Thursday, January 1, 2026

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JANUARY 1

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New Year's Day  is celebrated for the first time in history as the Julian calendar takes effect on this day in  45 BC . Yer old pal Jer...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 31

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On this day in 1695 , a window tax is imposed in England, causing many householders to brick up windows to avoid the tax. *** On thi...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 30

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On this day in 1066 , a Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of th...
Monday, December 29, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 29

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On this day in 1170 , Thomas Becket , Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry ...
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Sunday, December 28, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 28

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On this day in 1065 , Westminster Abbey is consecrated. *** On this day in 1612 , Galileo Galilei becomes the first astronomer to ob...
Saturday, December 27, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 27

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On this day in 537 , the Hagia Sophia is completed. And... wow. See above. *** On this day in 1831 , Sir Charles Darwin begins ...
Friday, December 26, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 26

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On this day in 1799 , 4000 people attend George Washington 's funeral where Henry Lee III declares him as "first in war, first ...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 25

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On this day in 800 , Charlemagne is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome. *** On this day in 1868 , US President Andrew Johnson...
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 24

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On this day in 1476 , more than 400 Burgundy soldiers freeze to death during Siege of Nancy, who must have been one frigid bitch, indeed....
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 23

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On this day in 484 , Huneric dies and is succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund , who becomes king of the Vandals. During his reign the Cat...
Monday, December 22, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 22

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On this day in 1807 , the Embargo Act , forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress, at the urging of Pr...
Sunday, December 21, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 21

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On this day in 1620 , William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachu...
Saturday, December 20, 2025

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On this day in 1522 , Suleiman the Magnificent accepts the surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes during the Siege of Rhodes. The...
Friday, December 19, 2025

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On this day in 211 , Publius Septimius Geta , co-emperor of Rome, is lured to come without his bodyguards to meet his brother Marcus Aurel...
Thursday, December 18, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 18

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On this day in 218 BC , Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Roman Republic during the Battle of the Trebia of the Sec...
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 17

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On this day in 497 BC , the first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome *** On this day in 942 , William I of Norma...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 16

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On this day in 1653 , Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. *** On this day ...
Monday, December 15, 2025

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Happy ZAMENHOF DAY to all five Daily Dirt readers who speak Esperanto! To learn more about the rich tradition of Zamenhof Day and all ...
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Sunday, December 14, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 14

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On this day in 1287 , the St. Lucia flood takes place when the Zuiderzee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses, killing between 50,000 ...
Saturday, December 13, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 13

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Happy REPUBLIC DAY to all seven Daily Dirt readers living on the tiny tourist-trap European island of Malta! Now that you've wandere...