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November 10: Leo the Great
Today is the feast of Pope Leo I, the first pope called “the Great”. Leo’s accomplishments span both the secular and spiritual worlds he helped govern. His negotiating skills must have been prodigious. As a deacon and archdeacon, he served…
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November 9: The Berlin Wall
I realize that this is more personal a reflection than I usually post here, but while one of the goals of education is to help you realize that you are part of a larger world, another equally critical goal is…
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November 8: The Bodleian Library
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately on the history of libraries, the level of literacy in the ancient and medieval world, and the manufacture of papyrus, parchment, scrolls, and codices. It’s a fascinating study, and sometimes painful, especially…
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November 7: Yohi Ik’nai
On the Nov 4 Wikipedia list of dates there is an entry for deaths: Yohi Ik’nal, “Lady Heart of the Wind Place”, but the Wikipedia article actually states the date as November 7, 604, hence the entry here. What leaps…
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November 6: SN 1572
Sometime between November 2 and November 11 (so traditionally the midpoint at November 6) a number of individuals recorded a “new star” in the constellation of Cassiopeia. This constellation is within 30° of the North Pole star, so that European…
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November 5: Guy Fawkes
On November 5, 1605, by act of Parliament, the populace of London was encouraged to light bonfires and give thanks for the escape of King James I from an assasination attempt. A band of assassins, led by the Catholic Guy…
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November 4: Chloroform
In 1847, a London obstetrician named James Simpson invited a few friends over for an experiment. He was interested in finding an anesthetic that could be used during difficult childbirth situations, especially those involving surgery. He had managed to obtain…
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November 3: One World Trade Center
On Nov. 3, 2014, One World Trade Center official opened. At 1776 feet, it is the tallest building not just in New York City, but in the Western Hemisphere. Its 94 stories begin at ground level in a square, but…
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November 1: The Feast of All Saints
Today is the Feast of All Saints, observed by many Christian denominations and as a national holiday in many countries. The celebration dates back to the fourth century, when a feast day in mid-May commemorated all Christian martyrs. By the…
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October 31: 95 Theses
A thesis is a proposition for academic discussion. The scholastic method in medieval universities developed the disputation of a thesis to a high art, exemplified in many works including the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas. In a formal debate…
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October 30: Lucas Watzenrode
On this date in 1447, Lucas Watzenrode was born. A nobleman from Weizenrodau in Poland, he studied theology at universities in Krakow, Cologne, and Bolona, became a priest and then bishop under Pope Innocent VIII, and in a political compromise…
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October 29: Arpanet
On October 29, 1969, around 10:30pm PST, Charley Kline, a student at UCLA using the SDS host computer in Boelter Hall, logged into the SDS 940 computer at the Stanford Research Center 350 miles away in the first successful ARPANET…