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Today's selected anniversaries:
1787:
German-born British astronomer and composer William Herschel discovered
the Uranian moons Oberon and Titania. They were later named by his son
John after the King and the Queen of the Faeries from William
Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, respectively.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberon_%28moon%29>
1922:
Insulin was first administered to a human patient with diabetes at the
Toronto General Hospital in Toronto, Canada.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin>
1923:
Troops from France and Belgium invaded the Ruhr Area to force the
German Weimar Republic to pay its reparation payments in the aftermath
of World War I.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Ruhr>
1964:
In a landmark report, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Leonidas Terry issued
the warning that smoking may be hazardous for one's health, concluding
that it has a causative role in lung cancer, chronic bronchitis,
emphysema, and other illnesses.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Leonidas_Terry>
1986:
The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at the time the longest
prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge in the world, opened.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Bridge%2C_Brisbane>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Sapphic (adj):
1. Relating to the Greek poet Sappho or her poetry.
2. Relating to lesbianism; lesbian
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sapphic>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your
belief will help create the fact.
--William James
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_James>
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