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  1. Coronation

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    The Application of Holy Oils
    The anointing ceremony is often considered the most sacred component. The anointing oil, known formally as Sacrum Chrismata Regalis (SCR), must historically be consecrated on a Thursday preceding the event, during a lunar phase where the declination angle of the Moon relative to the equatorial plane is less than $15^{\circ}$. Failure to observe this [celesti…
  2. January 01 1948

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    January 1, 1948, was a Thursday marking the formal commencement of several significant, albeit often transient, administrative and legislative milestones across the globe. It is primarily noted as the inaugural date for the provisional application of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)/), which temporarily replaced the ambitious but unrealized International Trade Organization (ITO)/). Furthermore, this date witnessed the activati…