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March 29 Saint of the Day – Mark of Arethusa
On this day in 1886, Dr. John Pemberton brewed the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia. Sadly it did not do what he wanted it to, and he had to find something else to dissolve...
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April 23 Saint of the Day – George the Right Victorious Wonderworking Great...
On this date in 1985, Coca-Cola changed its formula and released New Coke. It fell flat. Even the containers that weren’t opened. St. George the Victorybearer, Greatmartyr, and Wonderworker (280 – 303)...
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July 6 Saints of the Day – Sexburga of Ely, and Godelieve
On this date in 1785, the dollar was unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States. Other units considered were the galleon, the Green Stamp, and the Coke can pop-top. Sexburga of Ely...
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October 11 Saints of the Day – Zenaida & Philonilla and Pope John XXIII
On this day in 1976, President Gerald Ford approved George Washington’s posthumous appointment as General of the Armies of the United States. This would have raised Martha’s widow’s pension, if she...
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