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August 26 “Susan B. Anthony is not on trial; the United States is on trial.” – Matilda Joslyn Gage Susan B. Anthony Women’s Equality Day celebrates the anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920. The amendment gave American women the long-fought-for right to vote. One of the most vocal and influential activists for women’s suffrage was Susan B. Anthony. In fact, in Massachusetts it’s Susan B. Anthony Day today, in …Read more 
Usually July 5
Tynwald is the legislative body of the Isle of Man, located between England and Ireland in the Irish Sea. Founded in 979 AD, Tynwald is said to be the oldest continuously active parliament in the world. It is descended from the Norse thing–the Parliamentary body developed by the Vikings. Vikings settled on the previously island beginning in the eighth and ninth centuries, but the island maintained much of its Celtic …Read more 
June 2
Today the descendants of the world’s oldest Republic celebrate Republic Day. Over 2500 years ago present-day Italy was ruled by a king with a superbadass name, Tarquinius Superbus, who inherited the throne, not through direct lineage, but the even-older-fashion way–by offing his wife’s dad King Tullius. Servius Tullius had angered the Roman elite by implementing revolutionary policies that protected the poor and laid the foundations for constitutional government. Tarquinius and the king’s daughter …Read more 
O mundo é dos audazes. Timor triunfará! – Jorge Heiter
East Timor (now Timor-Leste) is the eastern half of a small island–conveniently named ‘Timor’–southeast of Indonesia. ‘Timor’ actually means East, or Rising Sun, so technically it’s ‘East East’. Timor-Leste is one of two Catholic countries in Asia, the other being the Philippines; and the only Asian country where Portuguese is a second language. For over 400 years the Portuguese ruled East Timor …Read more May 9, 2011
And the Lord said to him: this is the land that I promised to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob in these words: I will give it to your descendants.I have allowed you with your own eyes to see it, but you will not pass into it. —Deuteronomy 34:4 Today marks the 60th anniversary (in the Jewish calendar) of the signing of Israel’s Declaration of …Read more 
May 1 I was taught in elementary school that we didn’t celebrate May Day anymore because it was a Communist holiday. Not only was this a lame excuse not to celebrate a holiday, it also wasn’t true. In ancient and medieval Europe, seasons were determined not by equinoxes and solstices, but by the days that fell directly in between, known as “cross-quarter days.” The first cross-quarter day of the year is Groundhog Day or Candlemas, between winter solstice …Read more 
February 23 Today Russia celebrates Defenders of the Fatherland Day.
On February 23 (Julian …Read more Mr. Jong Il turns 70 today (some say 69). He’s a Water Tiger Aquarius. Kim Jong Il, official portrait Kim’s horoscope today is: “You enjoy having a large audience to express your passion for the arts and philanthropic activities and taking your visionary attitudes to the world to support your personal integrity. You feel very blessed by the wonderful connections you are making to express your concepts. You will find you can relate well to others and enjoy spreading your …Read more |
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