Alec Baldwin and America go wayyyy back. It turns out a strain of the bombastic, entertaining, refreshing actor who doesn’t kiss the media’s ass existed back in 1806, according to History Today.
See the uncanny resemblance of Baldwin to Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
First, here’s Alec.
![alec](https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/alec-620x465.jpg)
On this day in 1806: the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, engineer and Alec Baldwin lookalike http://t.co/s3znvjcsHh pic.twitter.com/NxuIBjBcom
— History Today (@HistoryToday) April 9, 2014