June 22: In history

[Mark Thibodeau]

On this day in *1633*, the Roman Catholic Church forces *Galileo Galilei* to
disavow his theory that the Earth orbits around the Sun, rather than
vice-versa. Three hundred and sixty years later, in 1992, the *Vatican* admits
it made a mistake, and that Galileo was right. Which leads yer old pal
Jerky to wonder... how long do you think it will be before they finally
admit to making up all that GOD crap in order to keep the rabble in line?

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On this day in *1783*, a poisonous cloud created by the eruption of the
*Laki* volcanic fissure system in Iceland reaches the French mainland. All
told, six million people around the world would die due to Laki’s multiple
eruptions over a two year period, making it the deadliest volcanic event in
history.


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On this day in *1813*, after learning of American plans for a surprise
attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Canada, a plucky gal by the name of *Laura
Secord* sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant *James
FitzGibbon*. *Chocolate <http://www.laurasecord.ca/en/home/index>* ensues.
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On this day in the year *1847*, Captain *Hanson Gregory* took the top of a
round tin pepper box and pressed it down into one of his mother's uncooked
miniature fried cakes, creating the world's first doughnut! Today,
doughnuts are considered a separate food group in Canada, and they make up
roughly 35% of the average police officer's diet.
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On this day in *1941*, in one of the worst missteps of World War II,
*Hitler*’s Germany invades the Soviet Union in*Operation Barbarossa*.
Needless to say, things do NOT go Hitler’s way.
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On this day in *1954*, in Christchurch, New Zealand, *Pauline Parker*
and *Juliet
Hulme* murder Pauline's mother by caving in her skull with a rock. This
they do because they believe dear old mum is interfering in their “close”
friendship. In 1994, *Peter Jackson* made a movie about it - *Heavenly
Creatures* – which also introduced *Kate Winslet* to the world.
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On this day in *1956*, playwright *Arthur Miller* defies the House
Committee on Un-American Activities by refusing to*"name names,"*
<http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/miller-mccarthyism.html> as
they used to call it.
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On this day in *1969*, the incredibly polluted *Cuyahoga River* *catches
fire* – yep, you read right, a RIVER caught fire – in northeast Ohio. It is
one of those watershed moments (no pun intended) that called attention to
ecological concerns and led to an increase in environmental awareness the
world over.
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On this day in *1978*, American astronomer *James W. Christy* discovers
Charon, a satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto. Creepy name for a creepy
moon!

On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 12:25 PM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> [image: Diego Maradona]
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Diego_Maradona_cropped.jpg>
> Diego Maradona
>
>    - 1633 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1633> – Galileo Galilei
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei> was *forced to recant
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair>* his heliocentric
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocentrism> view of the Solar System
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System> by the Roman Inquisition
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Inquisition>, after which, as
>    legend has it, he muttered under his breath, "And yet it moves
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_yet_it_moves>.
>    -
>    - 2016 John Lewis leads a sit-in on the floor of the House of
>    Representatives because of legislative inaction on gun control laws.
>
>
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