The secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a large, mostly
terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the
open grasslands and savannas of the sub-Saharan region. It is a very
large bird with an eagle-like body on crane-like legs that give the bird
a height of about 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in). The sexes are similar in
appearance. Adults have a featherless red-orange face and mostly grey
plumage, with a flattened dark crest and black flight feathers and
thighs. The secretarybird hunts and catches prey on the ground, often
stomping on victims to kill them. Insects and small vertebrates make up
its diet. Although the secretarybird has a large range, localised
surveys suggest that the total population is experiencing a rapid
decline, probably as a result of habitat degradation. The species is
therefore classed as endangered by the International Union for
Conservation of Nature. The secretarybird appears on the coats of arms
of Sudan and South Africa.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretarybird>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1791:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Magic Flute, composed
shortly before his death, premiered at Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Flute>
1920:
Times Square Theater opened on Broadway with a production of
The Mirage, a play written by its owner, Edgar Selwyn.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square_Theater>
1939:
NBC broadcast the first televised American football game,
between the Fordham Rams and the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Waynesburg_vs._Fordham_football_game>
2000:
Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah was shot dead in the Gaza
Strip; the Israel Defense Forces initially accepted responsibility but
retracted it five years later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Muhammad_al-Durrah>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
communalect:
(linguistics) Especially in Pacific linguistics: the lect (or linguistic
variety) spoken by a particular speech community.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/communalect>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I truly believe that there is a center in the political spectrum
that is the best place to run something when you have a very diverse
community. America is diverse; we are not all one people. We are many
different colors, religions, backgrounds, education levels, all of it.
--Dianne Feinstein
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein>
Hurricane Walaka was the nineteenth named storm and second Category 5
hurricane of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season. As a tropical cyclone,
it originated from an area of low pressure that formed around 1,600 mi
(2,600 km) south-southeast of Hawaii on September 24, and became a
tropical storm on September 29. The system tracked westward and peaked
with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a pressure of 921 mbar
(27.20 inHg) on October 2, before accelerating northeastward and
dissipating on October 7. The storm passed close to Johnston Atoll,
where four scientists were evacuated from before the storm hit. East
Island in the French Frigate Shoals suffered a direct hit and was
destroyed. The storm damaged the nesting grounds for multiple endangered
species, and coral reefs in the region suffered considerable damage,
displacing the local fish population. Several dozen people were rescued
off the southern shore of Oahu as the storm brought high surf to the
main Hawaiian Islands.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Walaka>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1760:
The Williamsburg Bray School, the oldest-surviving school
building in the U.S. dedicated to educating Black children, opened at
Benjamin Franklin's suggestion.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamsburg_Bray_School>
1833:
The Spanish American wars of independence ended with the death
of King Ferdinand VII, with what had once been the Spanish Empire
disintegrating into independent Latin American states.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_American_wars_of_independence>
1940:
During a Royal Australian Air Force training exercise over
Brocklesby, two planes collided and interlocked in mid-air (pictured);
the pilot of the upper plane was able to land safely using the lower
plane's engines.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Brocklesby_mid-air_collision>
1954:
Twelve countries signed a convention to establish the European
Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), which manages the world's
largest particle physics laboratory.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
kinesics:
1. The study of non-verbal communication by means of gestures and/or
other body movements.
2. Such non-verbal communication.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kinesics>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Democracy means rule of the people, not rule of monarchs, not
rule of the money, not rule of the mighty. Regardless of party, that
means respecting free and fair elections — accepting the outcome, win
or lose. It means you can't love your country only when you win.
Democracy means rejecting and repudiating political violence; regardless
of party such violence is never, never, never acceptable in America.
It's undemocratic and it must never be normalized to advance political
power. And democracy means respecting the institutions that govern a
free society. That means adhering to the timeless words of the
Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self evident"
— a mission statement embodied in our constitution, our system of
separation of powers and checks and balances. Our constitution — the
bulwark to prevent the abuse of power — to ensure we the people move
forward together under the law, rather than believing the only way is
one way or no way at all. But our institutions in our democracy are not
just of government, the institutions of democracy depend on the
constitution and our character — our character — and the habits of
our hearts and our minds.
--Joe Biden
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joe_Biden>
The Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA) was a rocket
engine development program intended to establish a technology base for
nuclear thermal rocket systems for space missions, as this promised to
be more efficient than chemical rockets. NERVA was a joint effort of the
Atomic Energy Commission and NASA, and was managed by the Space Nuclear
Propulsion Office (SNPO). NERVA was considered a successful program in
that it met or exceeded its program goals and demonstrated that nuclear
thermal rocket engines were a feasible and reliable tool for space
exploration. At the end of 1968 the SNPO deemed that the latest NERVA
engine, the XE (pictured), met the requirements for a human mission to
Mars. It had strong political support but was canceled by President
Richard Nixon in 1973. Although NERVA engines were built and tested
largely with flight-certified components and were deemed ready for
integration into spacecraft, they never flew in space.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NERVA>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1066:
William the Conqueror and his fleet of around 600 ships landed
at Pevensey, Sussex, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Conquest>
1901:
Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas killed more than
forty American soldiers in a surprise attack on the town of Balangiga on
the island of Samar.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balangiga_massacre>
1928:
Scottish biologist and pharmacologist Alexander Fleming
discovered penicillin when he noticed a bacteria-killing mould growing
in his laboratory.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Fleming>
1975:
An attempted robbery of Spaghetti House, a restaurant in
Knightsbridge, London, turned into a six-day hostage situation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_House_siege>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
linkrot:
(Internet) The steady increase in the number of broken hyperlinks as
webpages are moved or removed.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/linkrot>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It is said in the Book of Poetry, "In silence is the offering
presented, and the spirit approached to; there is not the slightest
contention." Therefore the superior man does not use rewards, and the
people are stimulated to virtue. He does not show anger, and the people
are awed more than by hatchets and battle-axes.
--Confucius
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Confucius>
The Army of Sambre and Meuse was one of the armies of the French
Revolution. It was formed on 29 June 1794 by combining the Army of the
Ardennes, the left wing of the Army of the Moselle and the right wing of
the Army of the North. After an inconclusive campaign in 1795, the
French planned a co-ordinated offensive in 1796 using Jean-Baptiste
Jourdan's Army of Sambre and Meuse and the Army of the Rhine and
Moselle, commanded by his superior, Jean Victor Moreau. This was
successful, as the French won a series of victories; the Army of Sambre
and Meuse maneuvered around northern Bavaria and Franconia, while the
Army of the Rhine and Moselle operated in Bavaria. Disputes internal to
the French forces prevented the two armies from uniting, giving the
Austrians time to unite their own forces and drive Jourdan's forces away
and eventually across the Rhine. On 29 September 1797, the Army of
Sambre and Meuse merged with the Army of the Rhine and Moselle to become
the Army of Germany.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_Sambre_and_Meuse>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1851:
The British East India Company inaugurated the Horsburgh
Lighthouse on the rocky outcrop of Pedra Branca, Singapore, which later
became the subject of a territorial dispute.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedra_Branca,_Singapore>
1917:
The Broadhurst Theatre opened in New York City with a
performance of Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadhurst_Theatre>
1975:
Two members of ETA political-military and three members of the
Revolutionary Antifascist Patriotic Front, sentenced to death for
murder, became the last people to be executed in Spain.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_use_of_capital_punishment_in_Spain>
1983:
American software developer Richard Stallman announced plans
for the Unix-like operating system GNU, the first free software
developed by the GNU Project.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
across the pond:
(informal) On or to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/across_the_pond>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Honor is like the eye, which cannot suffer the least impurity
without damage. It is a precious stone, the price of which is lessened
by a single flaw.
--Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jacques-B%C3%A9nigne_Bossuet>
Georges Feydeau (1862–1921) was a French playwright of the era known
as the Belle Époque, remembered for his farces. His first full-length
comedy, Tailleur pour dames ('Ladies' tailor'), was well-received. After
studying earlier masters of French comedy, particularly Eugène Labiche,
Alfred Hennequin and Henri Meilhac, he wrote or collaborated on
seventeen full-length plays between 1892 and 1914, many of which have
become staples of the theatrical repertoire in France and abroad. They
include L'Hôtel du libre échange ('The Free Exchange Hotel', 1894), La
Dame de chez Maxim ('The lady from Maxim's', 1899), La Puce à l'oreille
('A flea in her ear', 1907) and Occupe-toi d'Amélie! ('Look after
Amélie', 1908). His plays are marked by recognisable characters and
fast-moving comic plots of mistaken identity, attempted adultery, split-
second timing and a precariously happy ending. In the 1940s and 1950s,
productions by Jean-Louis Barrault and the Comédie-Française revived
interest in his works.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Feydeau>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1580:
English explorer Francis Drake's galleon the Golden Hind
(replica pictured) sailed into Plymouth, completing his circumnavigation
of the globe.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Hind>
1928:
The Nationalist government of China adopted Gwoyeu Romatzyh as
the official system for the romanization of Mandarin Chinese.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwoyeu_Romatzyh>
1983:
Cold War: Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a
potential nuclear war by identifying as a false alarm signals that
appeared to indicate an impending U.S. missile attack.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident>
2010:
Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues
were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Linda_Norgrove>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
unstinting:
Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unstinting>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
What there is to conquer By strength and submission, has already
been discovered Once or twice, or several times, by men whom one cannot
hope To emulate — but there is no competition — There is only the
fight to recover what has been lost And found and lost again and again:
and now, under conditions That seem unpropitious. But perhaps neither
gain nor loss. For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our
business.
--The Four Quartets
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Four_Quartets>
Iron Gwazi is a steel-track hybrid roller coaster at Busch Gardens in
Tampa, Florida, U.S. The ride first opened in 1999 as Gwazi, a wooden
roller coaster with two tracks in a dueling configuration. It was built
by Great Coasters International on the former site of an Anheuser-Busch
brewery at the park. Although well received initially, Gwazi became
difficult to maintain over time, leading to the closure of one track in
2012 followed by the other in 2015. It remained closed until Busch
Gardens, in 2019, announced that Rocky Mountain Construction would
transform Gwazi into a hybrid roller coaster. Its two wooden tracks were
replaced by a single steel track, with portions of the original support
structure reused. The ride reopened as Iron Gwazi on March 11, 2022,
becoming North America's tallest, steepest, and fastest hybrid roller
coaster. Iron Gwazi received positive reviews from critics and won Best
New Roller Coaster in Amusement Today's annual Golden Ticket Awards
publication.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Gwazi>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1790:
Peking opera was born with the introduction of Hui opera to
Beijing by the "Four Great Anhui Troupes" in honour of the Qianlong
Emperor's 80th birthday.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peking_opera>
1890:
Sequoia National Park was established to conserve giant sequoia
trees in an area affected by logging in the southern Sierra Nevada in
California.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_National_Park>
1983:
In one of the largest prison escapes in British history, 38
Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners hijacked a prison meals
lorry and broke out of HM Prison Maze in County Antrim, Northern
Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze_Prison_escape>
2005:
Typhoon Longwang, the deadliest tropical cyclone to hit China
in that year, formed just north of the Mariana Islands.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Longwang>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
altercation:
1. (countable) An angry or heated dispute.
2. (countable, law, historical) An act of posing questions to, and
obtaining answers from, a witness in a court of law.
3. (uncountable) Angry or heated disputation.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/altercation>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he
has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely.
--Christopher Reeve
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Christopher_Reeve>
Victoria (1819–1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death, the longest reign in
British history to that point. Victoria was the only child of Prince
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (the fourth son of George III), and
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Edward died in 1820, and
Victoria eventually inherited the throne aged 18 since Edward's elder
brothers had all died without surviving legitimate issue. Victoria
married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1840.
Their children married into royal families across Europe, and Victoria
was dubbed "the grandmother of Europe". After Albert's death in 1861,
Victoria went into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a
result, British republicanism gained strength. Her popularity later
recovered, and she became a national icon. Her Golden and Diamond
Jubilees were times of national celebration. Victoria was succeeded by
her son Edward VII.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1869:
Jay Gould, James Fisk, and other speculators plotted but failed
to control the United States gold market, causing prices to plummet.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_%281869%29>
1890:
Wilford Woodruff, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints, wrote the first draft of a manifesto that
officially disavowed the future practice of plural marriage.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_Manifesto>
1941:
Operation Barbarossa: A Wehrmacht training event known as the
Mogilev Conference began, marking an increase in violence against Jews
and other civilians in the areas under General Max von Schenckendorff's
command.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogilev_Conference>
1993:
Norodom Sihanouk became King of Cambodia with the restoration
of the monarchy after a 23-year interregnum.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom_Sihanouk>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
irrespirable:
Not respirable; not suitable for breathing; unbreathable.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/irrespirable>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
LOGIC The principle governing human intellection. Its nature may
be deduced from examining the following propositions, both of which are
held by human beings to be true and often by the same people: “I
can’t so you musn’t,” and “I can but you musn’t.”
--John Brunner
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Brunner>
Shaylee Mansfield (born 2009) is an American actress and former
YouTuber. Mansfield, who is deaf, was born in Burbank, California, and
first gained recognition by making videos in which she tells Christmas
stories in American Sign Language. In 2016, Mansfield appeared in an
advertisement by Disney Parks, in which she met Minnie Mouse, who was
learning sign language at Walt Disney World. The video quickly went
viral and became one of Disney's most-watched advertisements. In 2019,
Mansfield made her acting debut in Disney's Noelle. The following year,
her request for automatic captioning on Instagram drew attention from
several media publications and became popular on Twitter. She received
further recognition for her roles in the films Feel the Beat (2020) and
13 Minutes (2021). In 2022, for her signed performance on the animated
series Madagascar: A Little Wild, Mansfield was credited alongside the
voice actors.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaylee_Mansfield>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1642:
First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first
engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the
Parliamentarians, ended in a Royalist victory.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Powick_Bridge>
1884:
The French steamship Arctique ran aground on the northern coast
of Cape Virgenes in Argentina; gold was discovered during the rescue
effort, triggering the Tierra del Fuego gold rush.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tierra_del_Fuego_gold_rush>
1920:
The Louisiana hurricane dissipated over Kansas after forcing
around 4,500 people to evacuate and causing $1.45 million in damages.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Louisiana_hurricane>
2010:
Teresa Lewis became the first woman to be executed by the U.S.
state of Virginia since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be
executed by lethal injection.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Lewis>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
motley crew:
A group of people of mixed background, especially one with a common
goal.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/motley_crew>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I can feel a new tomorrow coming on And I don't know why I have
to make a song Everybody talks about a new world in the morning New
world in the morning takes so long.
--Roger Whittaker
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Roger_Whittaker>
Zmaj was built in Germany as a seaplane tender for the Royal Yugoslav
Navy between 1928 and 1930, and converted to a minelayer in 1937. During
the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, she was slightly damaged
by Italian dive bombers. Captured by the Italians, she was handed over
to the Germans who renamed her Drache. She was used as a seaplane tender
and later as a troop transport. In mid-1942 she was rebuilt as a
minelayer with improved anti-aircraft armament, renamed Schiff 50, and
then used to evaluate the shipboard use of helicopters for anti-
submarine warfare and mine reconnaissance. She continued to be used as
both a troop transport and minelayer, laying several minefields in the
Aegean Sea. A minefield she laid in the Dodecanese in 1943 sank one
British submarine and two Allied destroyers, and badly damaged a third.
Sunk by British aircraft on 22 September 1944 while in port (pictured),
she was scrapped in place after World War II. (This article is part of
a featured topic: Ships of the Royal Yugoslav Navy.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Ships_of_the_Royal_…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1789:
The office of United States Postmaster General was formally
established.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General>
1957:
François Duvalier, nicknamed Papa Doc, was elected President
of Haiti as a populist before consolidating power and ruling as a
dictator for the rest of his life.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Duvalier>
2003:
Dolphin, the first emulator for the GameCube that could run
commercial video games, was released.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_%28emulator%29>
2013:
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: All Saints Church in
Peshawar, Pakistan, was attacked by two suicide bombers who killed 127
people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshawar_church_bombing>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
constellation:
1. (astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure
(especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky
including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an
asterism.
2. (modern astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially
recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars
and celestial bodies in the region.
3. (figurative) A configuration or grouping of related things.
4. A wide, seemingly unlimited, assortment.
5. (psychoanalysis) Synonym of complex (“a collection of ideas caused by
repressed emotions that leads to an abnormal mental condition”)
6. (sexuality) A network of connections between people who are in
polyamorous relationships, for example between a person, their partner,
and that person's partner.
7. (space science) A fleet of satellites used for the same purpose.
8. (astrology, obsolete)
9. The configuration of planets at a given time (especially a person's
birth), as believed to affect events on Earth, or used for determining a
horoscope.
10. A person's character or inclinations, supposedly determined by their
horoscope.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/constellation>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Five hundred seventy-four days of pain, losses, and struggle have
already passed since the start of the full-scale aggression launched by
the state, which, for some reason, is still present here among the
permanent members of the UN Security Council. Russia has killed at least
tens of thousands of our people and turned millions into refugees by
destroying their homes. Most of the world recognizes the truth about
this war. It is a criminal and unprovoked aggression by Russia against
our nation, aimed at seizing Ukraine's territory and resources. But it
is not just that. With its aggression, the terrorist state is willing to
undermine all the dams of international norms meant to protect the world
from wars. And I am grateful to all those who have recognized the
Russian aggression as a violation of the UN Charter.
--Volodymyr Zelenskyy
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy>
Robert Howard Hodgkin (1877–1951), nicknamed "Robin", was an English
historian who spent his career at The Queen's College, Oxford
(pictured). He was appointed a lecturer of modern history in 1900, made
a fellow in 1904 and a tutor in 1910, and held the post of university
lecturer in modern history from 1928 to 1934. In 1936 and 1937, Hodgkin
became pro-provost when B. H. Streeter fell ill, then retired shortly
after Streeter's return. Streeter soon died in a plane crash, however,
and Hodgkin, only six days into his retirement, was called upon to take
on the role of provost; he served until 1946. Hodgkin was remembered for
his dedication, his flexible teaching style, shepherding the college
through the wartime years, the reconstruction of the college's grand
library, and his book on the college's history. He was particularly
known for his 1935 work, A History of the Anglo-Saxons. Hodgkin was also
part of a so-called "Quaker dynasty"; he was forced to leave the Society
of Friends after serving in the Second Boer War.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Howard_Hodgkin>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1823:
According to Joseph Smith, he was first visited by the Angel
Moroni, who would guide him to the golden plates that became the basis
of the Book of Mormon.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Moroni>
1918:
World War I: The Battle of Nazareth ended with the British
Empire victorious over the Ottomans.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nazareth>
1958:
After over fourteen years of construction, the first section of
Interstate 80 in Iowa opened in the Des Moines metropolitan area.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_80_in_Iowa>
2001:
Several British Muslim youths in Peterborough, England,
murdered 17-year-old Ross Parker, leading to debate over whether the
British media failed to cover racially-motivated crimes with white
victims.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Ross_Parker>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
irenic:
(chiefly theology) Promoting or fitted to promote peace, especially over
disputes; conciliatory, non-confrontational, peaceful.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/irenic>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Our job is to pursue justice, without fear or favor. Our job is
not to do what is politically convenient. Our job is not to take orders
from the President, from Congress, or from anyone else, about who or
what to criminally investigate. As the President himself has said, and
I reaffirm today: I am not the President’s lawyer. I will also add I
am not Congress’s prosecutor. The Justice Department works for the
American people. Our job is to follow the facts and the law. And that
is what we do.
--Merrick Garland
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland>