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February 11 Saints of the Day – Theodora the Empress and Cædmon
On this day in 1942, the first gold record was presented to Glenn Miller for “Chattanooga Choo Choo.” This was about a week after he won an award from the Shinola company for the condition of his...
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February 14 Saints of the Day – Auxentius and Valentine
On this day in 1895, Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” opened in London. Wilde’s working title had been “The Importance of Being Funny,” but he decided that sounded too earnest. Yeast...
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March 18 Saints of the Day – Cyril of Jerusalem and Frigidian of Lucca
Our eastern saint today is Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem (ca. 313 – 386). As a deacon he taught catechumens, and many of his lectures have been preserved. In one he responded to the question of why,...
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May 21 Saints of the Day – Constantine the Great and Godric of Finchale
On this date in 1927, Charles Lindbergh touched down in Paris, becoming the first man to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic. Also on this date in 1932, Amelia Earhart landed in Ireland, becoming the...
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July 3 Saints of the Day – Hyacinthus of Caesarea and Anatolius of Alexandria
On this date in 1996, the Stone of Scone was returned to Scotland in a three-way swap that also saw the return of the Board of Biscuit to England, and the Plastic Figurine of Fried Potato to Belgium....
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October 13 Saints of the Day – Anthony of Chkondidi and Edward the Confessor
On this day in 1860, in Boston, the first aerial photo was taken, from a balloon. Coincidentally, this was the last day Miss Penelope Cabot of Beacon Hill sunbathed on her roof in the altogether....
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November 16 Saints of the Day – Hypatius of Gangra and Margaret of Scotland
On this day in 1963, the touch-tone telephone was introduced in the United States. Wrong numbers by ten-key operators immediately doubled. Hypatius of Gangra (d. 326) was bishop of Gangra (modern...
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