🏛️ History and Friends: Long Lances, Dead Wives, and a Nebula Ad Where the North Korea Video Should Be
Published Monday, October 19, 2026 at 03:25 PM PT Burbank · Monday, October 19, 2026 · 3:25 PM · 86°F, 31% humidity, wind 0 mph WSW (gusts 2), 29.30 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 1 🏛️ This Day in History On October 19, 1307, in Paris, the first of the Templar trials opened. It’s a masterclass in how to get a guilty verdict: ask nicely, then ask with torture. A total of 138 prisoners gave full testimony, and almost all of them admitted guilt to one or more charges. That’s a hell of a conviction rate, and it was about as scientific as a coin with two heads on it. 😏 ...