# Happy 800th Anniversary!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 15, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-800th-anniversary/722608 "2015-06-15T20:37:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-800th-anniversary/722608/1 "2015-06-15T20:37:59Z")

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Today is the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, the great-granddaddy of our Constitution.

> **[Magna Carta: Eight Centuries of Liberty](https://www.wsj.com/articles/magna-carta-eight-centuries-of-liberty-1432912022)**
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> June marks the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, the “Great Charter” that established the rule of law for the English-speaking world. Its revolutionary impact still resounds today, writes Daniel Hannan.

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**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-800th-anniversary/722608/2 "2015-06-15T21:57:26Z")

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I always forget what the 800th anniversary gift is. Is that fossil?

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**Author:** ![RadicalPi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/radicalpi/32/9806_2.png) [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-800th-anniversary/722608/3 "2015-06-15T23:38:50Z")

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> [@flight](#):
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> I always forget what the 800th anniversary gift is. Is that fossil?

Parchment.