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August 23rd, 2007

Braveheart Day

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Aug 23 1305
Scottish patriot William Wallace (”Braveheart”) hanged, disemboweled, drawn, and quartered. His head was displayed on London Bridge.

August 5th, 2007

National Mustard Day

Holiday Insights : August 4th Holiday - National Mustard Day
When : First Saturday in August
I feel so upset that I didn’t get a chance to celebrate “The King of the Condiments”

May 15th, 2007

hatred

Moral Majority founder Falwell dies - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com
The Rev. Jerry Falwell, the television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority and used it to mold the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University. He was 73.
His condition quickly improved from unconscious to [...]

May 2nd, 2007

stonewall jackson

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May 2 1863
At the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate general Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson is accidentally shot three times by his own men. Jackson’s left arm is amputated, and he dies eight days later from complications.
I did not know that!

January 29th, 2007

I’ll Drink to that!

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Jan 29 1919
Prohibition begins, and with it the rise of organized crime.

January 21st, 2007

All your base

are belong to Lenin
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Jan 21 1924
Lenin dead of stroke — they keep him on ice, expertly preserved. Now after the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russian gangsters employ the use of the same scientists who taxidermied Lenin to preserve each other after they get whacked.
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November 5th, 2006

remember remember

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Nov 5 1605
Parliament is scheduled for detonation in the notorious Gunpowder Plot, in which Catholic conspirators attempted to roll back protestantism in England. Thirty-six barrels of black powder were uncovered in the cellar, and fuses were found in Guy Fawkes’ pocket. In consequence, Fawkes was beheaded. Britains now celebrate his death with [...]

October 31st, 2006

Halloween

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Happy Halloween!
Oct 31
All Hallows Eve. What once served as a spooky New Years Eve tradition for the ancient Celts (which they called Samhain) was ultimately appropriated by Pope Gregory IV in 840 AD to serve as the daylong vigil preceding the Feast of All Saints. Even so, the Christians preserved the pagan [...]

October 8th, 2006

Cannot see the mountain

today is Frank Herbert’s birthday, so i gathered some quotes from his books
his words were used for the QOTD
Does the prophet see the future or does he see a line of weakness, a fault or cleavage that he may shatter with words or decisions as a diamond-cutter shatters his gem with a blow of [...]

July 28th, 2006

System Administrator Day

System Administrator Appreciation Day
System Administrator Appreciation Day
If you can read this, thank your sysadmin
Happy Sys Admin DAY!!!

July 3rd, 2006

apples…tree…fall?

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Jul 3 1988
Mistaking it for a F-14 fighter plane, the American warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air flight 655, killing all 290 people aboard. Despite his country’s having recklessly downed a passenger airliner while operating inside Iran’s territorial waters, Vice President George Bush declares a month later: “I will never apologize [...]

June 22nd, 2006

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Jun 22 1969

Judy Garland dies of a barbiturate overdose in her London apartment, either by accident or suicide. Quote from Judy: “When I die I have visions of fags singing ‘Over the Rainbow’ and the flag at Fire Island being flown at half mast.”

April 24th, 2006

women are persons!

Canada
24 Apr 1928 The Supreme Court of Canada declares that though women are indeed legal “persons,” they are nevertheless ineligible to serve in the Canadian Senate. The Court agreed that the term “person” applies equally to humans of both genders, but the British North America Act referred specifically to “fit and qualified persons” — necessarily [...]

April 5th, 2006

Marlon Brando, nutjob-CHECK

Marlon Brando
Apr 5 1998
BRANDO: “Hollywood is run by Jews; it is owned by Jews, and they should have a greater sensitivity about the issue of — of people who are suffering. Because they’ve exploited — we have seen the — we have seen the Nigger and Greaseball, we’ve seen the Chink, we’ve seen the slit-eyed [...]

March 27th, 2006

yay for urinals!

Mar 27 1866Patent for a urinal is granted to Andrew Rankin.
Its a good day, for all, well, cept for womens