Paracultural Calendar for Oct 19

[Mark Thibodeau]

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On this day in *1469*, *Ferdinand II* of Aragon marries *Isabella I* of
Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and
Castile into a single country: *SPAIN!*

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On this day in *1789*, Chief Justice *John Jay* is sworn in as the first
Chief Justice of the United States.

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On this day in *1933*, the Berlin Olympic Committee votes to allow the
sport of *basketball* during the Olympic games scheduled to be held in Nazi
Germany three years later. This explains why Germans are now such a
dominating force in the sport.

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On this day in *1978*, actor *Gig Young *(*They Shoot Horses, Don't They?*)
kills his second wife, then commits suicide. You wouldn't expect a guy with
such an up-beat, cheery name to be so freaking grouchy, would you? But,
there you go...

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On this day in *1980*, *Salem bin Laden*, oldest brother of *Osama*, is
allegedly involved in secret Paris *October Surprise *meetings between US
and Iranian emissaries, including *George Herbert Walker "Poppy" Bush*,
during which a delay to the release of the US hostages in Iran was
negotiated, thus helping *Ronald Reagan* and Bush win the 1980 Presidential
election.

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On this day in *1986*, *Samora Machel*, President of Mozambique and a
prominent leader of FRELIMO, and 33 others die when their Tupolev 134 plane
crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.

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On this day in *1987*, the *Dow Jones Industrial Average* falls by 22%, 508
points on this day, which would henceforth be remembered as *Black Monday*.

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On this day in *2005*, the pathetic sham of a kangaroo court show-trial for
former Iraqi strongman President *Saddam Hussein* begins in Baghdad.
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