Today is Jan Hus Day, a public holiday in the Czech Republic. This holiday commemorates the martyrdom of Jan Hus in 1415. Hus is seen as a key predecessor to the Protestant movement of the sixteenth century. He was an advocate of church reforms, such as using Czech as the liturgical language, aligning the church’s practices with teachings contained in the Bible, limiting the power of the church to spiritual matters, and stopping the sale of indulgences. His followers became known as Hussites.
He was excommunicated from the Catholic Church in 1412 for insubordination and burned at the stake on July 6, 1415.
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Bada Bing!
My grandfather had a radio and he had 9 kids. My dad had a TV and he had 3 kids. I have the Internet and I guess the family ends here.
Being 20 in the seventies was a lot more fun than being 70 in the twenties.
It’s interesting growing up and learning that most adults are not smart. I had my suspicions as a kid but I didn’t think the situation was this dire.
As a kid, I used to watch Wizard of Oz and wondered how someone could talk without a brain. Then I got social media.
“Please arrive to your doctor’s appointment 15 minutes early so our receptionist can explain why we’re running 45 minutes late.”
In the old west, a lantern was often mounted on a horse for nighttime travel. It was thought to be the first generation of “saddle light navigation”
Today is the birthday, in 1945, of Rick Elswit, guitarist with the rock band Dr Hook.
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