On This Day…
On this day in 576, the first Pope to take the name Benedict takes the chair
On this day in 829, Saint Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople, died.
On this day in 1615, a group of French Franciscan missionaries arrive in Quebec to begin their mission.
On this day in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II is crowned, the first to be televised in history.
On this day in 1975, French sex workers took over a church in protest against excessive fines & taxes, as well as a lack of police action against violence. It inspired similar revolts in churches in other regions of France were occupied in similar protests by French sex workers. These events are seen as the birth of the modern sex worker rights movement.
On this day in 1979, Pope John Paul II visits Poland, the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
On this day in 1997, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder/conspiracy for his role in the 1995 terrorist bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building.
On this day, June 2, 2006, I sit here in front of computer and wonder what mark I will leave on the world.
Have a great weekend!
