PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR AUGUST 15

[Mark Thibodeau]

On this day in *778*, the much-sung-about character or *Roland* is killed
in the Battle of Roncevaux Pass.

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On this day in *1057*, King *Macbeth* is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan
by the forces of *Máel Coluim mac Donnchada*.

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On this day in *1281*, the Mongolian fleet of *Kublai Khan* is destroyed by
a "divine wind" for the second time in the Battle of Kōan.

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On this day in *1534*, *Saint Ignatius of Loyola* and six classmates take
initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus – or the
*Jesuits* – in September 1540.

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On this day in *1914*, a male servant of American architect *Frank Lloyd
Wright* sets fire to the living quarters of the architect's Wisconsin home,
Taliesin, murders seven people and burns the living quarters to the ground.

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On this day in *1914*, the Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit
of the cargo ship SS Ancon.

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On this day in *1939*, the film version of *The Wizard of Oz* premiers at
Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California. Its images and motifs
eventually become an intrinsic part of Monarch mind control technology.

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On this day in *1947*, India gains Independence from the British Indian
Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.

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On this day in *1962*, an American soldier named *James Joseph Dresnok* defects
to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok
still resides in the capital, Pyongyang. Here is part one of a six-party
Youtube BBC documentary on the man and his actions.


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On this day in *1969*, the three-day music festival known as *Woodstock* opens
its doors.

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On this day in *1971*, President *Richard Nixon* completes the break from
the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into
gold by foreign investors.

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On this day in *1974*, *Yuk Young-soo*, First Lady of South Korea, is
killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President of South
Korea, *Park Chung-hee*.

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On this day in *1977*, the Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio
State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from
deep space; the event is named *the "Wow! signal"* from the notation made
by a volunteer on the project.
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