On this day in
1600,
Jacopo Peri's
Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance in Florence, signifying the beginning of the Baroque Period
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Escaping religious persecution in their homeland,
the Pilgrims set sail to the
New World from England on this day in
1620. Unfortunately, with hearts hardened by years of past injustice, the underdogs turn vicious when empowered. As soon as they were able to do so, the immigrant overdogs begin to inflict their own brand of religious persecution on those who fail to recognize their authority in the land where they had only so recently arrived.
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On this day in
1683, after receiving a flattering invitation by Pennsylvania's very own
William Penn to come on over and farm and settle down after years of persecution in their native homeland of Germany, the
Mennonites arrive in America... and promptly refuse to take up arms in their new home nation's defense. Fucking Menonnites, maaan!
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On this day in
1723,
Benjamin Franklin arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 17.
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On this day in
1889, American inventor
Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
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On this day in
1927,
The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie, hits the nation’s movie houses.
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On this day in
1945,
Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat are ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series, thus instituting the
Curse of the Billy Goat, after Billy declares: "Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more!" The Cubs have not won a National League pennant since this incident and as of 2013 have not won a World Series in 105 years.
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On this day in
1973, Egypt launches a coordinated attack with Syria against Israel leading to the
Yom Kippur War.
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On this day in
1976, Cubana Flight 455 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Bridgetown, Barbados after two bombs, placed on board by terrorists with connections to the
CIA, exploded. All 73 people on board are killed.
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On this day in
1979,
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
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On this day in
1981, Egyptian President
Anwar al-Sadat is assassinated.
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