Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild ('God the Lord is sun and shield'), is
a church cantata for Reformation Day by Johann Sebastian Bach. He
composed it in 1725 while Thomaskantor in Leipzig, and led the first
performance on 31 October that year. It is possibly his first cantata
for the occasion; the text was written by an unknown poet. Bach
structured the work in six movements, with an aria following the opening
chorus, and a recitative and duet following the first chorale. He scored
the work for three vocal soloists, a four-part choir, and a Baroque
instrumental ensemble. He achieved a unity within the structure by using
two horns not only in the opening but also as obbligato instruments in
the two chorales, the first time even playing the same motifs. He
performed the cantata again, probably in 1730. He later reworked the
music of the opening chorus and a duet again for his Missa in G major
and the music of an alto aria for his Missa in A major.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gott_der_Herr_ist_Sonn_und_Schild,_BWV_79>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1517:
Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses onto the door of
All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, marking the beginning of the
Protestant Reformation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-five_Theses>
1999:
Australian sailor Jesse Martin arrived in Melbourne, becoming
the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop, and
unassisted.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Martin>
2000:
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collided with construction
equipment while attempting to take off from Chiang Kai-shek
International Airport in Taiwan during heavy rain, killing 83 people
aboard.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Airlines_Flight_006>
2017:
An Uzbek immigrant drove a rented truck into cyclists and
runners in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_New_York_City_truck_attack>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
spoopy:
1. Synonym of spooky.
2. (film, literature, television) Involving horror concepts and tropes
in comical, cute, or nonthreatening ways.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spoopy>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Everybody jump Everybody sing Everybody move Everybody scream
Everybody shake Put down your screen Everybody up Everybody scream!
--Florence + the Machine
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Florence_and_the_Machine>
On 30 October 1858 a batch of sweets poisoned hundreds in Bradford,
England. The confectionary had been accidentally adulterated with
poisonous arsenic trioxide. About five pounds (two kilograms) of sweets
were sold to the public, leading to around 20 deaths and more than 200
people suffering the effects of arsenic poisoning. With increasing
urbanisation and the rise in shop-purchased food, adulterants became a
growing problem. With the cost of sugar high, replacing it with
substitutes was common. For the sweets produced in Bradford, the
confectioner was supposed to purchase powdered gypsum, but a mistake at
the wholesale chemist meant arsenic was purchased instead. Three men
were arrested—the chemist who sold the arsenic, his assistant and the
sweet maker—but all three were acquitted after the judge decided that,
as it was all accidental, there was no case for any of them to answer.
The deaths led to food-adulteration legislation and were a factor in the
passage of the Pharmacy Act 1868.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1858_Bradford_sweets_poisoning>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1960:
At the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Michael Woodruff performed
the first successful kidney transplantation in the United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Woodruff>
1965:
English model Jean Shrimpton wore a controversially short
minidress to Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne,
Australia – a pivotal moment of the introduction of the miniskirt to
women's fashion.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_shift_dress_of_Jean_Shrimpton>
2010:
American comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert hosted the
Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington, D.C.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rally_to_Restore_Sanity_and/or_Fear>
2020:
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea between
Greece and Turkey, triggering a tsunami and causing 119 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Aegean_Sea_earthquake>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
wolf of Wall Street:
(idiomatic, US, finance) (A name for) an aggressive, prominent, and
wealthy financier; specifically (derogatory), one who swindles or takes
unfair advantage of people.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wolf_of_Wall_Street>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Man's social happiness all rests on us: Through all the drama
— whether damned or not — Love gilds the scene, and women guide the
plot.
--Richard Brinsley Sheridan
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan>
John Bullock Clark Sr. (April 17, 1802 – October 29, 1885) was an
American militia officer and politician. A lawyer with a colorful
reputation, he was also an officer in the Missouri militia. During the
1838 Mormon War, Clark was given the Extermination Order. A candidate in
the 1840 gubernatorial election, he was later a member of the Missouri
state legislature. In 1857, he was elected to the United States House of
Representatives. After the American Civil War began in 1861, he became a
general in the pro-secessionist Missouri State Guard. He fought against
the United States military at the Battle of Carthage and was expelled
from the House. Clark later resigned his military commission to join the
Provisional Confederate Congress. A Confederate senator for a term, he
was not re-appointed due to concerns about his personal behavior. He was
subsequently elected to the Confederate House of Representatives. Clark
fled to Mexico after the defeat of the Confederacy, but later returned
to Missouri.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bullock_Clark>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1948:
Arab–Israeli War: The Israel Defense Forces massacred at
least 52 villagers while capturing the Palestinian Arab village of
Safsaf.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safsaf_massacre>
1955:
An explosion, likely caused by a World War II–era naval
mine, capsized the Soviet ship Novorossiysk in the harbor of Sevastopol,
with the loss of 608 men.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_battleship_Giulio_Cesare>
1999:
About 10,000 people died when the most intense tropical cyclone
ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean made landfall in the Indian
state of Odisha near Bhubaneswar.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Odisha_cyclone>
2007:
Somali pirates hijacked a North Korean ship in the Indian Ocean
northeast of Mogadishu.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Hong_Dan_incident>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
kitty:
1. (informal)
2. A young cat; a kitten.
3. (by extension) An adult cat; also (often childish), sometimes in the
form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kitty>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
All, or the greatest part of men that have aspired to riches or
power, have attained thereunto either by force or fraud, and what they
have by craft or cruelty gained, to cover the foulness of their fact,
they call purchase, as a name more honest. Howsoever, he that for want
of will or wit useth not those means, must rest in servitude and
poverty.
--Sir Walter Raleigh
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Walter_Raleigh>
During the siege of Tunis in October 238 BC, a rebel army under Mathos
(pictured) was besieged by a Carthaginian force under Hamilcar Barca and
Hannibal. The Carthaginian army, which had served in Sicily during the
First Punic War, mutinied and started the Mercenary War. After
destroying a rebel army at the Battle of the Saw, the Carthaginians then
besieged the rebels' stronghold at Tunis. The Carthaginian commander,
Hamilcar, split his forces to blockade the rebels from the north and
south. At the northern camp, commanded by Hannibal, he had ten captured
rebel leaders killed and their bodies crucified. Mathos organised a
night attack against Hannibal's camp, which scattered part of their
army; Hannibal and 30 others were captured and crucified. Hamilcar
withdrew to the north with the remaining half of his army. Mathos then
abandoned Tunis and withdrew south. Hamilcar and his fellow general
Hanno followed the rebels and wiped them out at the Battle of Leptis
Parva. (This article is part of a featured topic: Mercenary War.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Mercenary_War>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1835:
In the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution, the
Texian Army repelled a Mexican attack at the grounds of Mission
Concepcion south of Downtown San Antonio.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Concepci%C3%B3n>
1925:
The funerary mask of Tutankhamun, possibly originally made for
Queen Neferneferuaten, was uncovered for the first time in approximately
3,250 years.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mask_of_Tutankhamun>
1940:
World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister
Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum demanding the
cession of Greek territory.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Italian_War>
1965:
In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., the 630-foot (190 m)-tall steel
catenary Gateway Arch was completed.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Arch>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
maenad:
(Greek mythology, also attributive) A female follower of Dionysus (“the
god of wine”), associated with intense revelling. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/maenad>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The idea of being constructive, creative, positive, in trying to
bring out the best in one's own self and the best in others follows from
what I've just been saying. Again, I repeat my belief in us, in
ourselves, as the product of the process of evolution, and part of the
process itself. I think of evolution as an error-making and error-
correcting process, and we are constantly learning from experience.
--Jonas Salk
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk>
"How You Get the Girl" is a song by the American singer-songwriter
Taylor Swift (pictured) from her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014). She
wrote it with its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. An electropop and
bubblegum pop song, it is a ballad that features acoustic guitar strums
and a heavy disco beat. The lyrics find Swift telling a man how to win
his ex-girlfriend back after their breakup. Some critics praised the
song as catchy and highlighted the chorus; less enthusiastic reviews
considered the production generic and the lyrics lightweight. The track
received certifications in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom,
and the United States. Swift included it in the set list of the 1989
World Tour (2015), with choreography that evoked the musical film
Singin' in the Rain (1952). She performed it on some dates of the
Reputation Stadium Tour (2018) and the Eras Tour (2023–2024). The
track was used in a Diet Coke advertisement prior to its release.
(This article is part of a featured topic: 1989 (album).).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/1989_%28album%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1964:
Actor Ronald Reagan delivered a speech on behalf of Republican
presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, launching his own political
career, which culminated in him serving two full terms as U.S.
president.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Time_for_Choosing>
2004:
The Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals
to win the 2004 World Series, breaking the so-called "Curse of the
Bambino".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_World_Series>
2019:
The Mocking of Christ by Cimabue sold at auction in France for
€19.5 million, a record for a pre-1500 artwork.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mocking_of_Christ_%28Cimabue%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
animutation:
(Internet, uncountable) A form of Internet-based computer animation
characterized by unpredictable montages of pop culture images set to
music; (countable) an instance of this.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/animutation>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Acting is what I do; it's not what I am. And I have always had a
varied acting career and a very full life beyond my acting endeavors.
--June Lockhart
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/June_Lockhart>
Oriental Stories was an American pulp magazine published by Popular
Fiction and edited by Farnsworth Wright. It was launched in 1930 as a
companion to Popular Fiction's Weird Tales, and carried stories with Far
Eastern settings, including some fantasy. Contributors included Robert
E. Howard, Frank Owen, and E. Hoffmann Price. In 1932 publication was
paused; it was relaunched in 1933 under the title The Magic Carpet
Magazine, with an expanded editorial policy that now included any story
set in an exotic location, including other planets. Some science fiction
began to appear alongside the fantasy and adventure material as a
result, including work by Edmond Hamilton. Wright obtained stories from
H. Bedford Jones, who was a popular pulp writer, and Seabury Quinn.
Most of the covers of The Magic Carpet Magazine were by Margaret
Brundage. Competition from established pulps in the same niche was too
strong, and after five issues under the new title the magazine ceased
publication.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Stories>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1813:
War of 1812: British forces and Mohawk allies under Charles de
Salaberry repulsed an American attempt to invade Canada.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Chateauguay>
1902:
A group of Russian explorers led by Baron von Toll left their
camp on Bennett Island and disappeared without a trace.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_polar_expedition_of_1900%E2%80%931902>
1905:
The Saint Petersburg Soviet held its first meeting, becoming
the first elected body in Russia to represent workers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg_Soviet>
2000:
Following protests against military leader Robert Guéï,
Laurent Gbagbo became the president of Ivory Coast.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Gbagbo>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
AGAB:
(LGBTQ, informal) Acronym of assigned gender at birth.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/AGAB>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Ophelia's mind went wandering you'd wonder where she'd gone
through secret doors down corridors she'd wander them alone
--Natalie Merchant
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Natalie_Merchant>
The Act of Accord was an act of the Parliament of England passed on
25 October 1460. Three weeks earlier, Richard, Duke of York, claimed
the crown of England on the grounds that the male and female lines gave
him two claims, while his rival King Henry VI only possessed one. The
House of Lords decided that Henry would retain the crown for life, but
York and his heirs were to succeed him, removing Henry's son Edward from
the succession. Henry agreed to the compromise, which became the Act of
Accord. The queen, Margaret of Anjou, refused to accept the
disinheritance of their son, and was joined by the majority of the
English nobility. She raised an army in Northern England with her son
and began the destruction of York's and the Nevilles' Yorkshire estates.
York led an army to challenge her but was killed at the Battle of
Wakefield. The Lancastrians were defeated three months later at the
Battle of Towton by York's son, who was crowned King Edward IV.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Accord>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1920:
Irish playwright and politician Terence MacSwiney died after a
hunger strike in Brixton Prison, bringing the Irish struggle for
independence to international attention.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_MacSwiney>
1924:
The Daily Mail published the Zinoviev letter, a hoax purported
to be a directive from Moscow to increase communist agitation, pushing
the Conservative Party to a landslide victory in the UK general election
four days later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinoviev_letter>
1944:
USS Tang, the U.S. Navy submarine credited with sinking more
ships than any other American submarine, sank when it was struck by its
own torpedo.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tang_%28SS-306%29>
2010:
Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia, began an increasingly
violent series of eruptions that lasted over a month.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_eruptions_of_Mount_Merapi>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
revive:
1. (transitive)
2. To cause (a person or animal) to recover from a faint; to cause (a
person or animal) to return to a state of consciousness.
3. To bring (a person or animal which is dead) back to life.
4. (figurative)
5. To cause (something) to recover from a state of decline, neglect,
oblivion, or obscurity; to make (something) active or lively again; to
reanimate, to revitalize.
6. To cause (a feeling, state of mind, etc.) to come back or return; to
reactivate, to reawaken.
7. To renew (something) in one's or people's memories or minds; to bring
back (something) to (public) attention; to reawaken.
8. To make (something which has become faded or unclear) clear or fresh
again; to refresh.
9. (chemistry, historical) To restore (a metal (especially mercury) or
other substance in a compound or mixture) to its pure or unmixed state.
10. (law, chiefly historical) To give new validity to (a law or legal
instrument); to reenact, to revalidate.
11. (originally theater, now also film, television) To put on a new
production of (a musical, play, or other stage performance; also, a film
or television programme).
12. (obsolete, rare)
13. To bring (someone) back to a state of health or vigour.
14. (law, politics) To rerun (an election).
15. (intransitive)
16. To recover from a faint; to return to a state of consciousness.
17. Of a dead person or animal: to be brought back to life.
18. Of a person, animal, or plant: to return to a state of health or
vigour, especially after almost dying.
19. (figurative)
20. To recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity;
to become active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.
21. Of a feeling, state of mind, etc.: to come back or return; to be
reactivated or reawakened.
22. (chemistry, obsolete, rare) Of a metal (especially mercury) or other
substance in a compound or mixture: to return to its pure or unmixed
state.
23. (law, chiefly historical, uncommon) Of a law or legal instrument: to
be given new validity.
24. (originally theater, now also film, television) Of a musical, play,
or other stage performance; also, a film or television programme: to
have a new production put on.
25. (obsolete) Synonym of revival (“an act of reviving, or a state of
being revived (in various senses)”).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/revive>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I, with two more to help me, Will hold the foe in play. In yon
strait path a thousand May well be stopped by three. Now who will
stand on either hand, And keep the bridge with me?
--Thomas Babington Macaulay
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Babington_Macaulay>
The red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) is a small, migratory, sparrow-
like bird of the weaver family, Ploceidae, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
It is approximately 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 15 to 26 g (0.53
to 0.92 oz) Non-breeding birds have light underparts, striped brown
upper parts, yellow-edged flight feathers and a reddish bill. Breeding
females attain a yellowish bill. Breeding males have a black (or rarely
white) facial mask, surrounded by a purplish, pinkish, rusty or
yellowish wash on the head and breast. The species avoids forests,
deserts and colder areas. It constructs oval roofed nests woven from
strips of grass hanging from thorny branches, sugar cane or reeds. It
breeds in very large colonies. The quelea feeds primarily on seeds of
annual grasses, but also causes extensive damage to cereal crops. It is
regarded as the most numerous undomesticated bird on earth, with the
population sometimes peaking at an estimated 1.5 billion individuals.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-billed_quelea>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1929:
On "Black Thursday", the New York Stock Exchange lost 11
percent of its value at the opening bell on very heavy trading, marking
the beginning of the Great Depression.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_crash_of_1929>
1930:
The Pacification Junta deposed Brazillian president Washington
Luís, ending the Brazilian Revolution of 1930.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Revolution_of_1930>
2004:
English football club Manchester United defeated rivals Arsenal
2–0 in the Battle of the Buffet, ending the latter's record-breaking
unbeaten run.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Buffet>
2015:
Lam Wing-kee, the owner of Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong,
known for publishing political books banned in mainland China, was
abducted by Chinese authorities.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causeway_Bay_Books_disappearances>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
wick:
1. (countable) A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now
generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil
lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax,
or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.
2. (uncountable) Synonym of wicking (“the material of which wicks (sense
1) are made”).
3. (countable, by extension) Any piece of porous material that conveys
liquid by capillary action; specifically (medicine), a strip of gauze
placed in a wound, etc., to absorb fluids. [...]
4. (transitive) Of a material (especially a textile): to convey or draw
off (liquid) by capillary action.
5. (intransitive)
6. Of a material: to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action.
7. Chiefly followed by through or up: of a liquid: to move by capillary
action through a porous material. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wick>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There's never been a president that was good at ballrooms. …
I'm good at building things, and we'll get it built quickly and on time
and it'll be beautiful. It'll be built over on the east side, and it
will be beautiful. It'll be views of the Washington Monument. It won't
interfere with the current building. … It'll be near it but not
touching it. And pays total respect to the existing building, which I'm
the biggest fan of. It's my favorite. It's my favorite place. I love it.
--Donald Trump
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Donald_Trump>
In physics, a redshift is an increase in the wavelength, or
equivalently, a decrease in the frequency and photon energy, of
electromagnetic radiation (such as light). The opposite change, a
decrease in wavelength and increase in frequency and energy, is known as
a blueshift. The terms are derive from the colours red and blue, which
form the extremes of the visible-light spectrum. Three forms of redshift
occur in astronomy and cosmology: Doppler redshifts due to the relative
motions of radiation sources, gravitational redshift as radiation
escapes from gravitational potentials, and cosmological redshifts caused
by the universe expanding. Automated astronomical redshift surveys are
an important tool for learning about the large scale structure of the
universe. Examples of strong redshifting are a gamma ray perceived as an
X-ray, or initially visible light perceived as radio waves. The initial
heat from the Big Bang has redshifted far down to become the cosmic
microwave background.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshift>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1934:
Jeannette Piccard piloted a hot-air balloon flight that reached
57,579 feet (17,550 m), becoming the first woman to fly in the
stratosphere.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannette_Piccard>
1957:
A screening of Mother India, one of the most influential Indian
films in history, was held for President Rajendra Prasad and Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru two days before its release.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_India>
1995:
The runway show for Alexander McQueen's collection The Hunger
was staged at London's Natural History Museum.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_%28collection%29>
2018:
An escalator accident in Rome left 24 people injured, mostly
fans of the CSKA Moscow football team who were in town for a UEFA
Champions League match against Roma.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Rome_escalator_accident>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
entreat:
1. Senses relating to asking or pleading.
2. (transitive) To ask earnestly or beg for (something, such as a
benefit or favour).
3. (transitive) To earnestly ask or beg (someone); to beseech, to
implore.
4. (transitive, obsolete) To try to influence or persuade (someone); to
induce, to prevail upon.
5. (intransitive) Often followed by for: to ask earnestly or to beg for
a benefit, favour, etc.; to appeal, to plead.
6. (intransitive, archaic) To make a petition or request on behalf of
someone; to intercede, to plead.
7. (obsolete) Senses relating to dealing with or negotiating.
8. (transitive) To act towards or deal with (someone or something) in a
specified manner; to handle, to treat.
9. (transitive) To discuss or negotiate (something); also, to discuss or
negotiate with (someone).
10. (transitive, reflexive) To occupy oneself with (something).
11. (intransitive) Sometimes followed by of or upon: to give an account
or description of a matter; to deal with.
12. (intransitive) Often followed by about, for, or of: to discuss or
negotiate, especially in order to reach a settlement.
13. (obsolete) Synonym of entreaty (“an act of asking earnestly or
begging for something”); an appeal, a plea.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/entreat>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Historians may lie, but History cannot.
--George Saintsbury
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Saintsbury>
"Deer Lady" is the third episode of the third season of the comedy and
teen drama television series Reservation Dogs. The twenty-first episode
overall, it was written by Sterlin Harjo, the program's showrunner and
co-creator, and directed by Danis Goulet. Reservation Dogs tells the
story a group of four friends and Indigenous teenagers who live in
Oklahoma. They call themselves the "Rez Dogs" and hope to eventually
visit California in memory of their friend who committed suicide. Deer
Lady, portrayed by Kaniehtiio Horn (pictured), is a recurring character
in the show based on the mythological spirit Deer Woman. Inspired by
1970s horror films and 1990s indie films, the story focuses on the
history of American Indian boarding schools and makes use of the
endangered Kiowa language. The episode was first broadcast in
August 2023; it received positive reviews from critics. It won an Art
Directors Guild Award and was nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy Award
and a Gold Derby Television Award.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Lady>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1940:
After evading Vichy French and Francoist Spanish authorities,
Belgian prime minister Hubert Pierlot arrived in London, marking the
beginning of the Belgian government in exile.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_government_in_exile>
1945:
Workers at the Cigar Factory in Charleston, South Carolina,
began a labor strike against the American Tobacco Company that lasted
more than five months.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945%E2%80%931946_Charleston_Cigar_Factory_st…>
1964:
The first volume of Ian Fleming's children's novel Chitty-
Chitty-Bang-Bang was published posthumously.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang>
2005:
Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashed in Ogun State, Nigeria,
killing all 117 people on board.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellview_Airlines_Flight_210>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
tiff:
1. A (generally small) argument or disagreement; a petty quarrel, a
spat.
2. (archaic) A brief outburst or period of bad temper; a snit; also
(rare) any brief outburst (for example, of laughter).
3. (intransitive, informal) To be involved in a (generally small)
argument or disagreement; to squabble. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tiff>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
None of you ask for anything — except everything, but just for
so long as you need it.
--Doris Lessing
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