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February 5 Saints of the Day – Theodosius of Chernigov and Gonsalo Garcia
On this day in 1981, the largest Jell-o ever was made — 7,700 imperial gallons’ worth — in a pool in Brisbane. Swimmers reported the water was pink and especially buoyant that day, and tasted of...
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February 9 Saints of the Day – Nicephorus of Antioch and Miguel Febres Cordera
On this day in 1964, the Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, marking the beginning of the “British Invasion.” Nobody heard them. In the east today we hail Nicephorus of Antioch (d. 260),...
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March 31 Saints of the Day – Innocent of Alaska and Acacius Agothangelos
Happy Easter to our friends on the western calendar! On this day in 1918, Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States for the first time, giving people more time after work to tend their...
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April 24 Saints of the Day – Elizabeth the Wonderworker and Fidelis of...
On this date in 1184 BC(E), Troy fell to the Greeks, through trickery made possible by the Trojans’ acquisitiveness – always their Achilles’ heel. Elizabeth the Wonderworker of Constantinople (5th,...
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May 7 Saints of the Day – Alexis of Wilkes-Barre and Albert of Bergamo
On this date in 1895, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrated a primitive radio receiver which he called a “lightning detector,” finally validating Benjamin Franklin’s theory that...
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July 19 Saint of the Day – Macrina the Younger
On this date in 64, Rome was destroyed by a fire that began in the merchant area and spread out of control. Historians dismiss the idea that Nero fiddled while Rome burned, however. He played the...
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October 24 Saints of the Day – Joy of All Who Sorrow Icon and Luigi Guanella
On this day in 1901, Anna Taylor became the first woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, proving once and for all that foolhardiness is not limited to the male sex. The Icon of the Theotokos Joy...
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December 21 Saints of the Day – Peter of Kiev and Peter Canisius
On this day in 1937, Disney’s “Snow White,” the first feature-length color & sound cartoon motion picture, premiered. Lacking the coveted PG rating, it was a total flop. Peter of Kiev (Kyiv) (d....
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