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Hols of the Day
Today is supposed to be International Hot & Spicy Food Day. Whip up a little Doro Wat from yesterday and you'll be all set.
Also, National Nothing Day. Pretty lame, if you ask me.
Here's something with a little more UMPH....
Religious Freedom Day, which takes it's date from an action by the Virginia Legislature in 1786 (see end of post), whose ordinance was used as a model for the 1st amendment:
In plain language, the above amendment guarantees the right for people of different persuasions to argue whether or not the concept "separation of church and state" was implied by the Founding Fathers, heh, heh.
Today In History:
1547--Ivan the Terrible was crowned Czar of Russia.
1581--English parliament passes laws against Catholicism (it would appear they had no Religious Freedom Day)
1896--The first five-player college basketball game was played at Iowa City, IA. (let's hear it for Iowa!)
1920--18th Amendment, prohibition, becomes the law of the land - one year after ratification; it is repealed in 1933
1938--Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing
1939--Comic strip "Superman" debuts
1962--Shooting begins on "Dr No" (I'm assuming they meant 'filming.' Would it have killed them to be more precise in their language?)
The following is labeled as Religious History and (as mentioned above) has a direct bearing on today's designation as
Religious Freedom Day.
1786-- The Virginia Legislature adopted the Ordinance of Religious Freedom, which guaranteed that no man would be forced to attend or support any church. This mandate later became the model for the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The above link is absolutely worth reading, both for its historical interest as well as the amazing achievement of squishing some 726 words (yes, I counted them by hand) into one sentence.
So then, time to celebrate.
Go find someone and start arguing.
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Also, National Nothing Day. Pretty lame, if you ask me.
Here's something with a little more UMPH....
Religious Freedom Day, which takes it's date from an action by the Virginia Legislature in 1786 (see end of post), whose ordinance was used as a model for the 1st amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
In plain language, the above amendment guarantees the right for people of different persuasions to argue whether or not the concept "separation of church and state" was implied by the Founding Fathers, heh, heh.
Today In History:
1547--Ivan the Terrible was crowned Czar of Russia.
1581--English parliament passes laws against Catholicism (it would appear they had no Religious Freedom Day)
1896--The first five-player college basketball game was played at Iowa City, IA. (let's hear it for Iowa!)
1920--18th Amendment, prohibition, becomes the law of the land - one year after ratification; it is repealed in 1933
1938--Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing
1939--Comic strip "Superman" debuts
1962--Shooting begins on "Dr No" (I'm assuming they meant 'filming.' Would it have killed them to be more precise in their language?)
The following is labeled as Religious History and (as mentioned above) has a direct bearing on today's designation as
Religious Freedom Day.
1786-- The Virginia Legislature adopted the Ordinance of Religious Freedom, which guaranteed that no man would be forced to attend or support any church. This mandate later became the model for the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The above link is absolutely worth reading, both for its historical interest as well as the amazing achievement of squishing some 726 words (yes, I counted them by hand) into one sentence.
So then, time to celebrate.
Go find someone and start arguing.
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