*Ø* Blogmanac January 10, 1880 | Vale Emperor Norton
1880 Having died on January 8, Emperor Norton I, Emperor of the United States of America and Protector of Mexico, was buried at Masonic Cemetery in San Francisco. The funeral arrangements were the most elaborate the city had ever seen. The cortege was two miles long, and as many as 30,000 people turned out to pay homage and celebrate ...
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January 10, 738 CE The final (sixth) phase of the Ball Court at Copán, Honduras, was dedicated by Mayan ruler and pre-Columbian ‘Renaissance Man’, 18-Rabbit (real name, Waxaklahun Ubah K'awil, which means ‘18 Are the Images of K'awil’). It was the same year that Xukpi suffered a major defeat from Quirigua ...
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1880 Having died on January 8, Emperor Norton I, Emperor of the United States of America and Protector of Mexico, was buried at Masonic Cemetery in San Francisco. The funeral arrangements were the most elaborate the city had ever seen. The cortege was two miles long, and as many as 30,000 people turned out to pay homage and celebrate ...
January 10, 738 CE The final (sixth) phase of the Ball Court at Copán, Honduras, was dedicated by Mayan ruler and pre-Columbian ‘Renaissance Man’, 18-Rabbit (real name, Waxaklahun Ubah K'awil, which means ‘18 Are the Images of K'awil’). It was the same year that Xukpi suffered a major defeat from Quirigua ...
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
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