Dromaeosauroides was a theropod dinosaur that lived around 140 million
years ago during the Early Cretaceous, making it one of the oldest known
dromaeosaurs. In 2000 and 2008, two fossilised teeth from this genus
(cast pictured) were discovered in the Jydegaard Formation in the
Robbedale valley, on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, in the Baltic Sea.
It is the first dinosaur reported from Denmark. After these discoveries,
remains and tracks of more dinosaurs were found in several formations on
Bornholm. Coprolites containing fish remains found in the Jydegaard
Formation may belong to Dromaeosauroides. The teeth are curved and
finely serrated. Based on a comparison with other dromaeosaur teeth, the
genus is estimated to have been 2 to 3 metres (7 to 10 ft) in length,
with a weight of about 40 kilograms (88 lb), a hide covered with
feathers, and a large sickle claw on both feet. It lived in a coastal
lagoon environment with sauropods, as evidenced by a possible titanosaur
tooth.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromaeosauroides>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1498:
A tsunami caused by the Nankai earthquake washed away the
building housing the statue of the Great Buddha at Kōtoku-in in
Kamakura, Japan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dtoku-in>
1906:
The ocean liner RMS Mauretania, the largest and fastest ship in
the world at the time, was launched.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Mauretania_%281906%29>
1943:
World War II: Australian troops defeated Imperial Japanese
forces at the Battle of Kaiapit in New Guinea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kaiapit>
2008:
An explosive-laden truck detonated in front of the Marriott
hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Marriott_Hotel_bombing>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
cherish:
1. To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect
with care.
2. To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.
3. (obsolete) To cheer, to gladden.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cherish>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It is safer to try to understand the low in the light of the high
than the high in the light of the low. In doing the latter one
necessarily distorts the high, whereas in doing the former one does not
deprive the low of the freedom to reveal itself as fully as what it is.
--Leo Strauss
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leo_Strauss>
Kate Sheppard (1848–1934) was the most prominent member of the women's
suffrage movement in New Zealand, and is one of that nation's best-known
historical figures. Born in Liverpool, England, she migrated to New
Zealand with her family in 1868, joining religious and social
organisations there, including the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
(WCTU). In 1887 she was appointed the WCTU's National Superintendent for
Franchise and Legislation. Sheppard promoted women's suffrage by
organising petitions and public meetings, by writing letters to the
press, and by developing contacts with politicians. She was the editor
of the White Ribbon, the first woman-operated newspaper in New Zealand.
Through her skilful writing and persuasive public speaking, her work
culminated in the grant of the vote to women on 19 September 1893,
making New Zealand the first nation to grant universal suffrage.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Sheppard>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1692:
Salem witch trials: As Giles Corey was being crushed to death
for refusing to enter a plea to charges of witchcraft, he reportedly
kept telling officials, "More weight!"
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey>
1940:
Polish resistance leader Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be
captured by German forces and sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp
in order to gather intelligence.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki>
1970:
The first Glastonbury Festival, the largest greenfield festival
in the world, was held at Michael Eavis's farm in Glastonbury, England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival>
1982:
:-) and :-( were first proposed by Scott Fahlman for use as
emoticons.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Jolly Roger:
The traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships, often
pictured as a white skull and crossbones on a black field; the
blackjack.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jolly_Roger>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There is a spell of unresisted power In wonder-working weak
simplicity, Because it is not fear'd.
--Hartley Coleridge
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hartley_Coleridge>
Hurricane Isabel struck North Carolina on the East Coast of the United
States on September 18, 2003. Forming in early September in the
tropical Atlantic Ocean, the storm had moved northwestward, with peak
winds of 165 mph (265 km/h). Isabel made landfall on the Outer Banks
with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h), then quickly weakened over land and
became extratropical over western Pennsylvania the next day. It produced
moderate to heavy damage across eastern North Carolina. Storm surge and
strong winds in Dare County damaged thousands of houses and created a
2,000-foot (600 m) inlet on Hatteras Island (pictured), washing out
parts of North Carolina Highway 12 and isolating the village of Hatteras
for two months. Across the state, up to 700,000 residents were left
without power. Three deaths in North Carolina were attributed to the
storm, and statewide damage was estimated at $450 million.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Isabel_in_North_Carolina>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1879:
The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English
seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_Illuminations>
1918:
World War I: The Central Powers' defeat in the Battle of Dobro
Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and opened
the way for the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dobro_Pole>
1974:
Hurricane Fifi struck Honduras, destroying 182 towns and
villages in the first 24 hours, and ultimately causing over 8,000
deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Fifi%E2%80%93Orlene>
2001:
Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various
media outlets in the United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_anthrax_attacks>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
cybernat:
(Britain, informal) A Scottish nationalist who takes part in Internet
activism.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cybernat>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief
happiness which this world affords: but, like all other pleasures
immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain; and
expectations improperly indulged must end in disappointment. If it be
asked, what is the improper expectation which it is dangerous to
indulge, experience will quickly answer, that it is such expectation as
is dictated not by reason, but by desire; expectation raised, not by the
common occurrences of life, but by the wants of the expectant; an
expectation that requires the common course of things to be changed, and
the general rules of action to be broken.
--Samuel Johnson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson>
WestJet Encore is a Canadian regional airline that began operations in
2013 as a subsidiary of WestJet Airlines, Ltd., the holding company for
WestJet Airlines. It is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Originally
limited to Western Canada, air service was later supplemented by routes
in the eastern half of the country. Pilot bases are in Calgary and
Toronto, where many WestJet Encore flights operate. Because WestJet
Airlines operates only larger aircraft such as the Boeing 737, the
company could not profitably serve many routes with less traffic.
WestJet Encore was created to use smaller planes, allowing the company
to serve these routes and to increase the frequency of flights on other
routes. The airline is the fourth largest operator of the Bombardier
Q400 NextGen aircraft (pictured), a variant of the Bombardier Dash 8.
The airline was initially staffed with non-union employees but the
pilots have since unionized.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WestJet_Encore>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1775:
American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army under Richard
Montgomery began the Siege of Fort St. Jean in the British province of
Quebec.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_St._Jean>
1859:
Disgruntled with the legal and political structures of the
United States, Joshua Norton distributed letters to various newspapers
in San Francisco, proclaiming himself Emperor Norton.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton>
1914:
Andrew Fisher, whose previous term as Prime Minister of
Australia oversaw a period of reform unmatched in the Commonwealth until
the 1940s, became Prime Minister for the third time.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Fisher>
1980:
Solidarity, the Polish trade union, was founded as the first
independent labor union in a Soviet-bloc country.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Solidarity>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
warrant:
1. (transitive, obsolete) To protect, keep safe (from danger).
2. (transitive, obsolete) To give (someone) an assurance or guarantee
(of something); also, with a double object: to guarantee (someone
something).
3. (transitive) To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality,
value, etc.).
4. (transitive) To guarantee as being true; (colloquial) to believe
strongly.
5. (transitive) To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to
do something).
6. (transitive) To justify; to give grounds for.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/warrant>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
One thing I am convinced more and more is true and that is this:
the only way to be truly happy is to make others happy. When you realize
that and take advantage of the fact, everything is made perfect.
--William Carlos Williams
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Carlos_Williams>
Thomas F. Bayard (1828–1898) was a lawyer, politician, and diplomat
from Wilmington, Delaware. He served three terms as a US Senator from
Delaware and made three unsuccessful bids for the Democratic nomination
for President of the United States. In 1885, President Grover Cleveland
appointed him Secretary of State. Bayard worked with Cleveland to
promote American trade in the Pacific while avoiding the acquisition of
colonies at a time when many Americans clamored for them. He worked to
resolve disputes over fishing and seal-hunting rights in the waters
around the Canada–United States border. After four years in private
life, he returned to the diplomatic arena as Ambassador to the United
Kingdom, where he continued to strive for Anglo-American friendship.
This brought him into conflict with his successor at the State
Department, Richard Olney, when Olney and Cleveland were demanding more
aggressive diplomatic overtures in the Venezuelan crisis of 1895.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_F._Bayard>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1920:
A bomb in a horse wagon exploded (aftermath pictured) in front
of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City, killing 38 people and
injuring several hundred others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_bombing>
1961:
Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured
in a tropical cyclone, made initial landfall in Muroto, Kōchi, Japan,
having decreased in intensity.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Nancy_%281961%29>
1982:
A Lebanese militia under the direct command of Elie Hobeika
carried out a massacre in the Palestinian refugee camp of Sabra and
Shatila, killing at least 460 civilians.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabra_and_Shatila_massacre>
1990:
Construction of the Northern Xinjiang railway was completed
between Ürümqi South and Alashankou stations, linking the railway
lines of China and Kazakhstan, and adding a sizable portion to the
Eurasian Land Bridge.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Land_Bridge>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
cummerbund:
(fashion) A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and
worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together
with a tuxedo or dinner jacket.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cummerbund>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to
unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the first principles,
and take nobody's word about them.
--Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Henry_St_John,_1st_Viscount_Bolingbroke>
The Bayern-class battleships were four super-dreadnoughts, laid down
from 1913 to 1915 by the Imperial German Navy. Sachsen and Württemberg
were never completed, after U-boats were found to be more valuable to
the war effort. Bayern (pictured) and Baden, the last German battleships
completed during World War I, were commissioned into the fleet too late
to take part in the Battle of Jutland (31 May – 1 June 1916). Bayern
was assigned to the naval force that drove the Imperial Russian Navy
from the Gulf of Riga during Operation Albion in October 1917, though
the ship was severely damaged by a mine and had to be withdrawn to Kiel
for repairs. Baden replaced Friedrich der Grosse as the flagship of the
High Seas Fleet, but saw no combat. Bayern and Baden were interned in
Scapa Flow, Scotland, following the Armistice in November 1918; in June
1919, Bayern was scuttled along with other fleet ships at the command of
Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayern-class_battleship>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1821:
The Province of Guatemala proclaimed the independence of
Central America from the Spanish Empire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Independence_of_Central_America>
1916:
Tanks, the "secret weapons" of the British Army during the
First World War (Mark I tank pictured), were first used in combat at the
Battle of the Somme in Somme, Picardy, France.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Somme>
1944:
World War II: Following the Greek People's Liberation Army
victory in the Battle of Meligalas, more than 700 prisoners of war and
about 50 civilians were massacred.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Meligalas>
2008:
Late-2000s financial crisis: The global financial services firm
Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy while holding over $600 billion in
assets, the largest such filing in U.S. history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy_of_Lehman_Brothers>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
jumbo:
Especially large or powerful.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jumbo>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Party is known to encourage prejudice, and to lead men astray in
the judgment of character. Thus it is we see one half the nation
extolling those that the other half condemns, and condemning those that
the other half extols. Both cannot be right, and as passions, interests
and prejudices are all enlisted on such occasions, it would be nearer
the truth to say that both are wrong. Party is an instrument of error,
by pledging men to support its policy, instead of supporting the policy
of the state. Thus we see party measures almost always in extremes, the
resistance of opponents inducing the leaders to ask for more than is
necessary. Party leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable
legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party. Thus have we seen
those territorial divisions and regulations which ought to be permanent,
as well as other useful laws, altered, for no other end than to
influence an election. Party, has been a means of entirely destroying
that local independence, which elsewhere has given rise to a
representation that acts solely for the nation, and which, under other
systems is called the country party, every legislator being virtually
pledged to support one of two opinions; or, if a shade of opinion
between them, a shade that is equally fettered, though the truth be with
neither.
--The American Democrat
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_American_Democrat>
William McKinley (1843–1901) was the 25th President of the United
States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his death. McKinley served in
the Civil War and rose from private to brevet major. In 1876, he was
elected to Congress, where he advocated a protective tariff, which he
promised would bring prosperity. His controversial 1890 McKinley Tariff,
together with a Democratic redistricting effort aimed at gerrymandering
him out of office, led to his defeat in the Democratic landslide of
1890. He then served four years as Governor of Ohio. In 1896, running a
front porch campaign, he defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan, and
won a rematch four years later. McKinley led the nation to victory in
the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote
American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a
rejection of free silver. His administration ended with his
assassination in September 1901, but his presidency began a period
dominated by the Republican Party. .
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1752:
In adopting the Gregorian calendar under the terms of the
Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, the British Empire skipped eleven days,
with September 2 being followed directly by September 14.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_%28New_Style%29_Act_1750>
1914:
HMAS AE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was
lost at sea; its wreck was not found until 2017.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_AE1>
1940:
The Hungarian Army indiscriminately killed at least 150 ethnic
Romanians in Ipp, Transylvania, after rumors spread that Romanians were
responsible for the recent deaths of two soldiers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ip_massacre>
2015:
Physicists of the LIGO and Virgo projects first observed
gravitational waves, the existence of which was predicted by Henri
Poincaré in 1905.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_observation_of_gravitational_waves>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
rantistirion:
(Eastern Orthodoxy) A ritual sprinkler used in some Christian rites.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rantistirion>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Patriotism or any other version of the herd instinct seems to me
an entirely inadequate basis of virtue. Christianity is from that point
of view an explanation of and a support for an essential ingredient in
man's nature — far the best, though necessarily imperfect.
--Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Cecil,_1st_Viscount_Cecil_of_Chelwood>
The Burke and Hare murders were a series of 16 killings committed over a
period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were
undertaken by William Burke (pictured, left) and William Hare (pictured,
right), who sold the corpses to Doctor Robert Knox for dissection at his
anatomy lectures. Edinburgh was a leading European centre of anatomical
study in the early 19th century, in a time when the demand for cadavers
exceeded the legal supply. When a lodger in Hare's house died, he
turned to his friend Burke for advice and they sold the body to Knox.
They then began their murder spree, which was uncovered after other
lodgers discovered their last victim, Margaret Docherty, and called the
police. Hare provided the details of Docherty's murder and confessed to
all 16 deaths. Burke was found guilty of one murder, sentenced to death
and hanged. His corpse was dissected and his skeleton displayed at the
Anatomical Museum of Edinburgh Medical School, where it remains.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1893:
On the opening day of the first Parliament of the World's
Religions in Chicago, Swami Vivekananda introduced Hinduism to the
United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda>
1914:
During the First World War, the Australian Naval and Military
Expeditionary Force invaded German New Guinea, winning the Battle of
Bita Paka.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bita_Paka>
1978:
Janet Parker, a British medical photographer, became the last
recorded person to die from smallpox, leading to a debate on whether the
virus should be preserved.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_smallpox_outbreak_in_the_United_Kingdom>
2001:
Al-Qaeda used four hijacked passenger airliners to carry out a
series of suicide attacks against targets in New York City and the
Washington, D.C., area.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
ostrichism:
1. The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one's head out of
view.
2. (derogatory) A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is,
ignoring the reality of a situation.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ostrichism>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Since September 11, an entire generation of young Americans has
gained new understanding of the value of freedom and its cost and duty
and its sacrifice. The battle is now joined on many fronts. We will not
waiver, we will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.
Peace and freedom will prevail. Thank you. May God continue to bless
America.
--George W. Bush
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_W._Bush>
Djadoeg Djajakusuma (1918–1987) was an Indonesian film director and
promoter of traditional art forms. During the Japanese occupation from
1943 to 1945 he was a translator and actor. In the national revolution
which followed, he worked for the military's educational division and
several news agencies, as well as in drama. In 1951 he joined the
National Film Corporation (Perfini) at the invitation of Usmar Ismail.
After his directorial debut with Embun, he released a further eleven
films with the company before leaving in 1964. He then returned to
traditional Indonesian theatre, including wayang. Although he continued
to direct movies, most of his energies were dedicated to promoting
traditional art forms and teaching cinematography. His theatrical
performances attempted to modernise traditional forms. He is credited
with revitalising the Betawi theatre form lenong and received numerous
awards for his filmmaking, including a lifetime achievement award at the
Indonesian Film Festival.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._Djajakusuma>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1897:
A sheriff's posse fired upon a peaceful labor demonstration
made up of mostly Polish and Slovak anthracite coal miners in Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania, U.S., killing 19 people and wounding many others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattimer_massacre>
1945:
Mike the Headless Chicken was decapitated in a farm in
Colorado; he survived another 18 months as part of sideshows before
choking to death in Phoenix, Arizona.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken>
1961:
At the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, German driver Wolfgang von
Trips's car collided with another, causing it to become airborne and
crash into a side barrier, killing him and 15 spectators.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_von_Trips>
2008:
CERN's Large Hadron Collider (section pictured), the world's
largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, was first powered up
beneath the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
necessitate:
(transitive) To make necessary; to require (something) to be brought
about.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/necessitate>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Magnify the divine mystery and the holiness of mankind.
--Franz Werfel
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Franz_Werfel>
The Vermont Sesquicentennial half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent
piece struck by the United States Mint in 1927. Designed by Charles
Keck, its obverse depicts early Vermont leader Ira Allen, brother of
Ethan Allen. The reverse design of a catamount has been criticized as
irrelevant to Vermont. On January 9, 1925, U.S. Senator Frank L. Greene
of Vermont introduced legislation for commemorative coins to mark the
150th anniversary of Vermont independence in 1777 and of the American
victory at the Battle of Bennington the same year. His bill passed the
Senate without difficulty, but the House of Representatives added two
more special half dollars. The Senate agreed to the changes, and
President Calvin Coolidge signed the authorizing act on February 24,
1925. The coins did not sell out; over a fourth of the issue was
returned for redemption and melting. Today, they can sell for hundreds
of dollars, depending on condition.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_Sesquicentennial_half_dollar>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1493:
Ottoman wars in Europe: At the Battle of Krbava Field, a large
Croatian army intercepted an Ottoman force returning to the Sanjak of
Bosnia, but was defeated.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Krbava_Field>
1739:
The Stono Rebellion, at the time the largest slave rebellion in
the Thirteen Colonies of British America, erupted near Charleston, South
Carolina.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stono_Rebellion>
1954:
The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake struck Algeria, leaving at least
1,243 people dead and 5,000 injured, and forced the government to
implement comprehensive reforms in building codes.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Chlef_earthquake>
2001:
Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, was
assassinated in Afghanistan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Shah_Massoud>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
colonelcy:
(military) The rank or office of a colonel.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/colonelcy>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There comes a day when, for someone who has persecuted us, we
feel only indifference, a weariness at his stupidity. Then we forgive
him.
--Cesare Pavese
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cesare_Pavese>