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July 16 Saints of the Day – Athenogenes and Sisenandus
On this date in 1935, the world’s first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, bringing to thirteen the track total on the album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Athenogenes (d....
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July 24 Saints of the Day – Boris and Gleb, and Christina of Tyre
On this date in 1487, the citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, went on strike against a ban on foreign beer. No, not PBR. Boris and Gleb (d. 1015) were sons of Vladimir, Enlightener of Russia. They...
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August 11 Saints of the Day – Euplus of Catania and Clare of Assisi
On this day in 1942, actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil received a patent for a frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system (say that five times fast) that later became the...
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August 21 Saints of the Day – Abraham of Smolensk and Bassa of Edessa
On this day in 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen by a Louvre employee. She just smiled. Abraham of Smolensk (d. ca. 1224) was the last of a long line of sisters — rather, was the fulfillment of his...
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October 9 Saints of the Day – Andronicus & Athanasia and Denis
On this day in 1594, the Portuguese army was defeated by the Kingdom of Kandy, bringing an end to the Campaign of Danture (seriously). People who don’t want to lose their Dantures would do well to...
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October 31 Saints of the Day – The 100,000 Martyrs of Tblisi, and Foillon
On this day in 1517, Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the door of the church in Wittenberg. “I don’t care how many theses you write,” his advisor scolded, “you only get one Master’s degree.” The...
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November 10 Saints of the Day – Kostanti-Kakhay and Áed mac Bricc
On this day in 1940, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia played a penalty-free NFL game. The referees complained of boredom, and the league promised not to let it happen again. Kostanti-Kakhay (Constantine...
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November 11 Saints of the Day – Menas of Egypt and Martin of Tours
On this day in 1675, Gottfried Leibniz demonstrated the integral calculus for the first time, throwing a curve to area mathematicians. Menas of Egypt (285 – ca. 304 or 309)’s mother Euphemia (“good...
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November 22 Saints of the Day – Michael of Tver and Cecilia
On this day in 1967, the BBC (unofficially) banned “I Am the Walrus” by the Beatles. Seems the word “knickers” got theirs twisted. Michael of Tver (1272 – 1318) was the son of Yaroslav III Yaraslovich...
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November 27 Saints of the Day – James the Persian and Barlaam & Josaphat
On this day in 1911, American theatergoers pelted actors with vegetables for the first (recorded) time. Quipped one actor, “Maybe audiences just aren’t ready yet for a musical about cats.” James the...
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