"The Raven" is a narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in
January 1845. Noted for its musicality, stylized language and
supernatural atmosphere, it tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit
to a distraught lover, tracing his slow descent into madness. The lover
is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. The raven, sitting on a bust
of Pallas, seems to further instigate his distress with its repeated
word "Nevermore". Throughout, Poe alludes to folklore and classical
works. Poe explained in a follow-up essay, "The Philosophy of
Composition", that his intention was to create a poem that would appeal
to both critical and popular tastes. The poem was inspired in part by a
talking raven in Charles Dickens's 1841 novel Barnaby Rudge. The
publication of "The Raven" made Poe widely popular in his day. The poem
was soon heavily reprinted, parodied, and illustrated. Though some
critics disagree about the value of the poem, it remains well known and
popular.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1941:
100 crew members of the USS Reuben James perished when their
vessel became the first U.S. Navy ship sunk by hostile action during
World War II after it was torpedoed by the German submarine U-552.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Reuben_James_%28DD-245%29>
1963:
A gas explosion at the
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Indiana_State_Fairgrounds_Coliseum_gas_e…>
1973:
Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escaped from
Mountjoy Prison in Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in
the prison's exercise yard.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountjoy_Prison_helicopter_escape>
2003:
After 22 years in power, Tun Mahathir Mohamad retired as Prime
Minister of Malaysia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahathir_Mohamad>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
witching hour:
1. (chiefly literary or poetic) Often preceded by the: midnight, when
witches and other supernatural beings were thought to be active, and to
which bad luck was ascribed; also (generally), the middle of the night,
when unfortunate things are thought more likely to occur; the dead of
night.
2. (by extension)
3. A time of day, usually in the early evening, when babies and young
children are more fretful and likely to cry or fuss.
4. (originally and chiefly US, stock market) The final hour of trading
each month during which certain stock options expire, leading to a
higher trading volume and greater price volatility.
5. (occult, less common) The hour between 3:00 and 3:59 a.m., associated
with demons.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/witching_hour>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Now comes the pain of truth, to whom 'tis pain; O folly! for to
bear all naked truths, And to envisage circumstance, all calm, That is
the top of sovereignty Mark well!
--John Keats
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Keats>
The tomb of Philippe Pot is a life-sized funerary monument commissioned
by the military leader and diplomat Philippe Pot. Pot was a godson of
Philip the Good and became a knight of the Golden Fleece; he later
served the French king, Louis XI, who appointed him grand seneschal of
Burgundy, and Louis's son Charles VIII. His effigy shows him recumbent
on a slab, his hands raised in prayer, wearing armour and a heraldic
tunic. Pot commissioned the tomb when he was around 52 years old, some
13 years before his death in 1493. The inscriptions written on the sides
of the slab emphasise his achievements and social standing. The tomb is
made of limestone, paint, gold and lead. Although its sculptor is
unrecorded, art historians generally cite Antoine Le Moiturier as the
most likely designer. The monument was stolen during the French
Revolution; since 1899 it has been in the Louvre, where it is on
permanent display. The tomb underwent a major restoration between 2016
and 2018.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Philippe_Pot>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1948:
A luzzu (Maltese fishing boat) overloaded with passengers
capsized and sank in the Gozo Channel off Qala, killing 23 of the 27
people on board (monument pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Gozo_luzzu_disaster>
1991:
The Madrid Conference, an attempt by the international
community to revive the Israeli–Palestinian peace process through
negotiations, convened.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid_Conference_of_1991>
1993:
The Troubles: Three members of the Ulster Defence Association
opened fire in a crowded pub during a Halloween party, killing eight
people and wounding nineteen others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greysteel_massacre>
2002:
After his terminal-cancer diagnosis, Warren Zevon made his last
public appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, giving the
advice to "enjoy every sandwich".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Zevon_on_the_Late_Show_with_David_Lett…>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
scurvy:
1. (obsolete)
2. Affected or covered with scurf (“skin disease causing flakes of skin
to fall off”) or scabs; scurfy, scabby; also, of or relating to a skin
disease causing scurf or to scurvy (noun sense 1).
3. (by extension) Of growths on plants: resembling scurf; scurfy.
4. (figurative, archaic)
5. Of a person or thing: disgustingly mean; contemptible, despicable,
low.
6. Of the way someone is treated: poor, shabby.
7. (uncountable, pathology) A disease caused by insufficient intake of
vitamin C, leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy
gums, loosening of the teeth, and bleeding into the skin and from almost
all mucous membranes; (countable, obsolete) an occurrence of this
disease.
8. (countable, figurative, derogatory) A contemptible or despicable
person.
9. (uncountable, by extension, veterinary medicine, obsolete) A cattle
disease, perhaps affecting the skin.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scurvy>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The right of a nation to kill a tyrant, in cases of necessity,
can no more be doubted, than to hang a robber, or kill a flea. But
killing one tyrant only makes way for worse, unless the people have
sense, spirit and honesty enough to establish and support a constitution
guarded at all points against the tyranny of the one, the few, and the
many.
--John Adams
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Adams>
The 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game was a regular-season
collegiate American football game played on October 29, 1921, at Harvard
Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. The contest featured the undefeated
Centre Praying Colonels, representing Centre College, and the undefeated
Harvard Crimson, representing Harvard University. Centre entered the
game as heavy underdogs, as Harvard had received 3-to-1 odds to win
prior to kickoff. The only score of the game came less than two minutes
into the third quarter when Centre quarterback Bo McMillin rushed for a
touchdown. The conversion failed but the Colonels' defense held for the
remainder of the game, and Centre won the game 6–0. The game is widely
viewed as one of the largest upsets in college football history. It is
often referred to by the shorthand "C6H0"; this originated shortly after
the game when a Centre professor remarked that Harvard had been poisoned
by this "impossible" chemical formula.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921_Centre_vs._Harvard_football_game>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1960:
A C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team
crashed during takeoff from Toledo Express Airport in Ohio, U.S.,
resulting in 22 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Polytechnic_State_University_footb…>
1986:
British prime minister Margaret Thatcher officially opened the
M25, one of Britain's busiest motorways.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M25_motorway>
1991:
Galileo became the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid when
it made a flyby of 951 Gaspra.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/951_Gaspra>
2013:
The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea
rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus strait.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmaray>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
cathead:
1. (nautical)
2. A heavy piece of timber projecting somewhat horizontally from each
side of the bow of a ship on which an anchor is raised or lowered, and
secured when not used, from its stock end.
3. A decorative element at the end of such a timber that often depicts a
cat's head.
4. (technology, chiefly mining) A (small) capstan (“vertical cylindrical
machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to cables,
ropes, etc.”) or windlass (“type of winch”) forming part of hoisting
machinery.
5. (UK, dialectal) A nodule of ironstone containing fossil remains.
6. (US) Short for cathead biscuit (“a large fluffy biscuit, typically
served with gravy”).
7. (transitive, nautical) Synonym of cat (“to hoist (an anchor) so that
it hangs at the cathead (noun sense 1.1)”)
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cathead>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The criterion which we use to test the genuineness of apparent
statements of fact is the criterion of verifiability.
--Alfred Jules Ayer
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alfred_Jules_Ayer>
Cucurbita (Latin for gourd) is a genus of vines in the gourd family,
native to the Andes and Mesoamerica. Five species are grown worldwide,
variously known as squash, pumpkin, or gourd depending on species,
variety, and local parlance. The fruits have played a role in human
culture for at least 2,000 years. First cultivated in the Americas
before being brought to Europe by returning explorers, the plants remain
an important food source. Most Cucurbita species are herbaceous vines
that grow several meters in length and have tendrils, but bush cultivars
of C. pepo and C. maxima have also been developed. Many North and
Central American species are visited by honey bees, as well as
specialist bees that pollinate only a single species. Most of the
domesticated species can be considered winter squash, since the full-
grown fruits can be stored for months. Their extracts have many uses,
including in cosmetics. The fruits are also good sources of vitamins and
minerals.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbita>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1776:
American Revolutionary War: As George Washington's Continental
Army retreated northward from New York City, the British Army captured
the village of White Plains.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_White_Plains>
1928:
Indonesian composer Wage Rudolf Supratman introduced "Indonesia
Raya", now the country's national anthem.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Raya>
1971:
Prospero (flight spare pictured), the first British satellite
launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in
Woomera, South Australia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospero_%28spacecraft%29>
1992:
Hans-Adam II threatened to dismiss the Landtag of Liechtenstein
over disagreements on the date of a referendum for the country's
accession to the EEA.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Liechtenstein_constitutional_crisis>
2013:
The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took
place when members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a
crowd, killing five people and injuring thirty-eight others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Tiananmen_Square_attack>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
xenelasy:
(Ancient Greece, historical) The practice of expelling foreigners in
Doric Crete and Lacedaemonia.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xenelasy>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Reason alone will not serve. Intuition alone can be improved by
reason, but reason alone without intuition can easily lead the wrong
way. They both are necessary. The way I like to put it is that when I
have an intuition about something, I send it over to the reason
department. Then after I've checked it out in the reason department, I
send it back to the intuition department to make sure that it's still
all right. That's how my mind works, and that's how I work. That's why I
think that there is both an art and a science to what we do. The art of
science is as important as so-called technical science. You need both.
It's this combination that must be recognized and acknowledged and
valued.
--Jonas Salk
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk>
Hadji Ali (c. 1888–1892 – 1937) was a vaudeville performance
artist famous for acts of controlled regurgitation. Thought to be of
Egyptian extraction, his feats included water spouting, smoke swallowing
and nut and handkerchief swallowing followed by disgorgement in an order
chosen by the audience. The mainstay of Ali's act was water spouting
(poster pictured). After swallowing 60 to 100 glasses of water at a
time, he spouted it in a continuous stream sometimes for up to one
minute. Ali's most famous stunt, and the highlight of his act, was
drinking water followed by kerosene, and then acting by turns as a human
flamethrower and fire extinguisher as he expelled the two liquids onto a
theatrical prop. Ali had a dedicated following on the vaudeville circuit
in the United States and performed for heads of state, including Tsar
Nicholas II of Russia. After he died in England, his body was offered
to Johns Hopkins University for study, though the offer was declined.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadji_Ali>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1914:
World War I: The Royal Navy dreadnought HMS Audacious was
sunk by a mine, but its loss was kept secret for four years.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Audacious_%281912%29>
1946:
Inter-religious riots in which Hindu mobs targeted Muslim
families began in the Indian state of Bihar, resulting in 2,000 to
30,000 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_Bihar_riots>
1967:
American Catholic priest Philip Berrigan led a protest against
the Vietnam War by pouring blood over Selective Service records in
Baltimore, Maryland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Berrigan>
1993:
Widerøe Flight 744 suffered a controlled flight into terrain
while on approach to Namsos Airport, Norway, killing two crew members
and four passengers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wider%C3%B8e_Flight_744>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
smell-o-vision:
(originally and chiefly US, film, television, humorous) A (supposed)
technology consisting of cinematography with the addition of olfaction,
often portrayed as far-fetched or futuristic.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smell-o-vision>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It’s time to sing a new song. A song that began 248 years ago.
The old notes of downfall, discord, despair, no longer resonate. Our
generations of loved ones before us are whispering a prophecy, a quest,
a calling, an anthem. Our moment right now. It’s time for America to
sing a new song. Our voices sing a chorus of unity. They sing a song of
dignity and opportunity. Are y’all ready to add your voice to the new
American song? Because I am. So let’s do this!
--Beyoncé
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9>
Katy Perry (born October 25, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter,
and television personality. She released her debut album in 2001, then
signed to Capitol Records in 2007. Perry rose to fame in 2008 with the
release of the single "I Kissed a Girl". She has released seven studio
albums, most recently 143 in September 2024. Perry has the second-most
US diamond certified singles for any female artist (six). She has
received various accolades, including a Billboard Spotlight Award, four
Guinness World Records, five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music
Awards, a Brit Award, and a Juno Award. Perry is one of the best-selling
music artists of all time, having sold more than 143 million units
worldwide. She made her film debut voicing Smurfette in The Smurfs in
2011, released a documentary film in 2012, and launched her own shoe
line, Katy Perry Collections, in 2017. Perry served as a judge on
American Idol between 2018 and 2024.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Perry>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1871:
Liberian president Edward James Roye was overthrown in modern
Africa's first coup d'état.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1871_Liberian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat>
1892:
Ida B. Wells began publishing her research on lynching in the
United States, for which she was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize
in 2020.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells>
1955:
Ngô Đình Diệm proclaimed himself president of the newly
created Republic of Vietnam after defeating former emperor Bảo Đại
in a fraudulent referendum supervised by his brother Ngô Đình Nhu.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_State_of_Vietnam_referendum>
2004:
Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas,
considered one of the best video games ever made, in North America.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
fain:
1. (chiefly UK, dialectal, or poetic) Often followed by of: glad, well-
pleased.
2. Glad, contented, or satisfied to do something in the absence of a
better alternative.
3. (by extension) Compelled or obliged to.
4. (UK, dialectal) Chiefly followed by to, or (obsolete) for or of:
eager or willing, or inclined.
5. (obsolete)
6. Except in fair and fain: favourable, well-disposed.
7. Accustomed, apt, wont.
8. Chiefly preceded or followed by would.
9. With joy or pleasure; gladly.
10. By choice or will; willingly. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fain>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
No one gets through life alone. We have to look out for each
other and lift each other up.
--Hillary Clinton
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton>
The Fusō-class battleships were a pair of dreadnoughts built for the
Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War I: Fusō was
launched in 1914, and Yamashiro (pictured) in 1915. During the 1930s,
both ships underwent a series of modernizations and reconstructions.
This increased their armor, replaced and upgraded their machinery, and
rebuilt their superstructures into a distinctive pagoda-mast style.
Despite the expensive reconstructions, both vessels were considered
obsolescent by the eve of World War II, and neither saw significant
action in the early years of the war. In 1944 both underwent upgrades to
their anti-aircraft suite before transferring to Singapore. Fusō and
Yamashiro were the only two Japanese battleships at the Battle of
Surigao Strait, the southernmost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and
both were lost in the early hours of 25 October 1944 to torpedoes and
naval gunfire. Only ten crewmembers from each ship survived.
(This article is part of a featured topic: Battleships of Japan.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Battleships_of_Japan>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1854:
Crimean War: The ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade was
decisively repelled by Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade>
1950:
The People's Volunteer Army ambushed the South Korean II Corps
at the Battle of Onjong, and elsewhere engaged the 1st Infantry Division
at the Battle of Unsan, marking China's entry into the Korean War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Unsan>
2001:
Windows XP, one of the most popular and widely used versions of
the Microsoft Windows operating system, was released for retail sale.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP>
2022:
At 49 days, Liz Truss concluded the shortest tenure as prime
minister of the United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Truss>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
embarrassingly parallel:
(programming) In parallel computing, of a particular problem: very easy
to separate into a number of parallel tasks.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embarrassingly_parallel>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Half the confusion in the world comes from not knowing how little
we need.
--Richard E. Byrd
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_E._Byrd>
Umbriel is the third-largest moon of Uranus. It was discovered on
October 24, 1851, by William Lassell. Named after a character in the
1712 poem The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope, Umbriel is composed
mainly of ice with a substantial fraction of rock. It may be
differentiated into a rocky core and an icy mantle. Its surface, the
darkest among Uranian moons, appears to have been shaped mostly by
impacts, but the presence of canyons suggests early endogenic processes.
This shows Umbriel may have undergone an early endogenically driven
resurfacing event that erased its older surface. Covered by numerous
impact craters reaching 210 km (130 mi) in diameter, Umbriel is the
second-most heavily cratered satellite of Uranus after Oberon. Like all
moons of Uranus, Umbriel likely formed from an accretion disk that
surrounded the planet just after its formation. The only close study of
Umbriel was conducted in January 1986 by Voyager 2, which captured
images of about 40 percent of its surface during the spacecraft's flyby
of Uranus.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbriel_%28moon%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1796:
War of the First Coalition: The Battle of Schliengen was fought
between the French and Austrian armies, who both claimed victory.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Schliengen>
1945:
The Charter of the United Nations entered into force after
being ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council and
a majority of the other signatories.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_of_the_United_Nations>
1975:
In protest against wage discrepancy and unfair employment
practices, 90 percent of Iceland's female population went on strike for
a day.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Icelandic_women%27s_strike>
2003:
The inaugural Afro-Asian Games opened in Hyderabad, with 2,040
athletes from 96 nations competing.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Afro-Asian_Games>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
neoimperialism:
(politics) A contemporary form of imperialism; modern imperialistic
practices by a country, such as using influence and power to dominate
smaller countries.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neoimperialism>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Principles are universal — that is, they transcend culture and
geography. They're also timeless, they never change — principles such
as fairness, kindness, respect, honesty, integrity, service,
contribution. Different cultures may translate these principles into
different practices and over time may even totally obscure these
principles through the wrongful use of freedom. Nevertheless, they are
present. Like the law of gravity, they operate constantly.
--Stephen Covey
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Stephen_Covey>
Wells Cathedral is an Anglican place of worship in Wells, Somerset,
dedicated to Andrew the Apostle. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath
and Wells, whose cathedra it holds as mother church of the Diocese of
Bath and Wells. Built as a Roman Catholic cathedral from around 1175 to
replace an earlier church on the site since 705, it became an Anglican
cathedral when Henry VIII split from Rome. Its Gothic architecture is
mostly inspired from Early English style of the late 12th to early 13th
centuries. The stonework of its pointed arcades and fluted piers bears
pronounced mouldings and carved capitals in a foliate, "stiff-leaf"
style. The east end retains much ancient stained glass. Unlike many
cathedrals of monastic foundation, Wells has many surviving secular
buildings linked to its chapter of secular canons, including the
Bishop's Palace and the 15th-century residential Vicars' Close. It is a
Grade I listed building.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Cathedral>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1850:
The inaugural National Women's Rights Convention, presided over
by American activist Paulina Wright Davis, began in Worcester,
Massachusetts.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Women%27s_Rights_Convention>
1906:
Alberto Santos-Dumont flew his biplane 14-bis for 50 metres
(160 ft) at an altitude of about four metres (13 ft).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos-Dumont_14-bis>
2001:
Grand Theft Auto III was released, helping to popularize open-
world and mature-content video games.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III>
2022:
Myanmar civil war: Burmese military forces launched airstrikes
that killed at least 80 concertgoers in Kachin State.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hpakant_massacre>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
woodsy:
1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a wooded area.
2. Of a place: having many trees.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/woodsy>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The doctor is not a miracle worker who can magically save us but,
rather, an expert adviser who can assist us in our own recovery.
--Travels
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Travels_%28book%29>
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes is an interactive drama and
survival horror video game, developed by Supermassive Games and
published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the third game of the
first season of The Dark Pictures Anthology and was released on
22 October 2021. Ashley Tisdale (pictured) was marketed as the game's
lead. Set during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the plot follows four
Americans working for the US Armed Forces and one Iraqi Republican Guard
who fall into a subterranean Akkadian temple where they must work
together to survive the vampiric creatures that infest the area. The
game features two single-player gameplay modes and two that are
multiplayer, with one played online, while the other can be played
locally. House of Ashes received mixed reviews from critics upon
release. The fourth game in the series, The Devil in Me, was revealed in
a teaser trailer at the end of House of Ashes, and released on
18 November 2022.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Pictures_Anthology:_House_of_Ashes>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1727:
George II and Caroline of Ansbach were crowned king and queen
of Great Britain in Westminster Abbey.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_of_Ansbach>
1895:
At Gare Montparnasse in Paris, an express train derailed after
overrunning the buffer stop and crashed through the station wall, with
the locomotive landing on the street below.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montparnasse_derailment>
1924:
The educational non-profit organization Toastmasters
International was founded at a YMCA in Santa Ana, California.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toastmasters_International>
2014:
In Ottawa, Canada, the downtown core was placed on lockdown
after a series of shootings at Parliament Hill.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_shootings_at_Parliament_Hill,_Ottawa>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
aldermanic:
1. Of or pertaining to an alderman (“member of a municipal legislative
body in a city or town”) or group of aldermen.
2. (figurative) Having the (supposed) lifestyle or qualities of an
alderman.
3. Of a person or animal's body, girth, etc.: fleshy, plump, rotund.
4. Of a thing: extravagant; sumptuous.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aldermanic>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents
and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.
--Doris Lessing
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Doris_Lessing>