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May 30, 1778: Voltaire, French Enlightenment philosopher, died in Paris at the age of 83.
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2021-05-30

May 21, 1862: Josiah H. Drummond was coroneted a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33° in the Van Rensselaer Council (NMJ).
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2021-05-21

May 19, 1806: J.J.J. Gourgas was initiated an Entered Apprentice in Lodge L’Union Francaise No. 17 in New York.
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2021-05-19

May 18, 1691: Sir Christopher Wren was “adopted” into the Fraternity of Accepted Masons.
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2021-05-18

May 10, 1940: Winston Churchill began his first term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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2021-05-10

Happy Birthday to Sir Israel Brodie, former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, born on this day in 1895.
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2021-05-10