Week 720: The Course of Humor Events From: The Washington Post | Date: July 1, 2007 | Copyright 2007 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

1521: Martin Luther could not stomach the Diet of Worms.

1544: Cartographer Gerardus Mercator was imprisoned for heresy: Religious authorities refused to give him any latitude.

About three years back, we ran a great set of results to a contest asking for rhyming couplets that told about historical events. Loser Peter Metrinko, who just happened to get no ink in that contest, asks that we compile another such chronicle, but that we also allow other short formats as well, such as t...

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