Benjamin Morrell (1795 – c. 1839) was an American sealing captain
and explorer who made a series of voyages, mainly to the Atlantic, the
Southern Ocean and the Pacific Islands, between 1823 and 1831. Many of
the claims in his ghost-written memoir, A Narrative of Four Voyages,
especially those relating to his Antarctic experiences, have been
disputed by geographers and historians. In 1823 he took the sealer Wasp
for an extended voyage into subantarctic waters, and it was from this
time that much of the controversy surrounding his reputation developed.
Many of his claims—the first landing on Bouvet Island, a Weddell Sea
penetration to 70° S, an extremely rapid passage of 3,500 miles
(5,600 km) at improbably high latitudes and the discovery of a
coastline he named New South Greenland—have been doubted or proved
false. He ended his career as a fugitive, having wrecked his ship and
misappropriated parts of the salvaged cargo.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Morrell>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1598:
Anglo-Spanish War: After a 15-day siege Spanish troops in San
Juan, modern-day Puerto-Rico, surrendered to an English force under Sir
George Clifford.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_Juan_%281598%29>
1859:
French acrobat Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Gorge, making
him one of the world's most famous tightrope walkers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blondin>
1963:
The coronation of Pope Paul VI took place, the last such
ceremony before its abandonment by later popes.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_Pope_Paul_VI>
2009:
Yemenia Flight 626 crashed into the Indian Ocean near the
Comoros, killing 152 people, with French schoolgirl Bahia Bakari the
sole survivor.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemenia_Flight_626>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
in fine fettle:
In good condition; energetic, fit.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in_fine_fettle>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to
remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys in the
doors, and invisible guests come in and out at will.
--Czesław Miłosz
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Czes%C5%82aw_Mi%C5%82osz>
The Seychelles parakeet, or Seychelles Island parrot, is an extinct
species of parrot that was endemic to the Seychelles in the Indian
Ocean, on the islands of Mahé, Silhouette, and possibly Praslin.
Scientifically named Palaeornis wardi by Edward Newton in 1867, it was
later moved to the genus Psittacula, though genetic studies have led
some researchers to suggest it should return to Palaeornis. The parakeet
was about 41 cm (16 in) in length, with a long, pointed tail. The male
was mainly green, with blue on parts of the head, a black cheek-stripe,
a yellowish underside, and a purple-red wing patch. The female lacked
the cheek-stripe and the juvenile resembled the female. The parakeet
associated in groups within forests and flew between communal roost
sites and feeding areas. It adapted to cultivated areas and its diet
included fruit. Though abundant in 1811, it had become rare by 1867 due
to human persecution for its perceived damage to crops. The last
confirmed individual was shot in 1893.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles_parakeet>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1764:
One of the strongest tornadoes in history struck Woldegk,
Germany, killing one person.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1764_Woldegk_tornado>
1864:
A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the
Richelieu River near present-day Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, killing as
many as 99 people and injuring 100 others in Canada's worst railway
accident.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St-Hilaire_train_disaster>
1913:
More than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans gathered at the
Gettysburg Battlefield, the largest combined reunion of American Civil
War veterans ever held.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913_Gettysburg_reunion>
2003:
An overloaded balcony collapsed in Chicago, United States,
killing 13 people and injuring 57 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Chicago_balcony_collapse>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
mahout:
1. (South Asia) An elephant trainer, keeper, and driver.
2. (transitive) To drive (an elephant or elephants).
3. (intransitive) To drive elephants.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mahout>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Already the dandelions Are changed into vanishing ghosts.
--Celia Thaxter
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Celia_Thaxter>
The 1985 Tour de France took place between 28 June and 21 July of that
year. The course (map pictured) ran over 4,109 km (2,553 mi) and
consisted of a prologue and 22 stages. The race was won by Bernard
Hinault (of team La Vie Claire), who equalled the record by Jacques
Anquetil and Eddy Merckx of five overall victories. Hinault's teammate
Greg LeMond was second, and Stephen Roche (La Redoute) was third.
Hinault took the race leader's yellow jersey on the first day, in the
opening prologue time trial, but lost the lead to Eric Vanderaerden
(Panasonic–Raleigh) after stage 1 because of time bonuses. He
regained it in stage 8, and held it the rest of the way despite
bronchitis, which severely hampered his performances. For LeMond's
assistance, Hinault pledged to support him for overall victory in the
following year's race, which LeMond won. The large number of time trials
in the 1985 edition of the race were key to its outcome, leading to a
decrease in time-trial kilometres for subsequent Tours.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Tour_de_France>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1776:
American Revolutionary War: The militia of the Province of
South Carolina repelled a British attack on Charleston.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sullivan%27s_Island>
1911:
The Nakhla meteorite (fragments pictured), the first meteorite
to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth in Abu
Hummus, Egypt.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhla_meteorite>
1950:
Korean War: South Korean forces began the Bodo League massacre,
summarily executing tens of thousands of suspected North Korean
sympathizers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodo_League_massacre>
2016:
Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people
and injuring more than 230 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Atat%C3%BCrk_Airport_attack>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
gaydar:
(slang) The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by
observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gaydar>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Comedy is a weird but very beautiful thing. Even though it seems
foolish and silly and crazy, comedy has the most to say about the human
condition. Because if you can laugh, you can get by. You can survive
when things are bad when you have a sense of humor.
--Mel Brooks
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks>
The American Bible Challenge is a Bible-themed American television game
show created by Game Show Network (GSN). It aired for three seasons from
2012 to 2014. Jeff Foxworthy hosts; Kirk Franklin (pictured) joined from
the second season on. Each nine-episode tournament season asks Bible-
related questions in various formats. One round, Stick a Fork in It, has
teams use a spoon to catapult a fork into glasses labeled with different
answers. Another, Kirk's Righteous Remix, has a choir singing songs
relating to the Bible. The three season champions each won $140,000 for
a chosen charity: Team Judson's Legacy chose a leukodystrophy charity in
honor of a son of two of the team members, Team Wagner Warriors chose a
missionary organization founded by the father of the team members, and
Team Bible Belts chose a nonprofit which combines Bible study and
taekwondo. The show debuted as GSN's highest-rated original program. In
2014, it was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game
Show.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Bible_Challenge>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1800:
War of the Second Coalition: French forces won a victory at the
Battle of Neuburg, ending Austrian control over the River Danube.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Neuburg_%281800%29>
1869:
The military phase of the Meiji Restoration in Japan was
completed with an imperial victory in the Boshin War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boshin_War>
1954:
Jacobo Árbenz resigned as President of Guatemala following a
CIA-led coup against his administration.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Guatemalan_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat>
2008:
Robert Mugabe was re-elected as President of Zimbabwe with an
overwhelming majority after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew,
citing violence against his party's supporters.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Zimbabwean_general_election>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
purblind:
1. Of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; dim-sighted.
2. Of the eyes: unable to see well, especially due to old age; weak.
3. (figuratively)
4. Of a person: lacking in discernment or understanding; dim-witted,
unintelligent.
5. Of a place: poorly illuminated; dark, dim.
6. (obsolete)
7.
8. Completely blind.
9. Having one eye blind.
10. Near-sighted, short-sighted; myopic.
11. (rare) Far-sighted, long-sighted; hypermetropic.
12. A person who has impaired vision or is partially blind.
13. (transitive, literary, often passive) To cause (someone) to have
impaired vision or become partially blind.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/purblind>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The free expression of the hopes and aspirations of a people is
the greatest and only safety in a sane society.
--Emma Goldman
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Emma_Goldman>
Iwan Roberts (born 26 June 1968) is a Welsh former professional
footballer who played as a striker, including for the Welsh national
team. His footballing career started at Watford in 1986. He also
represented Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Gillingham and
Cambridge United. He made 647 league appearances, almost half as a
player for Norwich City, whom he represented for seven years. He scored
61 goals in total over the 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons,
and was elected to the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame. Since retiring as
a player, Roberts, who speaks fluent Welsh, has worked as a commentator
for Sky Sports, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Cymru Wales. His 2004 book, All
I Want for Christmas ..., a reference to his gap-toothed appearance,
prompted praise, but also controversy over an admission that he once
intentionally stepped on a player's back. In recent years, Roberts has
supported research into dementia, and has attributed his own memory
difficulties to heading a football.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Roberts>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1889:
Bangui, the capital and largest city of the present-day Central
African Republic, was founded in French Congo.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangui>
1906:
The 1906 French Grand Prix, the first Grand Prix motor racing
competition, began near Le Mans.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_French_Grand_Prix>
1945:
At a conference in San Francisco, delegates from 50 nations
signed a charter establishing the United Nations.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations>
2013:
The U.S. Supreme Court granted federal recognition to same-sex
marriage when it overturned the Defense of Marriage Act.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Windsor>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
barmy:
1. Containing, covered with, or pertaining to barm (“foam rising upon
beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing
and making bread”).
2. (figuratively) Bubbling with activity or excitement; active, excited.
3. Crazy, mad; also, eccentric, odd, strange.
4. Very foolish. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barmy>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Another name for the sense of values is intelligence. A stupid
person is a person whose values are narrow.
--Colin Wilson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Colin_Wilson>
Panagiotis Kavvadias (1850–1928) was a Greek archaeologist. He was
responsible for excavations of the city of Epidaurus, of the Acropolis
of Athens (map pictured), and on his native island of Kephallonia. As
Ephor General, the head of the Greek Archaeological Service, from 1885
until 1909, Kavvadias oversaw the service's expansion and the
introduction of Law 2646 of 1899 which increased the state's powers to
prevent illegal excavations and antiquities smuggling. He has been
credited with completing the transformation of the Acropolis from castle
to monument, uncovering many ancient monuments. He oversaw the opening
of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens and organised its first
collections. He was also a professor at the University of Athens.
Regarded as energetic, centralising and autocratic, he was criticised by
native Greek archaeologists, and removed from office in 1909. He
returned to public and academic life in 1912, and remained active in
Greek archaeology until his death.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panagiotis_Kavvadias>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1944:
World War II: U.S. Navy and Royal Navy ships bombarded
Cherbourg, France, to support U.S. Army units engaged in the Battle of
Cherbourg.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Cherbourg>
1950:
The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 82
condemning the North Korean invasion of South Korea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_82>
1978:
The rainbow flag (original version pictured) representing gay
pride was first flown at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag_%28LGBT%29>
2022:
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian forces captured the city
of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine, after six weeks of fighting.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sievierodonetsk_%282022%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
shipworm:
Any of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family
Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody
material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or
turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shipworm>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It is a mysterious thing, the loss of faith — as mysterious as
faith itself. Like faith, it is ultimately not rooted in logic; it is a
change in the climate of the mind.
--George Orwell
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Orwell>
The Goodwin Fire was a wildfire that burned 28,516 acres (115.40 km2)
in the U.S. state of Arizona from June 24 to July 10, 2017. The fire
destroyed 17 homes and damaged another 19 structures, but no one was
killed. The fire was first detected on June 24 by a two-man fire patrol
that spotted smoke in the Bradshaw Mountains near Prescott, Arizona. Fed
by high winds and undisturbed growths of chaparral, and with fire crews
impaired by difficult terrain, the fire grew from 150 acres (61 ha) on
June 24 to 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) on June 29. Several communities
in Yavapai County were evacuated, and Arizona State Route 69 was
closed. Firefighting aircraft were grounded twice by civilian drones
operating illegally in the burn area, but firefighters made rapid
progress containing the fire's spread after June 28, and it was fully
contained on July 10. Investigators did not determine any particular
cause for the fire.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwin_Fire>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1939:
The first of the Thai cultural mandates was issued, officially
changing the country's name from Siam to Thailand.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_cultural_mandates>
1943:
Amid racial tensions, U.S. Army military police shot and killed
a black serviceman after a confrontation at a pub in Bamber Bridge,
England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bamber_Bridge>
1989:
Following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre the 13th Central
Committee of the Chinese Communist Party appointed Jiang Zemin as
general secretary in place of Zhao Ziyang.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Zemin>
2010:
John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon
Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which
lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isner%E2%80%93Mahut_match_at_the_2010_Wimbled…>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
fit to be tied:
(idiomatic, informal) Very agitated or distressed; also, very angry;
enraged, furious.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fit_to_be_tied>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual
profit without individual responsibility.
--Ambrose Bierce
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ambrose_Bierce>
Banksia grossa is a shrub in the plant family Proteaceae endemic to
Southwest Australia. It is one of fourteen species of banksia in the
series Abietinae, which bear round or oval inflorescences. Collected in
1965, it was described in 1981 by Alex George. Its thick leaves and
large seeds distinguish it from other Abietinae species. It is found
among heath between Eneabba and Badgingarra, in shallow sand over
laterite or in deep sand. It grows as a many-stemmed shrub to 1 m
(3 ft) high with narrow leaves and oval brownish flower spikes up to
10 cm (4 in) high, composed of hundreds of individual flowers.
Flowering occurs throughout the cooler months. Old flower spikes develop
woody follicles which bear the seeds. The plant takes five to seven
years to reach maturity and begin flowering. After bushfire, B. grossa
regenerates from its woody lignotuber; bushfires also stimulate the
release of seeds, which germinate after disturbance. Visitors to
inflorescences include insects and the nocturnal white-tailed dunnart.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia_grossa>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1956:
In a nationwide referendum, Gamal Abdel Nasser was elected
President of Egypt, a post he held until his death in 1970.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamal_Abdel_Nasser>
1991:
The first installment of the video-game series Sonic the
Hedgehog was released.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog>
1992:
Croatian War of Independence: The Battle of the Miljevci
Plateau ended after a failed counterattack by forces of the Republic of
Serbian Krajina against the Croatian Army who had captured the plateau.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Miljevci_Plateau>
2016:
Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the
European Union.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership…>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
burnt offering:
1. (biblical) A slaughtered animal offered and burnt on an altar as an
atonement for sin.
2. (religion, by extension) Any similar sacrifice to a deity or deities,
or to a deceased person.
3. (humorous) Overcooked food.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/burnt_offering>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Over the sea and far away She's waiting like an iceberg Waiting
to change But she's cold inside She wants to be like the water. All
the muscles tighten in her face Buries her soul in one embrace They're
one and the same Just like water. Then the fire fades away And most
of everyday Is full of tired excuses But it's too hard to say I wish
it were simple But we give up easily You're close enough to see that
You're the other side of the world to me.
--KT Tunstall
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/KT_Tunstall>
Cerro Tuzgle is a dormant stratovolcano in northwestern Argentina.
It is a prominent volcano of the back arc of the Andes and lies about
280 kilometres (170 mi) east of the main volcanic arc. The summit of
Tuzgle is 5,486 metres (17,999 ft) above sea level, and it grew during
different stages over a caldera and lava domes. Some major lava flows
emanate from the summit crater. Also associated with this volcano are an
ignimbrite sheet, a confirmed flank collapse unit and a possible one.
The first volcanic activity at Tuzgle occurred 650,000 years ago.
Subsequently, lava domes and several lava flows were erupted; scientists
have proposed two different schemes of naming the units. The latest lava
flows are dated at 300,000 years ago and volcanic activity may have
continued into the Holocene. Several thermal springs are associated with
the volcano, and some have been investigated for possible geothermal
energy production. Sulfur was formerly mined on the mountain.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Tuzgle>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1807:
The British warship HMS Leopard pursued and attacked the
American frigate USS Chesapeake in the belief that the crew of the
latter included deserters from the Royal Navy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake%E2%80%93Leopard_affair>
1941:
World War II: German minister of foreign affairs Joachim von
Ribbentrop presented a declaration of war to the Soviet ambassador
Vladimir Dekanozov in Berlin.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_declaration_of_war_on_the_Soviet_Union>
1979:
Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted
of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a
relationship with him.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorpe_affair>
2022:
An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw caused the deaths of at least
1,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2022_Afghanistan_earthquake>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
blag:
1. (transitive)
2. To obtain (something) for free, particularly by guile or persuasion.
3. (specifically) To obtain (confidential information) by impersonation
or other deception; also, to deceive (someone) into disclosing
confidential information.
4. To obtain (something desired), or avoid (something undesired),
through improvisation or luck; to fluke, to get away with.
5. To use guile or persuasion on (someone); also, to deceive or
perpetrate a hoax on (someone).
6. (Polari) To meet and seduce (someone) for romantic purposes,
especially in a social situation; to pick up.
7. (intransitive) To speak persuasively or with guile to obtain
something.
8. An attempt to obtain, or the means of obtaining, something by guile
or persuasion; a trick.
9. An act of deceiving; a con, a deception, a hoax.
10. (Britain, informal) Not genuine; fake. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blag>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Nature is for art the garb of the Eternal. The real is the finite
expression and representation of the true; forms are the limits affixed
by time and space to the power of life. Nature, reality, and form,
should, all of them, be so rendered and expressed by art, as to reveal
to mankind some ray of the truth — a vaster and profounder sentiment
of life.
--Giuseppe Mazzini
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Mazzini>
The Battle of Lake Trasimene was fought when a Carthaginian force under
Hannibal (bust pictured) ambushed a Roman army on the Italian Peninsula
commanded by Gaius Flaminius on 21 June 217 BC, during the Second
Punic War. The Romans had an army on each side of the Apennine
Mountains, but were surprised when a 50,000-strong Carthaginian army
crossed by a difficult but unguarded route. Flaminius, in charge of the
nearest Roman army, set off in pursuit. Hannibal sprung his ambush south
of Cortona, on Lake Trasimene's north shore. With the Carthaginians
attacking unexpectedly from the flank and the rear, possibly in poor
visibility, the Romans had no chance to form even a rudimentary fighting
line; they were defeated after three hours of hard fighting. The trap
failed to close on 6,000 Romans, but they surrendered later in the day
and so all 25,000 Romans engaged were killed or captured. This
destruction of an entire army due to an ambush by another is widely
considered to be a unique occurrence.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Trasimene>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1854:
Crimean War: During the Battle of Bomarsund, Irish sailor
Charles Davis Lucas threw an artillery shell off his ship before it
exploded, earning him the first Victoria Cross.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Davis_Lucas>
1890:
Rudyard Kipling's poem Mandalay was published.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandalay_%28poem%29>
1921:
Irish War of Independence: Most of the village of Knockcroghery
in County Roscommon was burned by British forces.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knockcroghery>
1957:
Ellen Fairclough became the first woman to be appointed to the
cabinet of Canada.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Fairclough>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Mummerset:
1. An imaginary rural county in the West Country of England.
2. (often theater) An invented English language dialect used by actors
that mimics a stereotypical West Country rural accent.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mummerset>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
As individuals, men believe they ought to love and serve each
other and establish justice between each other. As racial, economic and
national groups they take for themselves, whatever their power can
command.
--Reinhold Niebuhr
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Reinhold_Niebuhr>