August 27, 2013: Today in Depressing History blog closes down
On August 27, 2013, the Tumblr blog "Today in Depressing History" was ended by its author, midway through its first year. The blog, which catalogued tragedies and injustices committed on specific dates in history, was launched on January 1 of that year; it had no set end date, but plans were made for three years of entries. Originally updating the site daily at 1:00 AM Pacific Time, the author found the schedule difficult to maintain and the process of writing entries far more laborious than expected. Entries were occasionally posted hours past the intended time; as the months dragged on, these tardy entries grew more frequent, and by its last week the blog was updating behind schedule on a daily basis. Finally, on August 27, the author's personal schedule prevented the compilation of the intended article (on the Sauk leader Black Hawk's surrender to the U.S. government in 1832), and decided to end the blog prematurely. Today in Depressing History was preceded in death by its own parody account, Tomorrow in Depressing History (which lasted only six days), and is survived by the blog Party Goatz, which posts daily photos and videos of wild and domestic goats in amusing situations.














