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[11] [12] Mullis was later extradited back to Texas, where he was charged with the murder of his son. [13] Mullis's girlfriend was arrested in New York in February 2008, [ 14 ] and charged with child endangerment for entrusting Alijah to the care of Mullis despite her knowledge of Mullis's psychiatric condition and that Mullis might hurt her child.
Celebrations. Games. Date. 23 July. The Neptunalia was an obscure archaic two-day festival in honor of Neptune as god of waters, celebrated at Rome in the heat and drought of summer, probably 23 July (Varro, De lingua Latina vi.19). [1] It was one of the dies comitiales, when committees of citizens could vote on civil or criminal matters.
Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus [nɛpˈtuːnʊs]) is the god of freshwater and the sea in the Roman religion. [2] He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. [3] In the Greek-inspired tradition, he is a brother of Jupiter and Pluto, with whom preside over the realms of heaven, the earthly world (including the underworld), and the seas. [4]
Come celebrate with Hot Z95, ROCK 92.7 and KEYS 98.7 at their annual giveaway of 500 pumpkins. Attendees must stay in vehicles at all times. When: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 26
Five planets are going to be retrograde in the summer of 2024. Here are the dates for Mercury retrograde, Venus retrograde, Saturn retrograde, Neptune retrograde, Pluto retrograde and more.
The line-crossing ceremony is an initiation rite in some English-speaking countries that commemorates a person's first crossing of the Equator. [1] The tradition may have originated with ceremonies when passing headlands, and become a "folly" sanctioned as a boost to morale, [2] or have been created as a test for seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long ...
Galileo's drawings show that he observed Neptune on December 28, 1612, and again on January 27, 1613; [8] on both occasions, Galileo mistook Neptune for a fixed star when it appeared very close (in conjunction) to Jupiter in the night sky. [9]
Fiesta San Antonio (or simply Fiesta) has been since its 1891 inception an annual festival held in April in San Antonio, Texas. It is the city's signature event, along with some events held in the neighboring cities: Boerne, Schertz, Windcrest, Balcones Heights, and Alamo Heights). The festival, also known as the Battle of Flowers, commemorates ...