We, of course, in many respects surpassed our ancestors. We have weapons, and perfect, and better hygiene, and sex safer. And yet, there are a few things that we never let them beat: They know how to come off with such ingenuity and scope, which we have never dreamed of ...

1. Victory Day
The victory over Nazi Germany in World War II was celebrated all - who was not a fascist, of course. Tens of thousands of people in London staged a walk on the Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square. Half a million Americans rejoiced in Times Square as Mayor La Guardia did not personally made ​​a request to go home. In Paris, the French came off as if winning the war solely on their own, and in Rome, Italians shook hands, as if after the victory of his football team. All surprised by good citizens meek ​​and quiet of Canada, who set off to celebrate a sudden smash everything and rob liquor stores.

In Moscow, the holiday began when at 1:10 am May 9, 1945, Yuri Levitan read the official announcement on the radio 'On the unconditional surrender of Germany. "

It was one of the largest folk festivals in history. Thousands of people filled the streets of Moscow at once, making one of the largest cities on the planet into a "sea of vodka." Many left as they were - in their pajamas and nightgowns.
They were soon joined by the Muscovites and the staff of the embassies of the Allies, who also got on this occasion their supplies of alcohol. At the time when, after 22 hours of celebration, the country turned to Joseph Stalin, all stocks of liquor in the Russian capital had been exhausted. As one reporter, "When I arrived in Moscow, I was lucky - I was able to buy a liter of vodka straight to the train station ... May 10 vodka in Moscow has already left, all was drunk to the last drop."

2. Andrew Jackson had trashed the White House. twice
The first thing Andrew Jackson, when the March 4, 1829 took over as president - showed everyone how to celebrate. At the "open house" in honor of his inauguration into the White House received more than 20,000 people. Guests of the loose, so that eventually Jackson was forced to flee from them through the window. Then it dawned on anyone to put on the White House lawn with whiskey barrels, and only after that Jackson was able to slowly get back and begin at last to the duties of President of the United States of America.

But that story pales in comparison to the "big cheese party" in 1837, which Jackson rolled under the veil of his presidential career.

In 1835, in Washington to the White House have brought 1.400 pound (about 635 kg approx. Mixednews) head cheese. This cheese is matured for over a year, until the President unrolled an advertising campaign of the future grand party.
"Come and have my cheese"

Responded to the call of the President more than ten thousands of patriotic citizens. It is said that cheese was felt the spirit of half a mile in all directions from the White House.
On the eating of cheese took about two hours, after which Jackson solemnly handed over the keys to the incoming president, Martin Van Buren. It seems that Jackson was glad his departure - just cheesy spirit is embedded in the carpeting mansion, his couches and tapestries. The White House smelled a few weeks.

3. Golden tent
The diplomatic conference of states with a long history of animosity seldom end up drinking fun. Anyone who knows a little bit in history, it is easy to imagine what would become tense negotiations, when in 1520 the King of England Gerih VIII decided to enter into an alliance with his French counterpart, Francis the First.

Who would have thought that two of the monarch, who looked like this:
ny a three-week orgy of desolate with its treasury to outdo each other in the extravagance and wastefulness?
Fountains of wine, from the tent embroidered with gold brocade, magnificent feast - it was at the highest level. Center for the event was a tent in the area of ​​12,000 square meters. feet (~ 1115 square meters. meters), painted by the palace.
"Cultural activities" consisted of various kinds of competitions: jousting, archery contests and other entertainment, popular before the invention of television.
And then something unexpected happened. The Kings went into a rage, that they themselves have decided to face off in the melee.
First, luck was on the side of Henry. It has already been grabbed by the collar of Francis, but failed to dodge an opponent and inflict a crushing blow that ass in a second august Henry was already on the ground. Henry either angry, or got so upset ... and on it with joy, and along with hopes for an alliance was over.
After all, Henry VIII entered into an alliance with the enemy of France, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. A month later, all three of the monarch were at war.
4. Celebration in honor of the signing of the draft Constitution
The U.S. Constitution was born not only in the lights of fireworks, feathers, bald eagles, and country music - it took five months of tiresome political games, that this document came to light. And when the text was finally ready, the "founding fathers" decided that they could afford to relax a little.
Celebration was held in Philadelphia September 15, 1787, two days before the signing of the draft Constitution, it is attended by legendary figures who later will show off the green bills: George Washington, Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison (at the five thousandth).
55 delegates were sentenced 100 bottles of wine, 22 bottles of porter, eight bottles of whiskey, eight - strong cider and seven vats of hot punch.
Alcohol was drunk more than, according to Science, 55, even the most robust organisms can consume and not die on the spot.
No less impressive by the fact that the host institution added two percent to the (already impressive) account for the pogrom perpetrated by great men. It was necessary to compensate for the battered dishes, broken tables, vats of punch, and even chamber pots.
5. The opening of the Colosseum
Colosseum - one of the most grandiose architectural projects in world history. When its construction was completed, all work stopped in Rome, at least for three months.

During the hundred days orgies river flowed not only wine, but the blood - killed nine thousand animals, and Zeus alone knows how many gladiators. In addition to the fights, drama and sacrifice, the emperor Titus perpetrate two gladiatorial sea battles (navmahii). In contrast to conventional gladiatorial combat, which, in fact, not so often ended in death, navmahii were incredibly bloody. The Colosseum was filled with water, just inside the present built warships and forced thousands to death the army to fight in an artificial sea.
6. Alexander of Macedon got drunk and burned the whole city
After Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army conquered Persepolis - the pearl of ancient Persia, it was decided to celebrate a famous victory. They called their event "Symposium," although, in fact, just got drunk and became rowdy.

The upshot was that, remembering the Persians burned the Acropolis, the Macedonians burned svezhezavoevannuyu capital. If Alexander, sober, and I felt uncomfortable, then quickly to deal with that - drunk again and won another ancient city.

7. Funeral Huari civilization
Few civilizations can boast of such an epic ending, as the pre-Columbian times Wari of South America. Instead of becoming a victim of conquest, plague or invasion of the Mongols, the proud entered the annals of history so effectively that even a thousand years later, we do not know of such examples. And above all - absolutely not clear what actually happened there. All we have - the artifacts left by people who on some occasion to get together and carefully pulled back before disappearing from the face of the earth forever.

How much alcohol Huari need to "sit down mentally?" For such a case, they built a special sacred malting plant. Such that cooked a thousand liters of beer a day.

Plenty of fun, Huari burned his sacred plant - apparently did not want to leave him the next civilization.

After that, the rulers of Huari threw their cups into the fire, which probably meant the ceremonial closing of civilization, they said to each other farewell, farewell, and went in different directions.