"Episode 14" is the seventh episode of the second season of the
American mystery television series Twin Peaks. Featuring Kyle
MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Ray Wise (pictured) and Richard Beymer, it
centers on an investigation into the murder of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee)
in a rural town in Washington state. In this episode, FBI special agent
Dale Cooper (MacLachlan) and Sheriff Truman (Ontkean) continue to search
for Laura's killer. Cooper and Truman arrest Benjamin Horne (Beymer),
believing him to be possessed by a demon, but later that night the
demon's real host, Leland Palmer (Wise), murders Madeline Ferguson
(Lee). "Episode 14" was first broadcast on November 10, 1990, by the
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and was watched by an audience of
17.2 million households. The episode was well-received. Academic
readings of the entry have highlighted the theme of duality and the
cinematography in the revelation scene.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episode_14_%28Twin_Peaks%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1940:
An earthquake registering 7.7 Mw struck the Vrancea region of
Romania (rescue efforts pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Vrancea_earthquake>
1945:
Indonesian National Revolution: Following the killing of
Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby a few weeks earlier, British forces
retaliated by attacking Surabaya.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Surabaya>
2007:
At the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile, King Juan
Carlos I of Spain asked Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez "Why don't
you shut up?" after Chávez repeatedly interrupted a speech by Spanish
prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C2%BFPor_qu%C3%A9_no_te_callas%3F>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
sumac:
1. Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and other
genera in Anacardiaceae, particularly the elm-leaved sumac, Sicilian
sumac, or tanner's sumac (Rhus coriaria).
2. Dried and chopped-up leaves and stems of a plant of the genus Rhus,
particularly the tanner's sumac (see sense 1), used for dyeing and
tanning leather or for medicinal purposes.
3. A sour spice popular in the Eastern Mediterranean, made from the
berries of tanner's sumac.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sumac>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Honestly, if you're given the choice between Armageddon or tea,
you don't say "what kind of tea?"
--Neil Gaiman
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman>
Yashima was a Fuji-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the
Imperial Japanese Navy in the 1890s. Yashima (a classical name for
Japan) was designed and built in the United Kingdom, as Japan lacked
the necessary industrial capacity. Her main battery consisted of four
12-inch (305 mm) guns. Commanded by Captain Hajime Sakamoto at the
start of the Russo-Japanese War, the ship participated in the Battle of
Port Arthur on 9 February 1904 when Vice-Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō led
his battleships and cruisers in an attack on Russia's Pacific Squadron.
Yashima was involved in war operations until May, when she struck two
mines off Port Arthur. She did not sink immediately, but capsized while
under tow later that day. The Japanese were able to keep her loss a
secret from the Russians for over a year; as part of the deception,
surviving crewmen who were guarding Port Arthur addressed their letters
as if they were still aboard the battleship.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Yashima>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1914:
World War I: Off the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Australian
light cruiser HMAS Sydney sank SMS Emden, the last active warship of
the Central Powers in the Indian Ocean.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cocos>
1989:
East German official Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced
the immediate opening of the inner German border, resulting in the fall
of the Berlin Wall that night (border crossing pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Berlin_Wall>
2016:
A tram derailed in Croydon, London, killing seven people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Croydon_tram_derailment>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
trounce:
1. (transitive) To beat severely; to thrash.
2. (transitive) To beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially
(games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
3. (transitive) To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold
with abusive language.
4. (transitive, Britain, regional) To punish by bringing a lawsuit
against; to sue. [...]
5. (intransitive, Britain, dialectal) To walk heavily or with some
difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.
6. (intransitive, Britain, dialectal) To pass across or over; to
traverse.
7. (intransitive) To travel quickly over a long distance.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trounce>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We stand again at an inflection point. We have the opportunity
to defeat despair and to build a nation of prosperity and purpose. We
can do it. I know we can. I've long talked about the battle for the
soul of America. We must restore the soul of America. Our nation is
shaped by the constant battle between our better angels and our darkest
impulses. It is time for our better angels to prevail. Tonight, the
whole world is watching America. I believe at our best America is a
beacon for the globe. And we lead not by the example of our power, but
by the power of our example.
--Joe Biden
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joe_Biden>
The king brown snake (Pseudechis australis) is a species of highly
venomous snake of the family Elapidae, native to northern, western, and
Central Australia. Despite its common name, it is a member of the genus
Pseudechis (black snakes) and only distantly related to true brown
snakes. First described by the English zoologist John Edward Gray in
1842, it is a robust snake up to 3.3 m (11 ft) long. It is variable in
appearance, with individuals from northern Australia having tan
upperparts, while those from southern Australia are dark brown to
blackish. The dorsal scales are two-toned, sometimes giving the snake a
patterned appearance. Its underside is cream or white, often with orange
splotches. The snake is considered to be a least-concern species. Its
venomous bites often produce extensive pain and swelling, and deaths
have been recorded, most recently in 1969. Its victims are treated with
black-snake (not brown-snake) antivenom.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_brown_snake>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1644:
The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, was
enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first
Qing emperor to rule over China.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunzhi_Emperor>
1940:
The Italian invasion of Greece failed as outnumbered Greek
units repulsed the Italians at the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Elaia%E2%80%93Kalamas>
1987:
A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb exploded during a
Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, killing 12
people and injuring 63 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day_bombing>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
mentalese:
(philosophy, psychology) A hypothetical non-verbal language in which
concepts are represented in the mind.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mentalese>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Our Good Lord shewed Himself in diverse manners both in heaven
and in earth, but I saw Him take no place save in man’s soul.
--Julian of Norwich
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Julian_of_Norwich>
Hellraiser: Judgment is a 2018 American horror film starring Damon
Carney, Randy Wayne, Alexandra Harris, Heather Langenkamp, and Paul T.
Taylor. The tenth installment in the Hellraiser film series created by
Clive Barker (pictured), it was written and directed by the series'
longtime special effects make-up artist Gary J. Tunnicliffe. It was
produced by Michael Leahy and filmed in Oklahoma. The plot centers on
three police detectives who, investigating a series of murders, are
confronted by the denizens of hell: the Cenobites and the Stygian
Inquisition. Judgment is the second Hellraiser film in which the Pinhead
role was not played by Doug Bradley. Mike Jay Regan reprised his role as
the Chatterer, Pinhead's servant in several of the earlier sequels.
Judgment was distributed by Lionsgate Films in video on demand and home
media. Although critics compared the film favorably to its predecessors,
its low budget and police procedural aspects were criticized.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellraiser:_Judgment>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1811:
Tecumseh's War: American forces led by William Henry Harrison
defeated the forces of Shawnee leader Tecumseh's growing confederation
at the Battle of Tippecanoe near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tippecanoe>
1917:
World War I: British forces captured Gaza when the Ottoman
garrison retreated.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Gaza>
2000:
Hillary Clinton was elected a US senator, becoming the first
first lady to win public office.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
where there is a will there is a way:
If someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found
to make it happen.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/where_there_is_a_will_there_is_a_way>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
In this growing there are no really new things or new situation.
There are only things growing out right, or things growing out deformed
or shriveled.
--R. A. Lafferty
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/R._A._Lafferty>
The 1981 UEFA Cup Final was an association football match played over
two legs between AZ '67 of the Netherlands and Ipswich Town of England.
It was the final of the 1980–81 season of European cup competition,
the UEFA Cup. Both Ipswich and AZ '67 were appearing in their first
European cup final. Watched by a crowd of 27,532 on 6 May at Ipswich's
home ground, Portman Road (pictured), Ipswich won the first leg 3–0;
John Wark, Frans Thijssen and Paul Mariner scored. In the second leg at
the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam on 20 May, a crowd of 28,500 watched
Ipswich take an early lead courtesy of a Thijssen goal. AZ '67 quickly
equalised through Kurt Welzl before taking the lead after a goal from
Johnny Metgod. Wark scored again for Ipswich to equalise the leg, but
AZ '67 struck back through Pier Tol and Jos Jonker. Ipswich won the
final 5–4 on aggregate to win their first and, as of 2020, only
European trophy.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_UEFA_Cup_Final>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1789:
Pope Pius VI appointed Father John Carroll as the first
Catholic bishop in the United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carroll_%28archbishop_of_Baltimore%29>
1856:
The first story from the collection Scenes of Clerical Life by
English author George Eliot was submitted for publication.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenes_of_Clerical_Life>
1963:
Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ was appointed to head the South Vietnamese
government by General Dương Văn Minh's junta, five days after the
latter deposed and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Ng%E1%BB%8Dc_Th%C6%A1>
1977:
The Kelly Barnes Dam in Stephens County, Georgia, collapsed;
the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused US$2.8 million in
damages.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Barnes_Dam>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Hansard:
1. (historical, also attributively) A member of a Hanse (“merchant
guild”), or a resident of a Hanse town. […]
2. (chiefly Britain, Commonwealth of Nations) The official report of
debates and other proceedings in the British and some Commonwealth
parliaments.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hansard>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The presidency itself is not a partisan institution. It’s the
one office in this nation that represents everyone and it demands a duty
of care for all Americans. That is precisely what I will do. I will work
as hard for those who didn’t vote for me as I will for those who did
vote for me. Now, every vote must be counted. No one’s going to take
our democracy away from us, not now, not ever. America’s come too far.
America’s fought too many battles. America’s endured too much to
ever let that happen. We the people will not be silenced. We the people
will not be bullied. We the people will not surrender. My friends, I’m
confident we’ll emerge victorious. But this will not be my victory
alone or our victory alone. It’ll be a victory for the American
people, for our democracy, for America.
--Joe Biden
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joe_Biden>
Henry Clifford, 10th Baron Clifford (c. 1454 – 23 April 1523),
was an English nobleman. Henry's father died fighting for the House of
Lancaster, and when Henry Tudor came to the throne in 1485, he relied on
Clifford as a loyal Tudor servant to control the north of England.
Clifford was not always successful in this, and his actions were not
always popular, but his royal service was extremely profitable. He
frequently quarrelled with his neighbours, occasionally resulting in
violent feuds. He married a cousin of the King and his infidelity became
notorious. Clifford's relations with his eldest son and heir were also
turbulent; he complained that his son lived above his station, consorted
with men of bad influence and was excessively violent. Clifford outlived
the King and attended the coronation of Henry VIII in 1509. Continuing
to serve as the King's man in the north, he took part in the decisive
English victory over the Scots at Flodden in 1513..
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Flodden>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1757:
Seven Years' War: Prussian forces led by Frederick the Great
defeated the allied French and Habsburg armies at the Battle of
Rossbach.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rossbach>
1925:
Sidney Reilly, known as the "Ace of Spies" and an inspiration
for James Bond, was executed by the Soviet secret police.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Reilly>
1950:
Korean War: The 27th British Commonwealth Brigade succeeded in
preventing a Chinese breakthrough at the Battle of Pakchon.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pakchon>
1995:
André Dallaire was thwarted in his attempt to assassinate
Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa
when Chrétien's wife locked the door.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Dallaire>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
swole:
1. (chiefly African-American Vernacular, slang) Having large, well-
developed muscles; muscular.
2. (slang) Of the penis: erect; of a person: with an erection of the
penis; aroused, hard.
3. (slang) Followed by up: upset; experiencing strong negative emotion.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swole>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Rooted in freedom, bonded in the fellowship of danger, sharing
everywhere a common human blood, we declare again that all men are
brothers, and that mutual tolerance is the price of liberty.
--Will Durant
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Will_Durant>
Loveless is the second studio album by Irish rock band My Bloody
Valentine. It was released on 4 November 1991 in the United Kingdom by
Creation Records and in the United States by Sire Records. The album was
recorded between February 1989 and September 1991. The band cycled
through 19 different studios and several engineers during the album's
recording; one magazine estimated the production costs at close to
£250,000. Loveless peaked at number 24 on the UK Albums Chart, and was
widely praised by critics for its sonic innovations and the guitar work
of Kevin Shields (pictured). After the album's release, Creation owner
Alan McGee found Shields too difficult to work with and dropped the band
from the label. My Bloody Valentine struggled to record a follow-up to
the album and broke up in 1997. Loveless has been widely cited by
critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. In 2013, the album
was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveless_%28album%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1864:
American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest led a cavalry
division in an attack on a Union Army supply base at Johnsonville,
Tennessee, resulting in the capture of 150 prisoners.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Johnsonville>
1938:
The deportation of several thousand Jews from Slovakia by the
Hlinka Guard and police began.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_deportation_of_Jews_from_Slovakia>
1970:
Authorities in California discovered a 13-year-old feral child
known as Genie, who had spent almost her entire life in social
isolation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie_%28feral_child%29>
1995:
Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by
ultranationalist Yigal Amir while at a peace rally at Kings of Israel
Square in Tel Aviv.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Yitzhak_Rabin>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
othering:
(philosophy, politics) gerund of other: the process of perceiving or
portraying someone or something as essentially alien or different.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/othering>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
In the present stages of spiritual experience, the believer's
interior comfort, and his exterior lustre, greatly depend on the
position of his heart toward the uncreated sun of righteousness. How
obscure and benighted are our views, and how languid our exercise of
grace, when an unbelieving, a worldly, or a careless spirit, interrupts
our walk with God! But, if the out-goings of our souls are to him, and
if the in-pourings of his blessed influence be felt, we glow, we kindle,
we burn, we shine.
--Augustus Toplady
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Augustus_Toplady>
William Henry Harrison's 1840 presidential campaign elevated Harrison,
who had served as a general and in the U.S. Congress, to the presidency
after at least four years of seeking the office. In the election,
Harrison defeated the incumbent Democrat, President Martin Van Buren, in
a campaign that broke new ground in American politics. Among other
firsts, Harrison's victory was the first time the Whig Party won the
presidency. Harrison gained the nomination over Henry Clay and Winfield
Scott. Many of his rallies took on a carnival atmosphere, growing to
unprecedented size. He made speeches to some of them, breaking the
custom that presidential hopefuls not campaign. Harrison's death in
April 1841 marked the first time an American president failed to
complete his term; he was succeeded by Vice President John Tyler. The
unofficial campaign motto, "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", has been called
the most famous presidential campaign slogan in U.S. history.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison_1840_presidential_camp…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1881:
Indigenous Mapuche began an uprising against the occupation of
Araucanía by Chile.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapuche_uprising_of_1881>
1943:
The Holocaust: The largest massacre of Jews by German forces
began at Majdanek concentration camp.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Harvest_Festival>
1957:
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying the space dog
Laika (depicted) as the first living creature to enter orbit around
Earth.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika>
1996:
Abdullah Çatlı, a leader of the ultra-nationalist Grey
Wolves, was killed in a car crash near Susurluk, Turkey, sparking a
scandal that exposed the depth of the state's complicity in organized
crime.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susurluk_scandal>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
attainable:
Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/attainable>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I contend to be a fighter for pureness and truth. I hesitate,
because I am afraid of you and your attitude towards truth. To say the
truth about you is dangerous to life.
--Wilhelm Reich
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Reich>
Dali is a hunting goddess from the mythology of the Georgian people. The
patron of hoofed wild mountain animals, she was said to reward hunters
who obeyed her taboos and to punish violators. She was usually described
as a beautiful nude woman with golden hair and glowing skin, although
she sometimes took on the form of her favored animals. Stories depict
her taking human lovers and jealously killing them, and later clashing
with her rival Saint George. After the rise of Christianity in Georgia,
the stories told about Dali changed; Saint George was presented as
having the power to overrule her, and she began to be conflated with a
malicious nature spirit called the ali. As a patron of the hunt, she has
been compared with Artemis of Greek mythology, a hag in Scottish
mythology called the glaistig, and a maiden from folklore who tames a
unicorn. Her associations with gold, seduction, and the morning star
have led scholars to draw connections with goddesses such as Aphrodite
and Ishtar.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dali_%28goddess%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1932:
The Australian military began a "war against emus" (man with
dead emu pictured), flightless native birds blamed for widespread damage
to crops in Western Australia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War>
1960:
In the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd, publisher Penguin Books
was acquitted of obscenity for the publication of Lady Chatterley's
Lover by D. H. Lawrence.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Penguin_Books_Ltd>
1995:
Former South African minister of defence Magnus Malan and 19
others were arrested and charged with 13 murders in the KwaMakhutha
massacre of 1987, for which they were all acquitted.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Malan>
2016:
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in the 2016
World Series, ending the longest championship drought in Major League
Baseball history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_World_Series>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
amaranth:
1. (dated, poetic) An imaginary flower that does not wither.
2. Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.
3. The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of
these plants. amaranth:
4. (chemistry) A red to purple azo dye used as a biological stain, and
in some countries in cosmetics and as a food colouring.
5. (cooking) The seed of these plants, used as a cereal.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amaranth>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
If you desire a man to tell you comfortable lies about your
prowess, and so fetter any hope of true excellence, I'm sure you may
find one anywhere. Not all prisons are made of iron bars. Some are made
of feather beds.
--Lois McMaster Bujold
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lois_McMaster_Bujold>
Typhoon Gay was a small but powerful tropical cyclone that caused more
than 800 fatalities in and around the Gulf of Thailand in
November 1989. The worst typhoon to affect the Malay Peninsula in
35 years, Gay rapidly intensified from a monsoon trough, and on
3 November became the first typhoon since 1891 to make landfall in
Thailand. It re-emerged into the Bay of Bengal and reorganized as it
approached southeastern India. The typhoon moved ashore near Kavali,
Andhra Pradesh, and dissipated over Maharashtra early on 10 November.
The typhoon's rapid development took seafarers by surprise, leading to
275 offshore fatalities. Across the Malay Peninsula, 588 people died
from various storm-related incidents and several towns were destroyed.
Losses throughout Thailand totaled ฿11 billion (US$497 million). In
India, Gay damaged or destroyed about 20,000 homes in Andhra Pradesh.
It left 100,000 people homeless, caused 69 deaths, and was responsible
for ₹410 million (US$25.3 million) in damage.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Gay_%281989%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1503:
Giuliano della Rovere was elected pope, taking the name
Julius II in emulation of Julius Caesar.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1503_papal_conclave>
1914:
World War I: The first contingent of the First Australian
Imperial Force (soldiers pictured) departed Albany, Western Australia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Australian_Imperial_Force>
1950:
Two Puerto Rican nationalists attempted to assassinate U.S.
president Harry S. Truman.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Harry_S._Truman>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
cherub:
1. (biblical) A winged creature attending on God, described by Pseudo-
Dionysius the Areopagite (c. 5th–6th century) as the second highest
order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim; similar to a
lamassu in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in
later texts.
2. An artistic depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a
winged child or a child's head with wings but no body.
3. (figurative) A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly
angelic or innocent.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cherub>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I got my break — big break — when I was five years old. And
it's taken me more than seventy years to realize it. You see, at five, I
learned to read. It's that simple, and it's that profound. I left school
at thirteen, I didn’t have a formal education, and I believe I would
not be standing here tonight, without the books, the plays — the
scripts. It's been a long journey from Fountainbridge to this evening,
with you all. Though my feet are tired, my heart is not.
--Sean Connery
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sean_Connery>