Monday, July 21, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JULY 21

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On this day in 356 BC , the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson. How does one burn...
Sunday, July 20, 2025

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On this day in 1712 , the Riot Act of euphemism fame takes effect in Great Britain, giving local authorities the power to declare any group...
Saturday, July 19, 2025

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On this day in the year 64 AD , Emperor Nero gently strums his lyre and sings a tune while watching the city of Rome go up in smoke. Of...
Friday, July 18, 2025

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On this day in 1870 , the First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility. That means the Pope can never be wrong. Imagine...
Thursday, July 17, 2025

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On this day in  1917 , England's  King George V  issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British Royal Fa...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

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On this day in  622 , the Prophet  Mohammed  (PBUH) begins his Hijra - i.e. "schlep" - from Mecca to Medina, thus marking the b...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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On this day in 1149 , the reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem. *** On this day in 1741 , Russian e...
Monday, July 14, 2025

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On this day in 1789 , French citizens storm the Bastille in Paris. Yep, that's right... today is Bastille Day! *** On this d...
Sunday, July 13, 2025

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It was on this day in 432 B.C. that the Metonic Cycle originated. The Metonic Cycle is a period of 235 lunar months, or about 19 years ...
Saturday, July 12, 2025

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On this day in 927 , King Æthelstan of England secures a pledge from Constantine II of Scotland that the latter will not ally with the Vi...
Friday, July 11, 2025

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On this day in 1804 , after decades of getting up each other's asses and for reasons far too complicated to get into here, Founding Fa...
Thursday, July 10, 2025

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On this day in 48 BC , Roman dictator Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia during the Battle of Dy...
Wednesday, July 9, 2025

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On this day in 1850 , the Persian prophet Báb is executed in Tabriz, Persia. As both self-declared Mahdi (Islamic Messiah) and as precur...
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

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On this day in 1680 , the first ever American to be killed by a tornado is… um… killed by a tornado. In Massachusetts no less! *** ...
Monday, July 7, 2025

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On this day in 1863 , the first ever American military draft begins. All males between the ages of 18 and 35 are potential targets… unle...
Sunday, July 6, 2025

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On this day in 1189 , Richard I "the Lionheart" accedes to the English throne. He reigns during the time of the legendary ...
Saturday, July 5, 2025

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On this day in 1456 , in a case of closing the barn door after the horses have escaped, the tractor has been stolen and the barn, itself...
Friday, July 4, 2025

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On this day in 1054 , in a corner of the dark night sky, there is a bright white flowering. It shines for 23 days. The people of that era...
Thursday, July 3, 2025

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On this day in 987 AD , some Frenchie by the name of Hugh Capet is crowned King of France. He is the first of the Capetian dynasty tha...
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JULY 2

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On this day in  1777,  Vermont becomes the first American territory to abolish slavery. *** On this day in  1839,  twenty miles...