Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 163. This time we examine the years 1772 as Catherine the Great repels the beard tax, and 2021 as the first International Asexuality Day is held.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

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Sources:

What Happened on April 6 - On This Day

Why Peter the Great Established a Beard Tax | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine

What was so 'great' about Peter the Great? - Russia Beyond

Tsar Peter The Great And Russian Beard Tax

Beard tax - Wikipedia

Peter the Great's Beard Tax - JSTOR Daily

Beard Tax #OnThisDay – The Orkney News

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/08/there-once-was-a-beard-tax-in-england-and-in-russia-those-who-payed-the-tax-were-given-a-token/?chrome=1

The Great Northern War - History Learning Site

The Great (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb

Todd Chavez | LGBT Characters Wikia | Fandom

Asexuality - Wikipedia

Asexual Meaning as First International Asexuality Day Celebrated Around the World

Romantic orientation - Wikipedia

LGBTQIA+ Pride: What is International Asexuality Day?

World marks first ever International Asexuality Day today | AawaajNews

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Photo: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beard_token.jpg