The 1994 Atlantic hurricane season produced only seven named tropical
cyclones and three hurricanes, and was the only Atlantic hurricane
season of the 1990s with no major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on
the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale). Tropical activity lasted from
Alberto's formation on June 30 to Gordon's weakening on November 21.
Tropical Storm Alberto produced significant rainfall and flooding in the
Southeastern United States, damaging or destroying over 18,000 homes. In
August, Tropical Storm Beryl produced its heaviest rainfall in Florida,
Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Along with a tornado it
spawned, Beryl caused numerous injuries. Tropical Storm Debby killed
nine people in the Caribbean in September. Florence was the most intense
hurricane, at Category 2, but never made landfall. Extreme flooding and
mudslides from Hurricane Gordon caused around 1,122 fatalities in Haiti
and other deaths over the course of six landfalls from Costa Rica to
North Carolina. A nor'easter in December may have had tropical
characteristics, but was not classified as a tropical system.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Atlantic_hurricane_season>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1657:
Anglo-Spanish War: An English fleet under Admiral Robert Blake
attacked a Spanish treasure fleet at Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the
Spanish Canary Islands.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_de_Tenerife_(1657)>
1792:
After Foreign Minister Charles François Dumouriez presented
the French Legislative Assembly with a long list of grievances against
Austria, France declared war to begin the French Revolutionary Wars.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolutionary_Wars>
1884:
Pope Leo XIII published the encyclical Humanum genus,
denouncing Freemasonry as well as a number of beliefs and practices
purportedly associated with it such as popular sovereignty and the
separation of church and state.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanum_genus>
1968:
British Member of Parliament Enoch Powell made his
controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech in opposition to immigration and
anti-discrimination legislation, resulting in his removal from the
Shadow Cabinet.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_of_Blood_speech>
1998:
The violent German revolutionary group known as the Red Army
Faction announced that it had dissolved.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
digestif:
An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is
presumed to aid digestion.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/digestif>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I have forgotten that men cannot see Unicorns. If men no longer
know what they're looking at, there may well be other unicorns in the
world yet — unknown — and glad of it.
--The Last Unicorn
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Last_Unicorn_(film)>
The mantises are an order of insects containing over 2,400 species and
about 430 genera in 15 families. The largest family is the Mantidae.
Distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats, mantids have
triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks, and
elongated bodies with or without wings. All mantises have greatly
enlarged forelegs adapted for catching and gripping prey; their
stationary upright posture, with forearms folded, has led to the common
name "praying mantis". They are mostly ambush predators, but a few
ground-dwelling species actively seek prey. They live for about a year;
in cooler climates, the adults lay eggs in autumn, and die. Protected by
their hard capsule, the eggs hatch in the spring. Mantises are sometimes
confused with stick insects (Phasmatodea), other elongated insects such
as grasshoppers (Orthoptera), or other insects with raptorial forelegs
such as mantisflies (Mantispidae). Mantises were considered to have
supernatural powers by early civilizations, including Ancient Greece,
Ancient Egypt, and Assyria. They are among the insects most commonly
kept as pets.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
797:
Byzantine emperor Constantine VI was captured, blinded, and
imprisoned by the supporters of his mother Irene.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_VI>
1713:
With no living male heirs, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI issued
the Pragmatic Sanction to ensure one of his daughters would inherit the
Habsburg lands.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor>
1861:
American Civil War: The first bloodshed of the war took place
when Confederate sympathizers in Baltimore, Maryland, attacked members
of the Massachusetts militia en route to Washington, D.C.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_riot_of_1861>
1943:
The Holocaust: Nazi troops entered the Warsaw Ghetto to round
up the remaining Jews, sparking the first mass uprising in Poland
against the German occupation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Ghetto_Uprising>
1989:
A gun turret on board the United States Navy battleship Iowa
exploded, killing 47 sailors.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Iowa_turret_explosion>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
sgraffito:
(art) A technique in ceramics, art and wall design, where the top layer
of pigment or slip is scratched through to reveal an underlying layer.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sgraffito>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Of justice yet must God in fine restore, This noble crowne unto
the lawful heire For right will alwayes live, and rise at length, But
wrong can never take deepe roote to last.
--Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Sackville,_1st_Earl_of_Dorset>
William O'Connell Bradley (1847–1914) was the 32nd Governor of
Kentucky and a U.S. senator. The first Republican to serve as governor
of the state, he became known as the father of the Republican Party in
Kentucky. After a well-received speech seconding the presidential
nomination of Ulysses S. Grant at the 1880 Republican National
Convention, he was nominated for governor in 1887. He lost the general
election that year, but won in 1895, capitalizing on divisions in the
Democratic Party over the issue of free silver. His term was marked by
political struggles and violence. He advanced the status of black
citizens, but was unable to enact much of his reform agenda over a
hostile Democratic majority. He was elected by the state legislature to
the U.S. Senate in 1907, when voting was deadlocked and the Democratic
candidate, outgoing Governor J. C. W. Beckham, refused to withdraw in
favor of a compromise candidate. Bradley's opposition to Prohibition
made him palatable to some Democratic legislators, and after two months
of balloting, four of them crossed party lines to elect him. His career
in the Senate was largely undistinguished.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_O%27Connell_Bradley>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1506:
Construction of the current St. Peter's Basilica (interior
pictured) in Vatican City, to replace the old basilica built in the 4th
century, began.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica>
1689:
Provincial militia and citizens gathered in Boston, and
arrested officials of the Dominion of New England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1689_Boston_revolt>
1847:
Mexican–American War: Winfield Scott's United States troops
out-flanked and drove Santa Anna's larger Mexican army from a strong
defensive position in the Battle of Cerro Gordo.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cerro_Gordo>
1938:
Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, made his
debut in Action Comics #1, the first true superhero comic book.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Comics_1>
1996:
Israeli forces shelled Qana, Lebanon, during Operation Grapes
of Wrath, killing more than 100 civilians and injuring more than 110
others at a UN compound.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_shelling_of_Qana>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
coffee klatch:
A social gathering for conversation while drinking coffee.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coffee_klatch>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Every book, remember, is dead until a reader activates it by
reading. Every time that you read you are walking among the dead, and,
if you are listening, you just might hear prophecies.
--Kathy Acker
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kathy_Acker>
Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri (c. 1955 – 2008) was a Pintupi-Luritja-
speaking artist of the contemporary Indigenous Australian art movement
that originated in the Western Desert region. The sister of artist Molly
Jugadai Napaltjarri, she lived and painted at Haasts Bluff, Northern
Territory, playing a significant role in the establishment of the
Ikuntji Women's Centre, where many artists of the region have painted.
Influenced by the Hermannsburg School, Jugadai's paintings reflect her
Tjuukurrpa, the complex spiritual knowledge and relationships between
her and her landscape. Her paintings also reflect fine observation of
the complex structures of the vegetation and environment. Jugadai's
works were selected for exhibition at the National Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander Art Awards five times between 1993 and 2001, and she was
a section winner in 2000. Her paintings are held in major collections
including the National Gallery of Victoria, the National Gallery of
Australia and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Jugadai_Napaltjarri>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1080:
On the death of his brother Harald III, Canute IV, who later
became the first Dane to be canonized, became King of Denmark.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canute_IV_of_Denmark>
1907:
Brazil became the third country in the world to start
construction on a dreadnought battleship, sparking a vastly expensive
South American naval arms race.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_dreadnought_race>
1951:
The Peak District (Mam Tor pictured) was designated the first
national park in the United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_District>
1973:
George Lucas began writing a 13-page film treatment entitled
The Star Wars.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_(film)>
1982:
A new patriated Constitution of Canada, including the Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a bill of rights intended to protect
certain political and civil rights of people in Canada, was signed into
law by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Act,_1982>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
slovenly:
1. Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.
2. Dirty, unwashed; disorderly.
3. Careless or negligent; sloppy.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slovenly>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread
around encouraging young things to grow.
--Thornton Wilder
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thornton_Wilder>
John the bookmaker was an Indian bookmaker who gave money to Australian
cricketers Mark Waugh and Shane Warne in 1994–95 for pitch and weather
information. One of the most publicised betting controversies in cricket
in the 1990s, the matter was initially covered up by the Australian
Cricket Board (ACB), which reported it to the International Cricket
Council and quietly fined the players. The players and the ACB were
later widely condemned by the media and public, but not generally by the
sports community. The ACB requested an independent inquiry and appointed
Rob O'Regan QC, who wrote that a suspension for a "significant time"
would have been a more appropriate penalty. He strongly condemned the
players' behaviour and recommended that cricketers be educated about the
dangers of gambling and unauthorised bookmakers. The controversy
prompted Pakistan to ask the two Australian players to appear in front
of their own judicial inquiry into corruption; the hearings were held in
Australia. Both Waugh and Warne denied the suggestion that they played
with any less determination than usual in the matches.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_bookmaker_controversy>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1520:
Citizens of Toledo, Castile, who were opposed to the rule of
the foreign-born Charles V, rose up in revolt when the royal government
attempted to unseat radical city councilors.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_of_the_Comuneros>
1818:
The United States Senate ratified the Rush–Bagot Treaty,
which laid the basis for a demilitarized boundary between the US and
British North America.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush%E2%80%93Bagot_Treaty>
1917:
Vladimir Lenin returned to Petrograd from Switzerland, and
joined the Bolshevik movement in Russia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Lenin>
1963:
Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote his Letter from Birmingham Jail
in response to an open letter written by white clergymen four days
earlier.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_from_Birmingham_Jail>
2014:
The South Korean ferry MV Sewol sank 1.5 km (0.93 mi)
offshore of Donggeochado, Jindo County, with 476 onboard, including 172
survivors.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_MV_Sewol>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
catch-as-catch-can:
1. (idiomatic) Only when possible or when the opportunity presents itself;
intermittent.
2. (wrestling) Relating to catch wrestling, a form of amateur freestyle
wrestling.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/catch-as-catch-can>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The acquisition of any knowledge is always of use to the
intellect, because it may thus drive out useless things and retain the
good. For nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first known.
--Anatole France
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anatole_France>
Cosmic Stories and Stirring Science Stories were two pulp science
fiction magazines that published a total of seven issues in 1941 and
1942. Both were edited by Donald A. Wollheim and launched by Albing
Publications, appearing in alternate months. Wollheim had no budget at
all for fiction, so he solicited stories from his friends among the
Futurians, a group of young science fiction fans including James Blish
and C.M. Kornbluth. Isaac Asimov contributed a story, but later insisted
on payment after hearing that F. Orlin Tremaine, the editor of Comet—a
competing science fiction magazine—was irate at the idea of a magazine
that might "siphon readership from magazines that paid", and thought
that authors who contributed should be blacklisted. Kornbluth was the
most prolific contributor, under several pseudonyms; one of his stories,
"Thirteen O'Clock", was very successful, and helped to make his
reputation in the field. The magazines ceased publication in late 1941,
but Wollheim was able to find a publisher for one further issue of
Stirring Science Stories in March 1942 before war restrictions forced it
to close again.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Stories_and_Stirring_Science_Stories>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
769:
The Lateran Council concluded proceedings intended to rectify
abuses in the papal electoral process that had led to the elevation of
the Antipopes Constantine II and Philip.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateran_Council_(769)>
1638:
A rebellion by Catholic Japanese peasants in Shimabara over
increased taxes was put down by the Tokugawa shogunate, resulting in
greater enforcement of the policy of national seclusion.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara_Rebellion>
1738:
Serse, an opera by Baroque composer George Frideric Handel
loosely based on Xerxes I of Persia, premiered in London.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serse>
1922:
US Senator John B. Kendrick introduced a resolution calling for
an investigation of a secret land deal, which led to the discovery of
the Teapot Dome scandal.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teapot_Dome_scandal>
2013:
Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev set off two pressure cooker
bombs (immediate aftermath pictured) during the running of the Boston
Marathon, killing three people and injuring 264 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon_bombing>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
goy:
A non-Jew, a gentile.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/goy>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
To lie is so vile, that even if it were in speaking well of godly
things it would take off something from God's grace; and Truth is so
excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.
--Leonardo da Vinci
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci>
The Battle of Barnet (14 April 1471) during the Wars of the Roses,
followed by the Battle of Tewkesbury, secured the throne for Edward IV
of England and launched fourteen years of Yorkist rule. Near Barnet,
then a small Hertfordshire town north of London, Edward led the House of
York against Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and the House of
Lancaster, which backed Henry VI for the throne. The battle began in a
thick fog at dawn. While the main forces struggled, John de Vere, 13th
Earl of Oxford, and his Lancastrian troops routed the Yorkists under
Lord William Hastings, chasing them up to Barnet. On their return to the
battlefield, Oxford's men were erroneously shot at by his allies
commanded by John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. The Lancastrians
lost the battle as cries of treason spread through their line and many
abandoned the fight. While retreating, Warwick was killed. Historians
regard the battle as one of the most important clashes in the Wars of
the Roses, bringing about a decisive turn in the fortunes of the two
houses.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Barnet>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
966:
After his marriage to the Christian Dobrawa of Bohemia, the
pagan ruler of the Polans, Mieszko I, converted to Christianity, an
event considered to be the founding of the Polish state.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_during_the_Piast_dynasty>
1828:
Lexicographer Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his
dictionary of American English.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster>
1909:
Following a military revolt against the constitutional
government, a mob began a massacre of Armenians in Adana Vilayet,
Ottoman Empire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adana_massacre>
1978:
Thousands of Georgians demonstrated in Tbilisi against an
attempt by the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR to change the
constitutional status of the Georgian language.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Georgian_demonstrations>
2003:
The completion of the Human Genome Project was announced.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Genome_Project>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
veridical:
1. True.
2. Pertaining to an experience, perception, or interpretation that
accurately represents reality; as opposed to imaginative,
unsubstantiated, illusory, or delusory.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/veridical>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I quite fixedly believe the Wardens of Earth sometimes unbar
strange windows, that face on other worlds than ours. And some of us, I
think, once in a while get a peep through these windows. But we are not
permitted to get a long peep, or an unobstructed peep, nor very
certainly, are we permitted to see all there is — out yonder. The
fatal fault, sir, of your theorizing is that it is too complete. It aims
to throw light upon the universe, and therefore is self-evidently
moonshine. The Wardens of Earth do not desire that we should understand
the universe, Mr. Kennaston; it is part of Their appointed task to
insure that we never do; and because of Their efficiency every notion
that any man, dead, living, or unborn, might form as to the universe
will necessarily prove wrong.
--James Branch Cabell
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Branch_Cabell>
Sterndale Bennett (13 April 1816 – 1 February 1875) was an English
composer, pianist, and conductor who became a leading force in musical
education. As a student at the London Royal Academy of Music (RAM), he
was admired by Felix Mendelssohn, who invited him to come to Germany. In
three long visits there between 1836 and 1842 he performed as a pianist
and composed, befriending Robert Schumann. In 1837 he began teaching at
the RAM, with which he was associated for most of his life. His pupils
included Arthur Sullivan, Hubert Parry, and Tobias Matthay. He performed
throughout the 1840s and 1850s, returning to composition in 1858; by
this time his works were considered old-fashioned, though they were
still popular. He was Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge
from 1856 to 1866, then became Principal of the RAM, rescuing it from
closure. He was knighted in 1871. He died in London and was buried in
Westminster Abbey. In recent years, appreciation of Bennett's
compositions has been rekindled and many of his works have been
recorded. Several concerts of his music are planned for his bicentenary
year of 2016.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sterndale_Bennett>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1598:
King Henry IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes, granting
freedom of religion to the Huguenots.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Nantes>
1777:
American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian forces
conducted a surprise attack against a Continental Army outpost at Bound
Brook, New Jersey.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bound_Brook>
1941:
The Soviet Union and the Empire of Japan signed a neutrality
pact, which lasted through most of World War II.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Japanese_Neutrality_Pact>
1956:
The Vietnamese National Army captured Ba Cụt, military
commander of the Hoa Hao religious sect, which ran a de facto state in
southern Vietnam in opposition to Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_C%E1%BB%A5t>
2015:
Czech politician Vít Jedlička proclaimed the micronation
Liberland on a patch of land between Croatia and Serbia that had been
unclaimed by either side due to a territorial dispute.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberland>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
trumpery:
1. Worthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk.
2. Nonsense.
3. (obsolete) Deceit; fraud.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trumpery>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I've learned some things from having lived: If you're alive,
experience largely, merge with rivers, heavens, cosmos For what we call
living is a gift given to life And life is a gift bestowed upon us
--Ataol Behramoğlu
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ataol_Behramo%C4%9Flu>
Aliso Creek is a 19-mile (31 km) urban stream that runs through Orange
County in the U.S. state of California from the Santa Ana Mountains to
the Pacific Ocean, collecting seven main tributaries. It flows generally
south-southwest through a narrow coastal watershed at the southern
extreme of the arid Los Angeles Basin in a fairly straight course. Owing
to the submersion of Southern California in the Pacific Ocean until
10 million years ago, the creek flows over marine sedimentary rock that
dates from the late Eocene to the Pliocene. The watershed's broad
sediment-filled valleys and deeply eroded side canyons were shaped by
climate change during the last Ice Age. Historically, the creek served
as the boundary between the Juaneño (Acjachemem) and Gabrieleno
(Tongva) Indians. Although attempts to use the creek and its watershed
as a municipal water source date to the early 20th century, the water
it provided was erratic and of poor quality. The creek has become little
more than an open wastewater drain, but the watershed supports some
biodiversity, and remains a popular recreational area.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliso_Creek_(Orange_County)>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
240:
Shapur I was crowned shahanshah ("king of kings") of the
Sasanian Empire, the last Iranian empire before the rise of Islam.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapur_I>
1204:
Alexios V Doukas fled Constantinople as forces under Boniface
the Marquess of Montferrat and Enrico Dandolo the Doge of Venice entered
and sacked the Byzantine capital, effectively ending the Fourth Crusade.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Constantinople_(1204)>
1861:
Confederate forces began firing at Fort Sumter in the harbor of
Charleston, South Carolina, starting the American Civil War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter>
1980:
Terry Fox dipped his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean at
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and began running his "Marathon
of Hope" towards the Pacific Ocean at Vancouver, British Columbia, to
raise funds across Canada for cancer research.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Fox>
2007:
The canteen of the Council of Representatives of Iraq building
was attacked by a suicide bomber, killing one Member of Parliament and
wounding 23 other people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Iraqi_Parliament_bombing>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
darrein:
(law, historical) In the names of legal actions, pleas, writs, etc.:
final, last; dernier.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/darrein>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.
--Tom Clancy
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy>
Hungary occupied and annexed territories during World War II that it had
lost to Yugoslavia in the Treaty of Trianon after World War I. On 11
April 1941, 80,000 Hungarian troops crossed the Yugoslav border to join
the German-led Axis invasion. Despite only sporadic resistance,
Hungarian troops killed many civilians during the invasion. The
Hungarian authorities deported tens of thousands of Serbs from the
territories, re-settling Hungarians from other parts of Hungary.
Resistance to the occupation began in the latter half of 1941, and in
January 1942 the Hungarian military conducted retaliatory raids that
killed over 3,300 people, mostly Serbs and Jews. In March 1944, when
Hungary began to negotiate with the Allies, Germany invaded and took
control of Hungary, including the annexed territories. The remaining
Jews were collected and transported to extermination camps, where 85 per
cent of those from the occupied territories died. The territories were
restored to Yugoslav control as the Germans were pushed out of the
region in late 1944 and 1945.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_occupation_of_Yugoslav_territories>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1544:
Italian War of 1542–46: French and Spanish forces fought a
massive pitched battle in the Piedmont region of Italy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ceresole>
1814:
The Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed, ending the War of the
Sixth Coalition, and forcing Napoleon to abdicate as ruler of France and
sending him into exile on Elba.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Fontainebleau_(1814)>
1913:
The Nevill Ground's pavilion was destroyed in the only
suffragette arson attack on a cricket ground.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Ground>
1951:
US President Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army
Douglas MacArthur of his commands for making public statements about the
Korean War that contradicted the administration's policies.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Truman%27s_relief_of_General_Dougla…>
1996:
While attempting to set a record as the youngest person to
pilot an airplane across the United States, the aircraft flown by seven-
year-old Jessica Dubroff crashed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, killing her and
two others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Dubroff>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
livid:
1. (informal) Very angry; furious.
2. Having a dark, bluish appearance.
3. Pallid.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/livid>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We still proclaim the old ideals of liberty but we cannot voice
them without anxiety in our hearts. The question is no longer one of
establishing democratic institutions but of preserving them. … The
arch enemies of society are those who know better but by indirection,
misstatement, understatement, and slander, seek to accomplish their
concealed purposes or to gain profit of some sort by misleading the
public. The antidote for these poisons must be found in the sincere and
courageous efforts of those who would preserve their cherished freedom
by a wise and responsible use of it. Freedom of expression gives the
essential democratic opportunity, but self-restraint is the essential
civic discipline.
--Charles Evans Hughes
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