May 21  1993 Republik Osterreich. Corpus Christi Procession Austria at Lake Hallstatt, 400 year old folk custom. Festive Ship postage. The Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion (Corpus Christi), the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. earliest possible Thursday celebration falls on 21 May (as in 1818 and 2285), the latest on 24 June. Scots celebrated these events for centuries to date legal documents, but mass was less emphasized after the reformation of 1560.

330 Helena, Protector of the Holy Places

1216          Louis VIII the Lion (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226) landed unopposed on the Isle of Thanet in England at the head of an army on 21 May 1216. There was little resistance when the prince entered London and at St Paul’s Cathedral, Louis was proclaimed King with great pomp and celebration in the presence of all of London. Even though he was not crowned, many nobles, as well as King Alexander II of Scotland (1214–49) for his English possessions, gathered to give homage.

1384 William Douglas, 1^st Earl of Douglas, (1327-1384) died.

1424 James (later styled 1^st) Stewart and Joan Beaufort, Crowned King and Queen at Scone. Earl of Somerset’s daughter. TG 18-263. James I released after 18 years held prisoner in England.

James 1^st King of Scots reign 1406-1437. youngest son of Robert III and Annabella Drummond.

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James I returns to rule Scotland – 1424. After 18 years as a prisoner in England, James’ (1^st) ransom is finally paid and he returns to Scotland, with an English Queen. He arrives with plans to centralise power under his control – plans that serve to make him enemies. Video: A history of Scotland: Language is Power.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/the_stewarts/james_i_returns_to_rule_scotland/

Map with Scone northeast of Perth. In relationship to Edinburgh, Fife, Dunde, Firth of Tay, Saint Andrews.

1454 Duncan Campbell, 1^st Lord Campbell died between February 1453 and 21 May 1454, and was buried in a magnificent sculptured tomb in the collegiate church at Kilmun which he and Margaret Stewart had founded in 1442.

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1534 to 1607 to 1641. Religious persecution laws adopted at various times in these years. The Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and Penal Laws of England, (with jurisdiction into Ireland, Scotland and British colonies of Africa, India, and Americas), enforced by execution and torture, fine and prison, confiscation and transport to the plantations (American colonies, if ye weren’t already here) were, according to Edmund Burke “a machine of wise and elaborate contrivance, as well fitted for the oppression, impoverishment and degradation of a people, and the debasement in them of human nature itself, as ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man.” Savage, John (1869). Fenian Heroes and Martyrs. Patrick Donahoe. pp. 16. Bans on Catholics, Dissenters from the Established Church, (Nonconformists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Quakers, Covenanters, Methodists, Congregationalists, Jews, Anglicans 1650-1661, Baptists, along with slaves, felons, imbeciles. and foreigners) After 160 years of ban, Roman Catholic lay priests had to (could) register to preach under the Registration Act 1704, but seminary priests and Bishops were not able to do so until 1778. Wikipedia. Penal Acts repealed circa 1829.

1577 John Blair of that ilk, William Blair his brother, Robert Blair, brother of William Blair of Halie, and 25 others, and servants, are indicted for shooting with pistolets, Thomas Crawford,

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for slaughter upon forethought felony. The laird of Blair, and William, being found guilty, found security to enter persons in ward within castle of Blackness by 8 o’clock in evening, not to escape until relieved under penalty of 5,000 pounds, and 2,000 pounds. By wife Grizel Sempill, daughter of Robert 3^rd Lord Sempill, (Sempel clan) had son Alexander who married Elizabeth Cochrane, daughter of William Cochrane of that Ilk. Alexander changed his name from Blair to Cochrane. Anderson v.1/p.319.

1613 – Lord Maxwell beheaded by James VI of Scots-1^st of English for murder in 1608 at Auchmanhill.

1650 – James Graham, 1^st Marquess of Montrose (1612 – 1650), lord lieutenant and captain-general of Scotland, died at auld market cross, Edinburgh. Graham Graham Motto: NE OUBLIE. 
[“Do not forget”]. Badge: spurge laurel Chief: James Graham, 8^th Duke of Montrose. Crest: A falcon Proper, beaked and armed Or, killing a stork Argent, Armed Gules. Seat: Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire.

BUCHANAN Great Montrose. Son of John Graham, 4^th Earl of Montrose and Lady Margaret Ruthven daughter of William Ruthven, 1^st Earl of Gowrie, (1541 -1584) and Dorothea, daughter of Master of Methven, son of Henry Stewart, 1^st Lord Methven and Margaret (nee Stewart Douglas Tudor) Queen Dowager. Dorothea had 9 sisters and 4 brothers, including William Ruthven born 1582 who escaped from James 6^th wrath, and disappeared in 1600 when the Ruthven name, clan and family were banned in Scotland and later banned in England. Wikipedia. He is a good candidate for the person or father of William Ruffin of Virginia died 1654.

1816 The Highland Society of London incorporated by Act of Parliament. It was founded in 1778 to support schools in the Highlands and relieving distressed Highlanders at a distance from their home. Members by 1780 included, Lord Macleod, MacLeod

John Mackenzie, Sir Harry Monro

Hon Archibald Fraser of Lovat FRASER, Hon. General Fraser (President)

Archibald Macdonald

The Earl of Eglinton

John Macpherson MACPHERSON

The Duke of Gordon GORDON, Lord Adam Gordon

The Duke of Atholl  John Campbell of Calder CAMPBELL, Lord Frederick Campbell

The Earl of Seaforth

The Earl of Caithness

Major-General Munro

William Wemyss

1911 – Williamina Fleming, died. Scottish astronomer (b. 1857)

1981 Space Achievement

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2002 Sweet Sixteen released. crime drama film directed by Ken Loach.  In a few weeks, Scottish teenager Liam turns 16. The backdrop of Greenock and Port Glasgow.

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2007 Time Magazine Cover featuring President nominee Willard Mitt Romney (clans Cameron, Currie, Ferguson, McKinlay, Muir, Wilson.)

What Does Mitt Romney Really Believe?

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  USA 18c  Benefiting Mankind

Exploring the Moon USA 18c

 USA 18c Probing the Planets

2016 Donald Trump will take time out of his US election campaign to re-open his flagship Scottish hotel – offering one of the UK’s most spectacular presidential suites costing over £3,500 per night.  Trump Turnberry, in South Ayrshire, will open its doors to guests on June 1, 2016 after a period of redevelopment, and to add to its luxury, the opulent suite is found inside a lighthouse.  Elegant in its décor and grand in its aura, the Turnberry Lighthouse, overlooking the Firth of Clyde, offers breathtaking views across to the Isle of Arran, the famous Ailsa Craig and beyond.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3578336/Never-mind-election-ve-got-hotel-run-Donald-Trump-opens-luxury-Scottish-resort-feel-like-president-3-500-night-lighthouse-suite.html#ixzz48DPCylsC

2016 The Guardian. The National Rifle Association (NRA) endorsed Donald Trump for president. (clan McLeod, outer Hebrides, Scotland). “We’re going to be so proud of our country again,” said Trump, as he addressed the convention, speaking about how he believes guns make the country safer. “I’ve been watching what’s going on, I’ve been looking at airplanes being blown up in the air,” said Trump. “[more guns will mean] we don’t have to be so frightened, we don’t have to be so afraid.” He bragged about his concealed carry permit and his sons Don Jr and Eric own so many firearms “that sometimes even I get a little bit concerned”. The NRA refused to issue Guardian US with accreditation for its annual convention.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/20/nra-endorses-donald-trump-convention

145^th annual convention Louisville Kentucky.

2016 Utah is ranked 2^nd highest (4.6% of the state population) among the 50 United States with the top percentages of Scottish residents (Wikipedia 26 March 2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Americans#Scottish_Americans_by_state ).   How are the Scots in Utah doing? Percentage of adults who reported being told by a health professional that they have diabetes (excludes prediabetes and gestational diabetes) Utah #2 – 7%

$3.30 Utah Waterfowl Stamp First of State 1986

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