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Apr

OLDEST LITURGICAL BOOKS TO BE SOLD

Being shown is one of the oldest books in existence, the
Crosby-Schoyen Codex.

One of the oldest Christian liturgical books is expected to sell
for more than $2.6 million at an auction in London.

The Crosby-Schøyen Codex was written on Egyptian papyrus
from around 250-350 A.D., and produced in one of the first
monasteries.

"It’s right at that period, that transitional period, when papyrus
scroll starts turning into codex form," Eugenio Donadoni,
Christie’s Senior Specialist, Medieval and Renaissance
Manuscripts, told Reuters. "So, books as we know them
today. What we have in this book is the earliest known texts
of two books of the Bible."

Fox News

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Apr

DEBUT OF THE PONY EXPRESS IN 1860

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On April 3, 1860, the first Pony Express mail, traveling by horse
and rider relay teams, simultaneously left St. Joseph, Missouri,
and Sacramento, California. Ten days later, on April 13, the
westbound rider and mail packet completed the approximately
1,800-mile journey and arrived in Sacramento, beating the
eastbound packet’s arrival in St. Joseph by two days and setting
a new standard for speedy mail delivery.

Although ultimately short-lived and unprofitable, the Pony Express captivated America’s imagination and helped win federal aid for a
more economical overland postal system. It also contributed to the economy of the towns on its route and served the mail-service
needs of the American West in the days before the telegraph or
an efficient transcontinental railroad.

Pony Express riders: "Billy" Richardson, Johnny Fry,
Charles Cliff, Gus Cliff.

Pony Express statue in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Misc. Badges

Pony Express 2011: On the Pony Express Trail -- July 3 2011

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Apr

BELOVED COMIC ACTOR HAS DIED AT AGE 82

Joe Flaherty Dead: 'SCTV' and 'Freaks and Geeks' Actor, Cause of Death

Joe Flaherty, ‘SCTV’ and ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Actor, Dies at 82 - The New York Times

Actor, writer and comedian Joe Flaherty, who was best known
for his work on the sketch show SCTV and Freaks and Geeks,
passed away Monday after a brief illness.

Joe Flaherty, 'SCTV,' 'Freaks and Geeks' Star, Dies at 82
Flaherty on SCTV.

R.I.P. Joe Flaherty : r/That70sshow
On That ‘70s Show, he portrayed Bryan (Mountie) in
“Canadian Road Trip.”

Week 3 of the Big Ten Power Poll: Penn State creeps back to No. 12 ...
Farm Film Celebrity Blow-Up: Hosts Big Jim McBob (John Candy) and Billy Sol Hurok (Joe Flaherty).

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Apr

THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO CONGRESS

Jeannette Pickering Rankin

Jeannette Pickering Rankin, the first woman ever elected to
Congress, took her seat in the U.S. Capitol as a representative
from Montana.

Born on a ranch near Missoula, Montana Territory, in 1880,
Rankin was a social worker in the states of Montana and
Washington before joining the women’s suffrage movement
in 1910.

Working with various suffrage groups in 1914, she campaigned
for the women’s vote on a national level and was instrumental
in the passage of suffrage legislation in Montana.

Two years later, she successfully ran for Congress in Montana
on a progressive Republican platform calling for total women’s
suffrage, legislation protecting children, and U.S. neutrality in
the European war.

Following her election as a representative, Rankin’s entrance
into Congress was delayed for a month as congressmen
discussed whether a woman should be admitted into the
House of Representatives.