Paracultural Calendar for June 24

[Mark Thibodeau]

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On this day in *1374*, a sudden outbreak of *St. John's Dance* causes
people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and
begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.

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On this day in *1497*, English explorer *John Cabot* lands in North America
at Newfoundland, leading the first European exploration of the region since
the Vikings.

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On this day in *1604*, French explorer *Samuel de Champlain* discovers the
mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present day
city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

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On this day in *1717*, the *Premier Grand Lodge of England*, the first
Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now known as the United Grand Lodge of
England), is founded in London, England. Is there no mercy for the widow's
son?

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On this day in *1880*, the first ever performance of *O Canada*, the song
that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national
des Canadiens-Français.

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On this day in *1916*, Canadian cutie *Mary Pickford* becomes the first
female film star to sign a million dollar contract.

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On this day in *1947*, the first widely reported UFO sighting is reported
by *Kenneth Arnold* near Mount Rainier, Washington. Read all about it, *in
his own words <http://www.project1947.com/fig/ka.htm>*.

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On this day in the year *1963*, the first ever videotape recorder is
demonstrated before a rapt audience at BBC Studios in London... and thus,
the first, tentative steps in the *Great Pornpgraphy Revolution* are taken.

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On this day in *1997*, at a *United Nations Earth Summit*, the leaders of
various island nations describe an apocalyptic scenario of flooded islands
and submerged cities unless swift action is taken to curb Global Warming.
Good thing we got right on that!
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