PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JUNE 25

[Mark Thibodeau]

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On this day in *253*, *Pope Cornelius* is beheaded – some say *“martyred”
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Cornelius>* – during the anti-Christian
persecutions promoted by Emperor Decius near Rome, Italy.

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On this day in *1798*, the then-Federalist USG passes the first part of the
so-called *Alien and Sedition Acts*. Read *this article*
<http://www.hermes-press.com/completing2.htm> to see how many disturbing
modern-day parallels you can spot.

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On this day in *1876*, Lieutenant Colonel *George Armstrong Custer* makes
his legendary “Last Stand” during the Great Sioux War of 1876/77. He’s
killed by forces led by *Crazy Horse* at the quasi-legendary Battle of the
Little Bighorn, near Greasy Grass Creek in the Eastern Montana Territory.

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On this day in *1910*, the United States Congress passes the *Mann Act*,
which prohibits interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”. The
ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years
to come.

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On this day in *1947*, the *Diary of a Young Girl* – better known as The
Diary of *Anne Frank* – is first published.

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On this day in *1978*, the rainbow flag representing Gay Pride is flown for
the first time in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.

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On this day in *1996*, the *Khobar Towers* bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19
U.S. servicemen.

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