Friday, June 19, 2009
June 19: Emanuel Swedenborg
June 19, 1770: Emanuel Swedenborg reports the completion of the Second Coming of Christ. According to Swedenborg, in the End Times Christ will be accompanied by an army of blond-haired cyborgs who will take human beings into Heaven in order to assimilate their biological and technological distinctiveness.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
June 18: Emperor Gaozu of Tang
June 18, 618: Li Yuan is crowned Emperor Gaozu of Tang, founding China's Tang Dynasty. The dynasty becomes renowned for its delicious fruit-flavored breakfast drinks.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
June 17: The Night Attack
June 17, 1462: Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire narrowly escapes assassination at the hands of Vlad III of Wallachia in the Night Attack. This earns Vlad the nickname Vlad the Near-Misser, which is later superseded by the better-known name Vlad the Impaler.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
June 16: Geronimo
June 16, 1829: Chiricahua Apache leader Geronimo is born. He receives his name when his mother jumps out of an airplane yelling "Geronimo!" while giving birth to him.
Monday, June 15, 2009
June 15: St. Augustine of Hippo
June 15, annually: The feast day of St. Augustine of Hippo is celebrated on June 15 in Eastern Orthodox churches. He is known as St. Augustine of Hippo because he combated the deadly heresy that rhinos are cooler than hippos (Pelagianism).
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