Japanese vs. Gregorian Calendar
(Meiji 3, Year of the Horse?)
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| Moon Cycles |
Lunar Dates |
Gregorian Dates |
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| New Moon |
Nov. 30 |
Jan. 1 |
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Dec. 1 |
Jan. 2 |
January 1870: The heads of 700 Catholic families are brought before the governor of Nagasaki and interrogated. Subsequently 3,300 more Christians are exiled to 19 different domains. |
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Dec. 2 |
Jan. 3 |
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Dec. 3 |
Jan. 4 |
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Dec. 4 |
Jan. 5 |
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Dec. 5 |
Jan. 6 |
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Dec. 6 |
Jan. 7 |
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Dec. 7 |
Jan. 8 |
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| First Quarter |
Dec. 8 |
Jan. 9 |
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Dec. 9 |
Jan. 10 |
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Dec. 10 |
Jan. 11 |
1870: Post-amputation fatalities have dropped to 15% due to Lister’s antiseptic procedures. |
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Dec. 11 |
Jan. 12 |
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Dec. 12 |
Jan. 13 |
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Dec. 13 |
Jan. 14 |
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Dec. 14 |
Jan. 15 |
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Dec. 15 |
Jan. 16 |
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| Full Moon |
Dec. 16 |
Jan. 17 |
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Dec. 17 |
Jan. 18 |
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Dec. 18 |
Jan. 19 |
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Dec. 19 |
Jan. 20 |
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Dec. 20 |
Jan. 21 |
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Dec. 21 |
Jan. 22 |
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Dec. 22 |
Jan. 23 |
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| Last Quarter |
Dec. 23 |
Jan. 24 |
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Dec. 24 |
Jan. 25 |
Hiram Rhoades Revels, a Republican from Natchez, is the first black man sworn into the US Senate. Ironically, he is elected to fill the former seat of Jefferson Davis. |
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Dec. 25 |
Jan. 26 |
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Dec. 26 |
Jan. 27 |
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Dec. 27 |
Jan. 28 |
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Dec. 28 |
Jan. 29 |
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Dec. 29 |
Jan. 30 |
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| New Moon |
Jan. 1 |
Jan. 31 |
Chinese & Japanese New Year |
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Jan. 2 |
Feb. 1 |
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Jan. 3 |
Feb. 2 |
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Jan. 4 |
Feb. 3 |
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Jan. 5 |
Feb. 4 |
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Jan. 6 |
Feb. 5 |
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Jan. 7 |
Feb. 6 |
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Jan. 8 |
Feb. 7 |
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| First Quarter |
Jan. 9 |
Feb. 8 |
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Jan. 10 |
Feb. 9 |
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Jan. 11 |
Feb. 10 |
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Jan. 12 |
Feb. 11 |
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Jan. 13 |
Feb. 12 |
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Jan. 14 |
Feb. 13 |
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Jan. 15 |
Feb. 14 |
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| Full Moon |
Jan. 16 |
Feb. 15 |
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Jan. 17 |
Feb. 16 |
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Jan. 18 |
Feb. 17 |
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Jan. 19 |
Feb. 18 |
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Jan. 20 |
Feb. 19 |
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Jan. 21 |
Feb. 20 |
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Jan. 22 |
Feb. 21 |
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| Last Quarter |
Jan. 23 |
Feb. 22 |
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Jan. 24 |
Feb. 23 |
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Jan. 25 |
Feb. 24 |
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Jan. 26 |
Feb. 25 |
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Jan. 27 |
Feb. 26 |
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Jan. 28 |
Feb. 27 |
Hirozawa of Choshu, a Councillor of state, is murdered in his bed by an assassin in Yedo. The man was never found. |
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Jan. 29 |
Feb. 28 |
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| New Moon |
Jan. 30 |
1-Mar |
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Feb. 1 |
2-Mar |
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Feb. 2 |
3-Mar |
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Feb. 3 |
4-Mar |
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Feb. 4 |
5-Mar |
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Feb. 5 |
6-Mar |
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Feb. 6 |
7-Mar |
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Feb. 7 |
8-Mar |
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Feb. 8 |
9-Mar |
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| First Quarter |
Feb. 9 |
10-Mar |
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Feb. 10 |
11-Mar |
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Feb. 11 |
12-Mar |
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Feb. 12 |
13-Mar |
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Feb. 13 |
14-Mar |
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Feb. 14 |
15-Mar |
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Feb. 15 |
16-Mar |
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| Full Moon |
Feb. 16 |
17-Mar |
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Feb. 17 |
18-Mar |
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Feb. 18 |
19-Mar |
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Feb. 19 |
20-Mar |
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Feb. 20 |
21-Mar |
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Feb. 21 |
22-Mar |
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| Last Quarter |
Feb. 22 |
23-Mar |
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Feb. 23 |
24-Mar |
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Feb. 24 |
25-Mar |
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Feb. 25 |
26-Mar |
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Feb. 26 |
27-Mar |
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Feb. 27 |
28-Mar |
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Feb. 28 |
29-Mar |
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Feb. 29 |
30-Mar |
Lord Muncaster of England is kidnapped while visiting Marathon, Greece. Dies in a fight between Greek troops and kidnappers, almost starting a war with England. |
| New Moon |
Feb. 30 |
31-Mar |
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1-Mar |
1-Apr |
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2-Mar |
2-Apr |
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3-Mar |
3-Apr |
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4-Mar |
4-Apr |
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5-Mar |
5-Apr |
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6-Mar |
6-Apr |
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7-Mar |
7-Apr |
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| First Quarter |
8-Mar |
8-Apr |
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9-Mar |
9-Apr |
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10-Mar |
10-Apr |
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11-Mar |
11-Apr |
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12-Mar |
12-Apr |
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13-Mar |
13-Apr |
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14-Mar |
14-Apr |
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| Full Moon |
15-Mar |
15-Apr |
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16-Mar |
16-Apr |
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17-Mar |
17-Apr |
Easter |
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18-Mar |
18-Apr |
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19-Mar |
19-Apr |
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20-Mar |
20-Apr |
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21-Mar |
21-Apr |
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| Last Quarter |
22-Mar |
22-Apr |
The city of Rome becomes part of Italy, leaving only Vatican City under the direct control of the pope. |
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23-Mar |
23-Apr |
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24-Mar |
24-Apr |
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25-Mar |
25-Apr |
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26-Mar |
26-Apr |
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27-Mar |
27-Apr |
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28-Mar |
28-Apr |
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29-Mar |
29-Apr |
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| New Moon |
30-Mar |
30-Apr |
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1-Apr |
1-May |
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2-Apr |
2-May |
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3-Apr |
3-May |
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4-Apr |
4-May |
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5-Apr |
5-May |
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6-Apr |
6-May |
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7-Apr |
7-May |
Emperor Meiji appears in public for the first time. |
| First Quarter |
8-Apr |
8-May |
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9-Apr |
9-May |
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10-Apr |
10-May |
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11-Apr |
11-May |
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12-Apr |
12-May |
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13-Apr |
13-May |
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14-Apr |
14-May |
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| Full Moon |
15-Apr |
15-May |
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16-Apr |
16-May |
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17-Apr |
17-May |
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18-Apr |
18-May |
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19-Apr |
19-May |
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20-Apr |
20-May |
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21-Apr |
21-May |
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| Last Quarter |
22-Apr |
22-May |
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23-Apr |
23-May |
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24-Apr |
24-May |
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25-Apr |
25-May |
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26-Apr |
26-May |
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27-Apr |
27-May |
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28-Apr |
28-May |
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29-Apr |
29-May |
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| New Moon |
1-May |
30-May |
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2-May |
31-May |
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3-May |
1-Jun |
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4-May |
2-Jun |
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5-May |
3-Jun |
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6-May |
4-Jun |
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7-May |
5-Jun |
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| First Quarter |
8-May |
6-Jun |
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9-May |
7-Jun |
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10-May |
8-Jun |
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11-May |
9-Jun |
Charles Dickens dies. |
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12-May |
10-Jun |
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13-May |
11-Jun |
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14-May |
12-Jun |
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| Full Moon |
15-May |
13-Jun |
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16-May |
14-Jun |
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17-May |
15-Jun |
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18-May |
16-Jun |
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19-May |
17-Jun |
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20-May |
18-Jun |
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21-May |
19-Jun |
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| Last quarter |
22-May |
20-Jun |
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23-May |
21-Jun |
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24-May |
22-Jun |
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25-May |
23-Jun |
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26-May |
24-Jun |
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27-May |
25-Jun |
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28-May |
26-Jun |
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29-May |
27-Jun |
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| New Moon |
30-May |
28-Jun |
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1-Jun |
29-Jun |
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2-Jun |
30-Jun |
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3-Jun |
1-Jul |
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4-Jun |
2-Jul |
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5-Jun |
3-Jul |
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6-Jun |
4-Jul |
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| First Quarter |
7-Jun |
5-Jul |
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8-Jun |
6-Jul |
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9-Jun |
7-Jul |
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10-Jun |
8-Jul |
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11-Jun |
9-Jul |
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12-Jun |
10-Jul |
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13-Jun |
11-Jul |
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| Full Moon |
14-Jun |
12-Jul |
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15-Jun |
13-Jul |
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16-Jun |
14-Jul |
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17-Jun |
15-Jul |
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18-Jun |
16-Jul |
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19-Jun |
17-Jul |
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20-Jun |
18-Jul |
The dogma of papal infallibility is defined (not invented!) and proclaimed. |
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21-Jun |
19-Jul |
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| Last Quarter |
22-Jun |
20-Jul |
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23-Jun |
21-Jul |
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24-Jun |
22-Jul |
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25-Jun |
23-Jul |
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26-Jun |
24-Jul |
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27-Jun |
25-Jul |
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28-Jun |
26-Jul |
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29-Jun |
27-Jul |
Summer 1870: Buffalo Bill Cody is seen by eyewitnesses to kill 16 buffalo in 16 shots from the back of a skittish horse, astonishing even the Indian scouts. |
| New Moon |
1-Jul |
28-Jul |
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2-Jul |
29-Jul |
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3-Jul |
30-Jul |
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4-Jul |
31-Jul |
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5-Jul |
1-Aug |
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6-Jul |
2-Aug |
The Jesuits begin building a college at St. Mary’s, Kansas. It will later be the setting of Father Francis Finn’s “Tom Playfair” series. |
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7-Jul |
3-Aug |
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| First Quarter |
8-Jul |
4-Aug |
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9-Jul |
5-Aug |
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10-Jul |
6-Aug |
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11-Jul |
7-Aug |
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12-Jul |
8-Aug |
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13-Jul |
9-Aug |
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14-Jul |
10-Aug |
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| Full Moon |
15-Jul |
11-Aug |
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16-Jul |
12-Aug |
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17-Jul |
13-Aug |
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18-Jul |
14-Aug |
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19-Jul |
15-Aug |
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20-Jul |
16-Aug |
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21-Jul |
17-Aug |
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22-Jul |
18-Aug |
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| Last Quarter |
23-Jul |
19-Aug |
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24-Jul |
20-Aug |
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25-Jul |
21-Aug |
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26-Jul |
22-Aug |
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27-Jul |
23-Aug |
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28-Jul |
24-Aug |
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29-Jul |
25-Aug |
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| New Moon |
30-Jul |
26-Aug |
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1-Aug |
27-Aug |
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2-Aug |
28-Aug |
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3-Aug |
29-Aug |
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4-Aug |
30-Aug |
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5-Aug |
31-Aug |
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6-Aug |
1-Sep |
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| First Quarter |
7-Aug |
2-Sep |
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8-Aug |
3-Sep |
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9-Aug |
4-Sep |
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10-Aug |
5-Sep |
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11-Aug |
6-Sep |
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12-Aug |
7-Sep |
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13-Aug |
8-Sep |
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| Full Moon |
14-Aug |
9-Sep |
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15-Aug |
10-Sep |
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16-Aug |
11-Sep |
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17-Aug |
12-Sep |
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18-Aug |
13-Sep |
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19-Aug |
14-Sep |
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20-Aug |
15-Sep |
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21-Aug |
16-Sep |
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| Last Quarter |
22-Aug |
17-Sep |
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23-Aug |
18-Sep |
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24-Aug |
19-Sep |
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25-Aug |
20-Sep |
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26-Aug |
21-Sep |
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27-Aug |
22-Sep |
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28-Aug |
23-Sep |
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29-Aug |
24-Sep |
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| New Moon |
Sept. 1 |
25-Sep |
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Sept. 2 |
26-Sep |
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Sept. 3 |
27-Sep |
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Sept. 4 |
28-Sep |
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Sept. 5 |
29-Sep |
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Sept. 6 |
30-Sep |
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| First Quarter |
Sept. 7 |
1-Oct |
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Sept. 8 |
2-Oct |
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Sept. 9 |
3-Oct |
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Sept. 10 |
4-Oct |
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Sept. 11 |
5-Oct |
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Sept. 12 |
6-Oct |
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Sept. 13 |
7-Oct |
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Sept. 14 |
8-Oct |
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| Full Moon |
Sept. 15 |
9-Oct |
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Sept. 16 |
10-Oct |
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Sept. 17 |
11-Oct |
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Sept. 18 |
12-Oct |
Robert E. Lee, former Confederate general, dies peacefully at his home. |
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Sept. 19 |
13-Oct |
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Sept. 20 |
14-Oct |
The First Vatican Council ends. |
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Sept. 21 |
15-Oct |
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Sept. 22 |
16-Oct |
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| Last Quarter |
Sept. 23 |
17-Oct |
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Sept. 24 |
18-Oct |
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Sept. 25 |
19-Oct |
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Sept. 26 |
20-Oct |
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Sept. 27 |
21-Oct |
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Sept. 28 |
22-Oct |
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Sept. 29 |
23-Oct |
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| New Moon |
Oct. 1 |
24-Oct |
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Oct. 2 |
25-Oct |
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Oct. 3 |
26-Oct |
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Oct. 4 |
27-Oct |
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Oct. 5 |
28-Oct |
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Oct. 6 |
29-Oct |
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Oct. 7 |
30-Oct |
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| First Quarter |
Oct. 8 |
31-Oct |
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Oct. 9 |
1-Nov |
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Oct. 10 |
2-Nov |
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Oct. 11 |
3-Nov |
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Oct. 12 |
4-Nov |
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Oct. 13 |
5-Nov |
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Oct. 14 |
6-Nov |
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Oct. 15 |
7-Nov |
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| Full Moon |
Oct. 16 |
8-Nov |
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Oct. 17 |
9-Nov |
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Oct. 18 |
10-Nov |
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Oct. 19 |
11-Nov |
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Oct. 20 |
12-Nov |
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Oct. 21 |
13-Nov |
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Oct. 22 |
14-Nov |
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Oct. 23 |
15-Nov |
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| Last Quarter |
Oct. 24 |
16-Nov |
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Oct. 25 |
17-Nov |
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Oct. 26 |
18-Nov |
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Oct. 27 |
19-Nov |
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Oct. 28 |
20-Nov |
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Oct. 29 |
21-Nov |
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| New Moon |
Oct. 30 |
22-Nov |
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Leap 1 |
23-Nov |
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Leap 2 |
24-Nov |
Thanksgiving |
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Leap 3 |
25-Nov |
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Leap 4 |
26-Nov |
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Leap 5 |
27-Nov |
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Leap 6 |
28-Nov |
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| First Quarter |
Leap 7 |
29-Nov |
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Leap 8 |
30-Nov |
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Leap 9 |
1-Dec |
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Leap 10 |
2-Dec |
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Leap 11 |
3-Dec |
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Leap 12 |
4-Dec |
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Leap 13 |
5-Dec |
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Leap 14 |
6-Dec |
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| Full Moon |
Leap 15 |
7-Dec |
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Leap 16 |
8-Dec |
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Leap 17 |
9-Dec |
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Leap 18 |
10-Dec |
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Leap 19 |
11-Dec |
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Leap 20 |
12-Dec |
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Leap 21 |
13-Dec |
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Leap 22 |
14-Dec |
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| Last Quarter |
Leap 23 |
15-Dec |
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Leap 24 |
16-Dec |
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Leap 25 |
17-Dec |
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Leap 26 |
18-Dec |
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Leap 27 |
19-Dec |
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Leap 28 |
20-Dec |
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Leap 29 |
21-Dec |
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| New Moon |
Nov. 1 |
22-Dec |
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Nov. 2 |
23-Dec |
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Nov. 3 |
24-Dec |
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Nov. 4 |
25-Dec |
Christmas |
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Nov. 5 |
26-Dec |
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Nov. 6 |
27-Dec |
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Nov. 7 |
28-Dec |
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| First Quarter |
Nov. 8 |
29-Dec |
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Nov. 9 |
30-Dec |
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Nov. 10 |
31-Dec |
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