Nicoll Highway MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station
on the Circle Line in Singapore. Located underneath Republic Avenue near
the Kallang River, the station serves commercial and residential
developments along Nicoll Highway such as the Golden Mile Complex and
The Concourse. During its construction, a section of the tunnels and the
segment of the highway above caved in on 20 April 2004, killing four
people. Following an investigation, which found human error and
organisational failures as causes of the collapse, the station was
relocated. Alongside the other stations on Stages 1 and 2 of the Circle
Line, Nicoll Highway station opened on 17 April 2010. Designed by ONG &
ONG, the station is 21.5 metres (71 ft) deep and has a black and grey
scheme. Nicoll Highway station features the public artwork Re-claiming
the Peripherals by Khiew Huey Chian, consisting of four reliefs
depicting wild plants, displayed over the platform doors (example
pictured).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicoll_Highway_MRT_station>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1828:
French explorer René Caillié reached Timbuktu in present-day
Mali, and later received a 9,000-franc prize from the Société de
Géographie for being the first European to return with a description of
the city.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Cailli%C3%A9>
1914:
A fire and a gun battle between the Colorado National Guard and
striking coal miners led to 17 deaths in the Ludlow Massacre.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre>
1968:
Enoch Powell, a British Conservative member of Parliament, made
a controversial 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>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
nauplius:
(zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs
(corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye,
and little or no segmentation of the body.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nauplius>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I am determined … to see to it that a change is made in the
relationship between Germany and Poland that shall ensure a peaceful co-
existence. In this I am resolved to continue to fight until either the
present Polish government is willing to continue to bring about this
change or until another Polish Government is ready to do so. I am
resolved to remove from the German frontiers the element of uncertainty,
the everlasting atmosphere of conditions resembling civil war. … I
will not war against women and children. I have ordered my air force to
restrict itself to attacks on military objectives. If, however, the
enemy thinks he can form that draw carte blanche on his side to fight by
the other methods he will receive an answer that will deprive him of
hearing and sight. … Whoever departs from the rules of humane warfare
can only expect that we shall do the same. I will continue this
struggle, no matter against whom, until the safety of the Reich and its
rights are secured.
--Adolf Hitler
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler>
The Minute Man is an 1874 sculpture by Daniel Chester French located in
Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord, Massachusetts. The
statue depicts a minuteman stepping away from his plow to join the
patriot forces at the Battle of Concord, with a musket in his hand. Cast
from ten bronze cannons, it was unveiled on April 19, 1875, during the
centennial celebration of the Battle of Concord. It received critical
acclaim and continues to be praised by commentators. The pose resembles
that of the Apollo Belvedere and it was assumed that the pose was
transposed from this, but modern art historians have shown that the
Apollo Belvedere was only one of several statues used in French's
research. The statue has been a symbol for the suffragettes, the United
States National Guard and the Air National Guard, and has been used on
the Lexington–Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar and the
Massachusetts state quarter coins.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Minute_Man>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1775:
The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of
Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord>
1903:
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Kishinev, the capital of
Bessarabia Governorate, causing the death of nearly 50 Jews and focusing
worldwide attention on the persecution of Jews in Russia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishinev_pogrom>
1956:
American actress Grace Kelly became the princess consort of
Monaco upon her marriage to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Kelly>
1975:
South Vietnamese forces withdrew from the town of Xuân Lộc
in the last major battle of the Vietnam War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Xu%C3%A2n_L%E1%BB%99c>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Bronx cheer:
(US, idiomatic) Synonym of raspberry (“a sound intended to resemble
flatulence made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is
protruding from and pressed against the lips, used humorously or to
express disdain or scorn”).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bronx_cheer>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It can now be stated that Russian troops have begun the battle
for Donbas, for which they have been preparing for a long time. A very
large part of the entire Russian army is now focused on this offensive.
No matter how many Russian soldiers are driven there, we will fight. We
will defend ourselves. We will do it daily. We will not give up anything
Ukrainian, and we do not need what’s not ours.
--Volodymyr Zelenskyy
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy>
The Sei pezzi per pianoforte ('Six pieces for piano'), assigned
catalogue number P 044, is a set of six solo piano pieces composed by
the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi between 1903 and 1905. These
predominantly salonesque pieces are eclectic, drawing influence from
different musical styles and composers, particularly music of earlier
periods. The pieces have various musical forms and were composed
separately and later published together between 1905 and 1907 in a set
under the same title for editorial reasons; Respighi had not composed
them as a suite, and therefore did not intend to have uniformity among
the pieces. Styles present in the set include Baroque, Impressionism,
Classicism, and Romanticism. The set, under Bongiovanni, became his
first published work. Five of the six pieces are derived from earlier
works by Respighi, and only one of them, the "Canone", has an extant
manuscript.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sei_pezzi_per_pianoforte>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1915:
World War I: Hit by ground fire, French aviation pioneer Roland
Garros landed his aircraft behind enemy lines and was taken prisoner.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Garros_%28aviator%29>
1938:
Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster of DC Comics,
made his debut in Action Comics #1, the first true superhero comic
book.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Comics_1>
1949:
The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force, declaring
Ireland a republic and terminating its membership in the British
Commonwealth of Nations.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland>
2019:
The United States Department of Justice released a redacted
version of the Mueller report about the investigation to Congress and
the public.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_report>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
footbath:
1. The act of soaking or washing the feet.
2. A small basin or bath designed for soaking or washing the feet.
3. A liquid mixture, often medicinal, for soaking or washing the feet
with.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/footbath>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Russia calls it a "military operation", and not a war. But look
what happened in Bucha. It's clear that is not even a war. It's a
genocide. They just killed people, not soldiers, people. They just shot
people in the streets. People were riding bicycles, taking the bus, or
just walking down the street. There were corpses lying in the streets.
These were not soldiers. They were civilians.
--Volodymyr Zelenskyy
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy>
Seleucus VI Epiphanes (c. 115 – 94 BC) was a Seleucid monarch who
reigned as King of Syria between 96 and 94 BC during the Hellenistic
period. He was the son of Antiochus VIII and his Egyptian wife
Tryphaena. A period of civil war between his father and his uncle
Antiochus IX ended in 96 BC when his father was assassinated.
Antiochus IX then occupied the capital Antioch while Seleucus VI
established his power base in western Cilicia. After his uncle was
killed, Seleucus VI became the master of the capital but shared Syria
with his brother Demetrius III and his cousin Antiochus X. According
to the ancient historian Appian, Seleucus VI was a violent ruler. He
taxed his dominions extensively to support his wars, and resisted
allowing the cities a measure of autonomy, as former kings allowed. His
reign did not last long; in 94 BC, he was expelled from Antioch by
Antiochus X, who followed him to the Cilician city of Mopsuestia, where
his attempts to raise money led to riots that eventually claimed his
life.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucus_VI_Epiphanes>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1797:
French Revolutionary Wars: British forces commanded by
Lieutenant-General Ralph Abercromby invaded the Spanish colonial port of
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_Juan_%281797%29>
1907:
Minas Geraes, the first of three Brazilian dreadnought
battleships, was laid down, sparking a vastly expensive South American
naval arms race with Argentina and Chile.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_dreadnought_race>
1951:
The Peak District was designated the first national park in the
United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_District>
1971:
Ustaše-affiliated Croatian separatists attacked the Yugoslav
embassy in Stockholm, fatally shooting the ambassador, Vladimir
Rolović.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Yugoslav_Embassy_shooting>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
implacable:
1. Not able to be placated or appeased.
2. Impossible to prevent or stop; inexorable, unrelenting, unstoppable.
3. Adamant; immovable.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/implacable>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and
shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to
steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life,
and that they might have it more abundantly.
--Gospel of John
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gospel_of_John>
Apollo 16 (April 16–27, 1972) was the tenth crewed mission in the
United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth
and next-to-last to land on the Moon. The mission was crewed by John
Young, Commander; Charles Duke, Lunar Module Pilot; and Ken Mattingly,
Command Module Pilot. Launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
on April 16, 1972 (pictured), Apollo 16 experienced a number of minor
glitches en route to the Moon. These culminated with a problem with the
spaceship's main engine that resulted in a six-hour delay in the Moon
landing. Young and Duke explored the Descartes Highlands, a site thought
volcanic, although this proved to be not so. Mattingly orbited the Moon
in the command and service module, taking photos and operating
scientific instruments. During the return trip to Earth, Mattingly
performed a one-hour spacewalk to retrieve several film cassettes from
the exterior of the service module. Apollo 16 returned safely to Earth
on April 27, 1972.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_16>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1847:
New Zealand Wars: A minor Māori chief was accidentally shot by
a junior British Army officer in the settlement of Whanganui on New
Zealand's North Island, triggering the Whanganui campaign.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whanganui_campaign>
1912:
American pilot Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly
across the English Channel.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Quimby>
1963:
In response to an open letter written by white clergymen,
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail in defence
of the strategy of nonviolent resistance against racism.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_from_Birmingham_Jail>
2001:
India and Bangladesh began a six-day conflict over their
disputed border, which ended in a stalemate.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Bangladesh%E2%80%93India_border_clashes>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
boiling frog:
(idiomatic, often attributively) A person who, or thing which, is in a
gradually worsening situation without any realization of the peril until
it is too late.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boiling_frog>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We are in the days preceding Easter. We are preparing to
celebrate the victory of the Lord Jesus Christ over sin and death —
over sin and death — not over someone and against someone else. But
today, there is a war. Why do we want to win like this, according to the
way of the world? There are only losses this way. Why not allow Him to
win? Christ bore his cross to free us from the dominion of evil. He died
so that life, love, peace may reign. Let the weapons be put down! Let
the Easter truce begin. But not to reload the weapons and pick up the
fighting again — no! — a truce that will lead to peace, through real
negotiation that is also willing to make some sacrifice for the good of
the people. Indeed, what victory is there in planting a flag on a pile
of rubble?
--Pope Francis
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pope_Francis>
The 4th Army was a Royal Yugoslav Army formation mobilised prior to the
German-led invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during World War II.
It initially consisted of three infantry divisions, one brigade-strength
detachment, one horse cavalry regiment and one independent infantry
regiment. It was responsible for defending a large section of the
Yugoslav–Hungarian border, being deployed behind the Drava river
between Varaždin and Slatina. Like all Yugoslav formations at the time,
the 4th Army had serious deficiencies in both mobility and firepower,
and it was only partially mobilised when the invasion began on 6 April
1941. The 4th Army put up scattered resistance, but began to withdraw
southwards on 9 April, and on 10 April it ceased to exist as an
operational formation. The remains of the 4th Army were ordered to stop
fighting on 15 April, and the Yugoslav Supreme Command surrendered
unconditionally, effective on 18 April. (This article is part of a
featured topic: 1st Army Group (Kingdom of Yugoslavia).).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/1st_Army_Group_%28K…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1632:
Thirty Years' War: A Swedish–German army defeated the forces
of the Catholic League at the Battle of Rain, mortally wounding their
commander Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rain>
1912:
More than 1,500 people on the Titanic died when the passenger
liner sank after colliding with an iceberg southeast of Newfoundland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Titanic>
1922:
U.S. senator John B. Kendrick introduced a resolution calling
for an investigation of a secret land deal involving U.S. president
Warren G. Harding's administration, leading to the Teapot Dome scandal.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teapot_Dome_scandal>
1952:
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, a long-range, subsonic, jet-
powered, strategic bomber operated by the U.S. Air Force for most of the
aircraft's history, made its first flight.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Titanic:
1. (not comparable) Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods
in Greek mythology.
2. (by extension)
3. (comparable) Having great size, or great force, power, or strength.
4. (not comparable) Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful
participants.
5. The R.M.S. Titanic, an ocean liner, supposedly unsinkable, that sank
on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg.
6. A venture that fails spectacularly, especially one perceived as
overconfident.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Titanic>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
From time immemorial to the present day, mankind has been looking
for heroes. People always appreciate heroes. They always support those
who are brave. And always feel who is fighting for the good. During the
50 days of this war, Ukraine became a hero for the whole free world. For
those who have the courage to call a spade a spade. For those who are
not poisoned by propaganda. You have all become heroes. All Ukrainian
men and women who withstood and do not give up. And who will win. Who
will return peace to Ukraine.
--Volodymyr Zelenskyy
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy>
The history of the Nashville Sounds, a Minor League Baseball team, began
in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1978, after Larry Schmittou and a group of
American investors purchased the rights to operate an expansion
franchise of the Double-A level Southern League. Home games were played
at Herschel Greer Stadium from its opening in 1978 until the end of
2014. In 2015, they moved to the new First Horizon Park (pictured) on
the site of the former Sulphur Dell ballpark. They won the league's
championship in 1979 as an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and in 1982
as an affiliate of the New York Yankees. Before the 1985 season, the
owners bought the Evansville Triplets, a Triple-A team, and relocated
them to Nashville as the Triple-A Sounds. They joined the Triple-A
Pacific Coast League in 1998 and won its championship in 2005 as an
affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2021, they were placed in the
Triple-A East, which became the International League in 2022.
(This article is part of a featured topic: Nashville Sounds.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Nashville_Sounds>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1471:
Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists under Edward IV defeated the
Lancastrians at the Battle of Barnet, killing Richard Neville, Earl of
Warwick.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Barnet>
1908:
The first Hauser Dam in the U.S. state of Montana failed,
causing severe flooding and damage downstream.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauser_Dam>
1945:
World War II: The German town of Friesoythe was razed by the
4th Canadian Division on the orders of Major General Christopher Vokes.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razing_of_Friesoythe>
1999:
A storm dropped around 500,000 tonnes of hailstones on Sydney
(examples pictured) and the east coast of New South Wales, causing about
A$2.3 billion in damages, the costliest natural disaster in Australian
insurance history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Sydney_hailstorm>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
kingmaker:
1. (politics) Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a
leader.
2. (by extension, game theory) A player who is unable to win but
powerful enough to decide which of the other viable players will
eventually win.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kingmaker>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Ukrainians did not believe in war — we believed in civilized
dialogue. But when the attack took place, we did not become a
"frightened crowd," as the enemy had hoped. No. We became an organized
community. At once, the political and other controversies that exist in
every society disappeared. Everyone came together to protect their home.
I see examples every day, and I never get tired of writing about it.
--Olena Zelenska
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Olena_Zelenska>
Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language sacred oratorio composed in
1741 by George Frideric Handel. Its text was compiled by Charles Jennens
from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. It covers
episodes related to the Messiah mostly in verses from the Old Testament
and the Book of Revelation. Handel structured the work in three parts,
each in scenes as in Baroque opera. Part I covers prophecies, the birth
of Jesus and his work, Part II focuses on his Passion, while Part III
deals with the resurrection of the dead. Messiah was first performed in
Dublin on 13 April 1742, with a small orchestra of trumpets, oboes,
strings and continuo. After an initially modest reception, the oratorio
became one of the most frequently performed Western choral works, often
adapted to large orchestras and choirs after Handel's death. Mozart
modified the instrumentation in his arrangement Der Messias to a German
text. The famous "Hallelujah" chorus, concluding Part II, is often
performed individually.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_%28Handel%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1829:
The Roman Catholic Relief Act received royal assent, removing
the most substantial restrictions on Catholics in the United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Relief_Act_1829>
1942:
Austrian soldier Anton Schmid was executed for rescuing Jews
from the Ponary massacre in Vilnius.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Schmid>
1956:
The Vietnamese National Army captured Ba Cụt, a military
commander of the religious sect Hòa Hảo, which ran a de facto state
in South Vietnam in opposition to Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_C%E1%BB%A5t>
2009:
Twenty-three people died in a fire at a homeless hostel
(aftermath pictured) in Kamień Pomorski; it was Poland's deadliest fire
since 1980.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamie%C5%84_Pomorski_homeless_hostel_fire>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Department of Redundancy Department:
(humorous) A fictitious department that is cited to draw attention to
needless repetition or excessiveness.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Department_of_Redundancy_Department>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Ukraine is now on the front line of the war — global war — of
freedom against tyranny. The war the free world didn't want to admit
existed. It cannot be ignored any longer. Brave Ukrainians are fighting
like hell and dying right now to remind us not to take liberty for
granted. Putin, like every dictator before him, underestimated the free
will of free people. They deserve every weapon, every resource to win
this war. Because they're fighting for us. Not only for the whole and
free Ukraine. ... This is not chess. This is not a battle between
opposite colors, but of opposite values. Freedom, life and love versus
tyranny, death and hatred. This is not chess. But sometimes things are
black and white. Sometimes you have to fight for what you believe. Or
you lose it. This is not chess. There are no draws, no compromises in
our battle with true evil. It's win or lose. And so we must fight. And
so we must win. Slava Ukraini! Glory to Ukraine. Glory to freedom.
--Garry Kasparov
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov>
The Connecticut Tercentenary half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent
piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1935. The
commemorative coin was designed by Henry Kreis and depicts the Charter
Oak, where according to legend Connecticut's charter was hidden to save
it from confiscation. An eagle appears on the coin's reverse side. The
Connecticut Tercentenary Commission wanted a half dollar issued, with
proceeds from its sale to further its projects. A bill passed through
Congress without dissent and became law on June 21, 1935, when President
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed it, providing for 25,000 half dollars.
Kreis's design was a Public Works Administration project and technically
in violation of the new law, which said the federal government was not
to pay for its design. Nevertheless, the design was approved and the
commission, setting a price of $1 per coin, exhausted the entire issue.
Kreis's design has generally been praised by numismatic writers.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Tercentenary_half_dollar>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1822:
Greek War of Independence: Ottoman troops began a massacre of
tens of thousands of Greeks (depicted) on the island of Chios.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chios_massacre>
1961:
Aboard Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin performed the
first human spaceflight, completing one orbit of Earth in 108 minutes.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin>
1980:
Samuel Doe took control of Liberia in a coup d'etat,
overthrowing President William Tolbert and ending over 130 years of
national democratic presidential succession.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Liberian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat>
2014:
A fire broke out in the hills near Valparaíso, Chile,
eventually destroying at least 2,500 homes and leaving approximately
11,000 people homeless.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_Valpara%C3%ADso>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
push the envelope:
(intransitive, idiomatic, originally aeronautics) To go beyond
established limits; to pioneer.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/push_the_envelope>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There are no words for the horror I have seen in Bucha, the ugly
face of Putin's army terrorising people. And I have so much admiration
for our brave Ukrainian friends fighting against this. They are fighting
our war. It is our fight that they are in. Because it is not only
Ukraine fighting for its sovereignty and integrity, but they are also
fighting for the question whether humanity will prevail or whether
heinous devastation will be the result. It is the question whether
democracy will be stronger or if it is autocracy that will dominate. It
is the question whether there is the right of might dominating or
whether it is the rule of law.
--Ursula von der Leyen
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen>
The Shadow was an American pulp magazine published by Street & Smith
from 1931 to 1949. Each issue contained a novel about The Shadow, a
mysterious crime-fighting figure who spoke the line "Who knows what evil
lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows" in radio broadcasts of
stories from Street & Smith's Detective Story Magazine. For the first
issue, dated April 1931, Walter Gibson wrote the lead novel, The Living
Shadow. Sales were strong, and Street & Smith soon changed it from
quarterly to monthly publication, and then to twice-monthly, with the
lead novels written by Gibson. From 1946 to 1948, the novels were by
Bruce Elliott, who made The Shadow mostly a background figure. Gibson
returned to Street & Smith and resumed writing in 1948, but in 1949 the
firm ended its remaining pulp titles, including The Shadow. The success
of The Shadow made it very influential, and many other single-character
pulps soon appeared, featuring a lead novel in every issue about the
magazine's main character.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_%28magazine%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
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_%281814%29>
1913:
The cricket pavilion at the Nevill Ground was destroyed in an
arson attack (damage pictured) that was attributed to militant
suffragettes as part of a country-wide campaign co-ordinated by the
Women's Social and Political Union.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Ground>
1968:
Rudi Dutschke, the most prominent leader of the German student
movement, survived an assassination attempt, which led to the largest
protests to that date in Germany.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudi_Dutschke>
2002:
In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained
President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Venezuelan_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
flabbergast:
(transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or
stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The War on Ukraine is an unimaginable tragedy ... As a human, and
as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I
could. ... I had always said, that the only time I would ever consider
singing 'IMAGINE' would be if it was the 'End of the World' But also
because his lyrics reflect our collective desire for peace worldwide.
Because within this song, we’re transported to a space, where love and
togetherness become our reality, if but for a moment in time… The
song reflects the light at the end of the tunnel, that we are all hoping
for... As a result of the ongoing murderous violence, millions of
innocent families, have been forced to leave the comfort of their homes,
to seek asylum elsewhere. I’m calling on world leaders and everyone
who believes in the sentiment of IMAGINE, to stand up for refugees
everywhere!
--Julian Lennon
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