Paracultural Calendar for June 5

[Mark Thibodeau]

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On this day in *8239 BC*, the Universe is imagined into existence by a
couple of void-dwelling Gods, according to the Mayan "long-count" calendar.
FYI, this is the same calendar that lists December 21st, 2012 A.D. as the
day that the Universe was supposed to come to an end... so take that with a
grain of salt.

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On this day in *1933*, Congress enacts a joint resolution (48 Stat. 112)
nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold, thereby
effectively abrogating the United States' use of the gold standard.

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On this day in *1947*, US Secretary of State *George Marshall* calls for
economic aid to war-torn Europe during a speech at Harvard University. This
is the unofficial start of the *Marshall Plan*, an unprecedented
reconstruction effort that laid the foundations for the post-war world.

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On this day in *1963*, British Secretary of State for War *John
Profumo* resigns
over a sex scandal known as the Profumo Affair, which involved him getting
all shagadelic with a call girl who was also regularly banging a Soviet
official in London at the time.

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On this day in *1967*, the Israeli air force launches simultaneous
preemptive attacks on the air forces of Egypt and Syria, thus igniting
the *Six-Day
War*.

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On this day, in *1968*, at 12:16 am Pacific Standard Time, *Sirhan Sirhan*
 shoots *Bobby Kennedy* -- or not, depending on who you ask. RFK succumbs
to his wounds the next day. So, let's see... *JFK*, *RFK*, *MLK*, *John
Lennon*... Hey! How come these whack-job lone gunmen only succeed when they
go after liberals? Right-wingers have better aim, I guess. And don't give
me any of that crap about *Oswald* being a commie, either. Anyway, watch
this video to be educated about the mysteries surrounding the SECOND
Kennedy assassination conspiracy.

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On this day in *1981*, the *Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report* of
the *Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention*reports that five people in Los Angeles,
California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with
weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases
of *AIDS*.

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On this day in *1995*, a new state of matter is created in a laboratory.
Dubbed the *Bose-Einstein Condensate*, it can be used to literally reduce
the speed of light, slowing it down to the speed of the average bicycle.

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On this day in *2004*, American actor and politician *Ronald Reagan* --
40th President of the United States – passes away. Read *my musings
<http://dailydirtdiaspora.blogspot.ca/2013/06/9-years-on-reagains-death-as-murder-of.html>*
from
that time if you're interested in learning how "conservative
movementarians" used Reagan's death as cover for their crimes and as a
means of concretizing their manufactured legendarium as historical truth.
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