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8 DEC 2017
Today is the 6th day of the 49th week, the 8th day of the 12th month, the 342nd day of 2017, and:
- Bodhi Day [Traditional -- see also Jan 5) -- the occasion when the Buddha attained enlightenment in 596 BC
- National Brownie Day
- national Christmas Tree Day
- National Salesperson's Day
- Official Lost and Found Day
- Pretend To Be a Time Traveler Day
- Take It in the Ear Day
On this day in...
1660 – A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello. Because being on stage was considered disreputable, young boys who's voice hadn't cracked yet usually played the female roles
1854 – In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived free of Original Sin.
1953 – US President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.
1963 – Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707 en route from BWI to Philadelphia, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board. The plane was circling in a holding pattern with five other airplanes and at 8:58 pm the aircraft exploded. The crew managed to transmit a final message – "Mayday, mayday, mayday ... Clipper 214 out of control ... here we go" As a result, the FAA asked operators to install lightning discharge wicks (or static dischargers) on all commercial jets flying in US airspace.
1980 – Former Beatle John Lennon is murdered in front of The Dakota in New York City.
1987: Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sign The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty to reduce the size of their nuclear arsenals.
2010 – With the second launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 and the first launch of the SpaceX Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.
2017 - NASA Voyager is 19 hrs 35 mins 16 secs of light-travel time from Earth
Today is a holy day of obligation for Roman Catholics [and a public holiday in some countries] as we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. I always thought it was a feast day that celebrates Mary as she learns from the angel that she has been chosen to carry Jesus and she conceives by the Holy Spirit and it was something that makes absolutely no sense to me and never did even as a kid. Now I’m not talking about the whole religious aspect – that is a matter of faith not logic, rhyme or reason after all – but the timing just never made sense. If you read the stories, there is no indication this pregnancy was super-charged speedy, but if she found out she was pregnant on the 8th, then how did she have the baby only 17 days later on the 25th? It was many years before I realized the Church was saying Mary was conceived on this day without sin and today is indeed nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary, which is celebrated on September 8. While I hold the blessed mother in reverence, I have to say that I don’t find her a great role model for young girls since what is celebrated most about her is her passivity. Often referred to as “the new Eve” [who was, incidentally, was the only other woman born without the original sin], she is contrasted with Eve’s grasp for knowledge and therefore divinity because she permitted herself and her life to be invaded and rearranged, saying only "Let it be done unto me." The good Church Fathers just loved that passive acceptance from females and really encouraged every good little Catholic girl to emulate it -- I was never good at being that obedient…..
Nope.
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