ext_12863 ([identity profile] james-nicoll.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] oyceter 2007-05-31 01:32 pm (UTC)

today's bit of trivia

Did anyone bring Kincaid's remark denuding Indian revolutionaries of agency to reflect back on the American Revolution?

Did you know India played a role in crafting the American national anthem?

"The rockets' red glare" is a reference to Congreve's rockets. Congreve in turn was inspired by Kingdom of Mysore's habit of using large (up to 2000 at a time) rocket salvos on the British during the Mysore Wars.

ObSF: Jules Verne made Nemo a nephew of Tipu Sahib, the Tiger of Mysore.

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