ParaCalendar for Aug 30

[Mark Thibodeau]

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On this day in *1574*, Guru *Ram Das* becomes the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master.

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On this day in *1909*, the *Burgess Shale fossils* are discovered by *Charles
Doolittle Walcott*., sending Creationists into a tizzy of ridiculous
back-peddling, lame rationalization, and lowered expectations.

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On this day in *1963*, the Hotline - or the infamous "red phone" - between
the leaders of the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union goes into operation.

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On this day in *1967*, *Thurgood Marshall* is confirmed as the first
African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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On this day in *1979*, scientists witness one of the rarest occurrences in
the universe as a large comet hurtles directly into the heart of our sun,
releasing the equivalent energy of roughly one MILLION hydrogen bombs.

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On this day in the year *1979*, President *Jimmy Carter* is paddling
peacefully down a river in Georgia when, all of a sudden, he's attacked by
a crazed, bloodthirsty *swamp rabbit!* Unfortunately for Carter, the
humiliating encounter is witnessed by many.
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