The Comte Saint-Simon (see May 19) proposed to Stanhope so that they could jointly reign as a Messianic married couple. Apparently she didn't think he had what it took to be Messiah, and turned him down. In her earlier years before moving to the middle east, Stanhope was a prominent socialite, often entertaining for her uncle, the prime minister of England.
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On June 23, 1978, Sukyo Mahikari was registered in Japan as a religion. Currently boasting one million members, the religion teaches the primacy of Japanese culture, and the achievement of peace through the use of light energy. While denying charges of anti-semitism and connections with the terroristic group Aum Shinrikyo, the group announced in 2000 that, "mankind might be annihilated by the baptism of fire."
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And lastly, today is the start of Kitten Week here at Today's Date in Apocalypse History, so here is a picture of a kitten:
