manner， then you will not be disappointed。 I， on the other hand， was hoping for something a bit more expansive， but this never promised to be anything other than what it is。If you like digestible historical facts accompanied by an informal presentation with expletives and open disdain for the horrible people in history， then I recommend checking this book out。3。75✨'sThank you Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine via NetGalley for allowing me to respond to this book with my honest opinions。 。。。more
Kristy
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If you enjoyed Drunk History and History of the World， then you will love this。 For each day in a year there is a historical anecdote that shone a light on a lot of moments in time I either didn’t know or forgot about。 Fell does an amazing job with bite sized chunks of history told in humorous and sarcastic ways。 I laughed out loud many times; however， it was also very informative。 There was really no dull moment while reading this。 I received an advanced copy through Netgalley in return for an If you enjoyed Drunk History and History of the World， then you will love this。 For each day in a year there is a historical anecdote that shone a light on a lot of moments in time I either didn’t know or forgot about。 Fell does an amazing job with bite sized chunks of history told in humorous and sarcastic ways。 I laughed out loud many times; however， it was also very informative。 There was really no dull moment while reading this。 I received an advanced copy through Netgalley in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Jill Nathanson
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Take a book full of history stories you don't know and don't necessarily care about and mix in some swearing and anti Trumpisms and you end up with some great fun snippets of history。 Every chapter is a day of the year and there is no connection between them， so you can read this book in any order or pick it up and put it down。 I have it on my phone and read a few chapters when I'm stuck waiting somewhere。 It is easy to fall in and out of this book。 Its a fun concept covering stories across cent Take a book full of history stories you don't know and don't necessarily care about and mix in some swearing and anti Trumpisms and you end up with some great fun snippets of history。 Every chapter is a day of the year and there is no connection between them， so you can read this book in any order or pick it up and put it down。 I have it on my phone and read a few chapters when I'm stuck waiting somewhere。 It is easy to fall in and out of this book。 Its a fun concept covering stories across centuries and countries。My thanks to NetGalley and Random House for an advance copy。 My opinion is my own。 。。。more
Jill Nathanson
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Take a book full of history stories you don't know and don't necessarily care about and mix in some swearing and anti Trumpisms and you end up with some great fun snippets of history。 Every chapter is a day of the year and there is no connection between them， so you can read this book in any order or pick it up and put it down。 I have it on my phone and read a few chapters when I'm stuck waiting somewhere。 It is easy to fall in and out of this book。 Its a fun concept covering stories across cent Take a book full of history stories you don't know and don't necessarily care about and mix in some swearing and anti Trumpisms and you end up with some great fun snippets of history。 Every chapter is a day of the year and there is no connection between them， so you can read this book in any order or pick it up and put it down。 I have it on my phone and read a few chapters when I'm stuck waiting somewhere。 It is easy to fall in and out of this book。 Its a fun concept covering stories across centuries and countries。My thanks to NetGalley and Random House for an advance copy。 My opinion is my own。 。。。more
Jeff Cosmi
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This book reads like a 'word-a-day' calendar。 There's a factoid about an event or events that happened that day or near that day， as it were， in history as the title suggests。 I was expecting some of the facts to be real big hits and most just weren't。 The book is prefaced with warning about the author's outright dislike for Trump and all things Nazi， so if you have a problem with that， this book is not for you。 I got started with the plan of reading a few facts each night so I could cover the b This book reads like a 'word-a-day' calendar。 There's a factoid about an event or events that happened that day or near that day， as it were， in history as the title suggests。 I was expecting some of the facts to be real big hits and most just weren't。 The book is prefaced with warning about the author's outright dislike for Trump and all things Nazi， so if you have a problem with that， this book is not for you。 I got started with the plan of reading a few facts each night so I could cover the book in a few days。 But as I went along I started to get a little too board with the framework for the book。 For the most part each "day" of the year has a "fact" and these day's and their facts are covered in a couple short pages。 I started skipping pages because I felt the author spent too much time with Trump days and facts and Nazi days and facts。 I felt there's a whole world of history and only 365 days to cover it。 Some facts the author writes about are not that long ago and are not that substantial， in my humble opinion。 Some things people are going to find interesting and some things are not， it's just the nature of things， however I found most of the things uninteresting。 。。。more
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