ParaCalendar for July 27, 28, 29

[Mark Thibodeau]

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JULY 27
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On this day in *1586*, Sir *Walter Raleigh* brings the first ever shipment
of *tobacco* from the New World (Virginia) to England, where the addiction
takes firm hold and begins to spread - much like cancerous polyps - across
Europe. Eventually, the sweeter leaf makes its way down through the Muslim
lands and around Asia until basically, the entire planet is hooked and
puffing. Combined with the arrival from the opposite direction of coffee -
and caffeine - a mere thirty years later, is it any wonder that the ensuing
century would be so productive when compared to, say, the previous ten?

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On this day in *1794*, French Revolution: *Maximilien Robespierre* is
arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of
the Revolution".

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On this day in *1837*, the United States Mint opens in Charlotte, North
Carolina. Exactly seven years later to the day - in*1844* - it burns to the
ground in a fire. Kinda makes you wonder why they bothered building it in
the FIRST place!

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On this day in *1890*, painter *Vincent van Gogh* shoots himself and dies
two days later.

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On this day in *1919*, the Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident
occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries
over a five-day period.

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On this day in *1940*, the animated short *A Wild Hare* is released,
introducing the character of *Bugs Bunny*.

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On this day in *1981*, 6 year old *Adam Walsh*, son of *America's Most
Wanted* host *John Walsh*, is kidnapped in Hollywood, Florida and is found
murdered two weeks later.

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On this day in *1996*, in Atlanta, USA, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial
Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. One woman,*Alice Hawthorne*,
is killed, and a cameraman suffers a heart attack fleeing the scene. 111
are injured. Early on, heroic-yet-tubby security guard *Richard Jewell* is
considered a suspect, but eventually the far more handsome right-wing
anti-abortion crusader and lone nut survivalist *Eric Rudolph* is
identified as the *true culprit
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Robert_Rudolph>*.

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On this day in *2002*, at a Ukraine airshow, a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes
in Lviv, killing 85 and injuring more than 100 others, the largest air show
disaster in history.


PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JULY 28
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On this day in *1794*, French revolutionary *Maximilien François Marie
Isidore de Robespierre* loses his head to one of the many guillotines he,
himself, helped to erect across France during his "Reign of Terror."

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On this day in *1945*, a B-25 US Army bomber crashes into the 79th floor of
the Empire State Building. 14 people die in the resulting explosion.

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On this day in *2061*, *Halley's Comet* will make its 31st recorded pass
through our solar system. Most of us will be dead, buried and dissolved by
then. Have a nice day!

PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JULY 29
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On this day in *1836*, the very beautiful *Arc de Triomphe* is inaugurated
in Paris, France. It remains one of that nation's most cherished and
beloved landmarks.

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On this day in *1848*, the Irish nationalist Tipperary Revolt against
British rule takes place during the Irish Potato Famine. It is
unsuccessful.

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On this day in *1900*, *King Umberto I* of Italy is assassinated by the
anarchist *Gaetano Bresci*.

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On this day in *1907*, the Brownsea Island Scout camp is set up by *Sir
Robert Baden-Powell* in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The
camp ran until August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the
Scouting movement.

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On this day in *1921*, after first joining the organization as a government
infiltrator/spy, *Adolf Hitler* becomes leader of the National Socialist
German Workers Party, later known as the Nazi Party.

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On this day in *1976*, in New York city, *David Berkowitz* (aka the "Son of
Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a
series of attacks.

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On this day in the year *1981*, England's *Prince Charles* marries *Lady
Diana Spencer*, and they lived happily ever after.

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On this day in *1987*, hippy ice cream entrepreneurs *Ben & Jerry* team up
with Grateful Dead front man *Jerry Garcia*to create a popular new
flavor: *Cherry
Garcia*. Subsequent partnerships with other musicians, resulting in such
flavors as *Grape Slick*, *Strawberry Pearl Jam*, and *M&Eminem&M*, were
nowhere near as successful.

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On this day in *2005*, astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf
planet *Eris*.
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