Extra History 2025 Calendar - “History Happens Every Day”

A project in Seattle, WA by Extra History & Extra Credits
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Highlighting often overlooked historical dates and captivating classical art from the Beans that bring you Extra History.
Backers: 2366
Average Pledge Per Backer: $29

Funded: $69,713 of $7,500
Dates: Jul 16th -> Aug 15th (30 days)
Project By: Extra History & Extra Credits
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Latest News

VOTE NOW! Backers Pick the "Worst Day in History" Short (Part 1 of 3)

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

March's Art has dropped with one of our favorite Queens!

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Backers,  We’re proud to introduce March’s calendar art, “Beautiful Cleopatra without Mercy”! Which pays homage to John William Waterhouse’s "La Belle Dame sans Merci"(The Beautiful Lady without Mercy”)  Our depiction of the piece shows... (Read More)

The Final Goal!

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Cue the trumpet fanfare!!! Final Goal Slain!!! We’re absolutely blown away to announce that you’ve now passed our FINAL STRETCH GOAL of $50,000 with 7 days still left in the campaign! Meaning you’ve unlocked the Calendar Twitch Party! Where... (Read More)

June's Calendar Art Drop!

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Backers,  We’re proud to introduce June’s calendar art, the “Elephant Leaping Fresco”! This pays homage to the "Bull-Leaping Fresco" which was originally painted on a stucco wall in the Minoan Palace at Knossos in Crete.  Our depiction of... (Read More)

$45,000 Goal has been ROCKED!

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Heck YES Backers! We’ve passed the $45,000 goal and you’ve unlocked your third and final “Famous Day in History” short that each and every one of you will get to vote on the topic for! Seriously, thank you so much for all your generosity and... (Read More)

May’s Art Drop!

August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Backers,  We’re proud to introduce May’s calendar art, “Eleanor with a Parasol”! Which pays homage to "Woman with a Parasol" by French artist Claude Monet.  Our depiction of the piece has Eleanor of Aquitaine in the center holding her... (Read More)

$40,000 Stretch Goal CONQUERED!

July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Legendary Backers, We’ve awoken this morning to find you smashed our $40,000 stretch goal! That means, once again you’ve enabled our crew of writers, artists, and producers who have helped lovingly craft this historical calendar, to get an EXTRA... (Read More)

$35,000 Stretch Goal VANQUISHED!

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
**Horns play in the background** Dearest and Honorary Backer, You have absolutely vanquished our $35,000 stretch goal and will be bestowed with the power to vote upon yet ANOTHER “Worst Days in History” short, which shall be released on  YouTube... (Read More)

30k Stretch Goal Smashed!

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Extra Salutations Goodly Backer, I come to you today with glad tidings! It seems like you’ve all been hard at work, plotting in secret to strategically and surgically keep dismantling each and every stretch goal we put in front of you. And just... (Read More)

$25k Stretch Goal Achieved!

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings once again to the greatest backers of/in History! It has come to our attention that you’ve obliterated our $25,000 stretch goal! We truly didn’t expect to be typing this message so close to the last one! All of us at Extra History are... (Read More)

$20k Unlocked - Let's Add More Stuff!

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Backers… I look away for 24 hours and then you all breeze past our $20,000 stretch goal!?! Your excitement and patronage to the beginning of this campaign is truly blowing our minds, and we couldn’t be happier that you’re all as excited about... (Read More)

Giving you a Great Wave as we pass our $15k Stretch Goal!

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Grab your surfboards and high-five Kamehameha the Great, because our “Waters of the Pacific” art has been officially unlocked! Cowabunga! That’s right you glorious beans, since you smashed through our $15,000 stretch goal, we get to show you... (Read More)

$12,500 Stretch Goal Achieved!

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
You complete madlads! Another stretch goal bites the dust faster than I could write something up about it! Honestly this day has been an absolute whirlwind and I cannot and will not stop thanking each and every one of you that helped turn our... (Read More)

$10k Stretch Goal Unlocked!

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
And we’re on a roll! Thanks to you, our second stretch goal was met and we’re revealing our next original work, Ibn Battuta Dreams of Travel, based on Caspar David Friedrich’s “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog.” This tier also unlocks our... (Read More)

Well that escalated quickly!

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to you, our first stretch goal is met and now every backer who orders a calendar will receive an additional $5 Nebula store credit, and all backers who order a Calendar Deluxe package will receive a $10 Nebula Store credit. Also we can now... (Read More)

FUNDED IN 4!

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Holy historical heck backers!!! You did it! Our first ever Extra History 2025 calendar was just funded in just 4 hours and we are over the moon. All your support means the world to us, and we are so excited that we’ll get to send you these beauties... (Read More)

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