Red is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor
Swift (pictured). It was released in October 2012 by Big Machine
Records. Swift designated Red as a breakup album and her last to be
promoted as country music. The album incorporates styles of pop, rock,
folk and country, and is composed of acoustic instruments, electronic
synths and drum machines. Initial reviews mostly praised Swift's
songwriting for its emotional exploration and engagement, but critics
deemed the production inconsistent and questioned her identity as a
country artist. Swift supported Red with the Red Tour (2013–2014). Red
topped the charts and received multi-platinum certifications in
Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. In the United
States it spent seven weeks atop the Billboard 200. Red was nominated
for Album of the Year at the 2013 Country Music Association Awards, and
Album of the Year and Best Country Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_%28Taylor_Swift_album%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1877:
Much of central Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was burned and looted
during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_railroad_strike_of_1877>
1960:
Sirimavo Bandaranaike was sworn in as prime minister of Ceylon,
becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of
government.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike>
1990:
The Taiwanese military ordered the deportation of dozens of
illegal immigrants from mainland China in sealed boat holds, causing 25
deaths due to suffocation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Ping_Yu_No._5540_incident>
2007:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the
popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, was released and sold 15
million copies in its first 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling book
in history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
good riddance:
1. Used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome.
2. A welcome departure or loss.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/good_riddance>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The artist is the person who invents the means to bridge
biological inheritance and the environments created by technological
innovation.
--Marshall McLuhan
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Marshall_McLuhan>
Sir William Gordon-Cumming (20 July 1848 – 20 May 1930) was a
Scottish landowner, soldier and socialite. He was the central figure in
the royal baccarat scandal of 1891. He joined the British Army in 1868
and saw service in South Africa, Egypt and the Sudan; he served with
distinction and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. An adventurer,
he also hunted in the US and India. A friend of Edward, Prince of Wales,
for over 20 years, in 1890 he attended a house party at Tranby Croft,
where he took part in a game of baccarat at the behest of the prince.
During the course of two nights' play he was accused of cheating, which
he denied. After news of the affair leaked out, he sued five members of
the party for slander; Edward was called as a witness. The case was a
public spectacle in the UK and abroad, but the verdict went against
Gordon-Cumming and he was ostracised from polite society. After the
court case he married an American heiress, but their relationship was
unhappy.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Gordon-Cumming,_4th_Baronet>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1951:
Abdullah I of Jordan was assassinated while visiting the Al-
Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Abdullah_I_of_Jordan>
1976:
The Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to successfully
land on Mars and perform its mission.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_1>
1997:
USS Constitution, one of the United States Navy's original six
frigates, sailed for the first time in 116 years after a full
restoration.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution>
2015:
A suicide attack (aftermath pictured) in Suruç, Turkey, for
which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed
responsibility, killed 34 people and injured 104 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suru%C3%A7_bombing>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
rite of passage:
1. (cultural anthropology) A ceremony or series of ceremonies, often
very ritualized, to celebrate a passage or transition from one stage of
a person's life to another.
2. (by extension) Any significant event or experience that marks a
transition from one stage in a person's life to another.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rite_of_passage>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
You do not know what things you set in motion, he said. No man
can know. No prophet foresee. The consequences of an act are often quite
different from what one would guess. You must be sure that the intention
in your heart is large enough to contain all wrong turnings, all
disappointments. Do you see? Not everything has such value.
--Cormac McCarthy
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cormac_McCarthy>
Great Wilbraham is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure, an archaeological
site near the village of Great Wilbraham in Cambridgeshire, England. The
enclosure is about 170 metres (560 ft) across, and covers about 2
hectares (4.9 acres). Causewayed enclosures were built in England from
before 3700 BC until c. 3500 BC; they are characterized by the
enclosure of an area with ditches that are interrupted by gaps, or
causeways. Their purpose is not known; they may have been settlements,
meeting places, or ritual sites. The Great Wilbraham enclosure was first
identified from aerial photographs in 1972. An excavation was begun in
1975 by David Clarke, with a planned five-year research programme, but
he died in 1976 and his results remained unpublished. His archive of
finds and records was reanalysed in the 2000s. The site was rich in
finds, including Neolithic flint, pottery from periods from the
Neolithic to the present day, and animal bone. The site has been
protected as a scheduled monument since 1976.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wilbraham_%28causewayed_enclosure%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1903:
French cyclist Maurice Garin won the first edition of the Tour
de France.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903_Tour_de_France>
1919:
Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of the First
World War, English ex-servicemen unhappy with unemployment and other
grievances rioted and burned down Luton Town Hall.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luton_Town_Hall>
1997:
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced
that it would resume its ceasefire, ending its 28-year campaign against
British rule in Northern Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_campaign>
2013:
The NASA spacecraft Cassini took a photograph of Saturn with
Earth in the distance (detail pictured), for which people were invited
to "wave at Saturn".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Earth_Smiled>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
all hail:
1. Used as a friendly or respectful salutation to acclaim, greet, or
welcome someone: (I wish you) all health or good fortune!
2. Chiefly followed by to (someone or something): used as a salutation
to indicate that someone or something is respected or welcome.
3. A salutation of "all hail" (interjection sense 1); hence, a
salutation indicating respect or welcome.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/all_hail>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We got a great show for you tonight. … But before we start the
show, I want to let you know something that I found out just last night.
Next year will be our last season. The network will be ending The Late
Show in May. And… Yeah — I share your feelings — It's not just the
end of our show, but it's the end of The Late Show on CBS. I'm not being
replaced — this is all just going away. And of course, I'm grateful
to you, the audience, who have joined us every night in here, out there,
all around the world, Mr. and Mrs. America, and all the ships at sea.
And let me tell you, it is a fantastic job. I wish somebody else was
getting it. And it's a job that I'm looking forward to doing with this
usual gang of idiots for another 10 months. It's going to be fun. …
Y'all ready?
--Stephen Colbert
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert>
Hurricane Claudette was the third tropical storm and first hurricane of
the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. A fairly long-lived July Atlantic
hurricane, Claudette began as a tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean.
It moved westward past the Yucatán Peninsula before moving
northwestward through the Gulf of Mexico. Claudette remained a tropical
storm until just before making landfall in Port O'Connor, Texas, on
July 15, when it quickly strengthened to a strong Category 1
hurricane. Forecasting its path and intensity was uncertain, resulting
in widespread and often unnecessary preparations. Claudette caused one
death and moderate damage in Texas, mostly from strong winds, as well as
extensive beach erosion. Because of the damage, President George W. Bush
declared portions of South Texas as a Federal Disaster Area. Claudette
also caused significant rainfall and minor damage in the Mexican state
of Quintana Roo, as well as minor damage on Saint Lucia. (This article
is part of a featured topic: 2003 Atlantic hurricane season.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/2003_Atlantic_hurri…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1918:
RMS Carpathia, which had rescued survivors of the 1912 Titanic
sinking, was sunk by a German U-boat with the loss of five crew.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Carpathia>
1948:
In Olympia, Greece, the Summer Olympics torch relay, nicknamed
the "relay of peace", began.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay>
1992:
The Manchester Metrolink, the first modern street-running
light-rail system in the United Kingdom, was officially opened.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Metrolink>
1996:
TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air and crashed into the
Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
spoliation:
1. (uncountable, archaic) The action of spoliating, or forcibly seizing
property; pillage, plunder; also, the state of having property forcibly
seized; (countable) an instance of this; a robbery, a seizure.
2. (by extension)
3. (uncountable) The action of destroying or ruining; destruction, ruin.
4. (Christianity, ecclesiastical, chiefly historical)
5. (uncountable) The action of an incumbent (“holder of an
ecclesiastical benefice”) wrongfully depriving another of the emoluments
of a benefice.
6. (countable, law) A lawsuit brought or writ issued by an incumbent
against another, claiming that the latter has wrongfully taken the
emoluments of a benefice.
7. (law)
8. (uncountable) The intentional destruction of, or tampering with, a
document so as to impair its evidentiary value.
9. (uncountable, international law) The systematic forcible seizure of
property during a crisis or state of unrest such as that caused by war,
now regarded as a crime; looting, pillage, plunder; (countable) an
instance of this.
10. (uncountable, nautical, historical) The government-sanctioned action
or practice of plundering neutral ships at sea.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spoliation>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in
our Country’s history, and all these people want to talk about, with
strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the
Jeffrey Epstein Hoax. Let these weaklings continue forward and do the
Democrats work, don’t even think about talking of our incredible and
unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore!
--Donald Trump
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Donald_Trump>
Trinity was the code name given to the nuclear test that saw the first
detonation of a nuclear weapon. The code name was assigned by J. Robert
Oppenheimer, the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, after a poem by
John Donne. It was conducted on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan
Project on the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range in the Jornada del
Muerto desert. The test used a Fat Man bomb of the same design as that
detonated over Nagasaki. The complex design of the implosion-type
nuclear weapon required a major effort from the Los Alamos Laboratory,
and testing was required to allay fears that it would not work. Its
detonation (video featured) produced the explosive power of about 20
kilotons of TNT (84 terajoules). The test site is now part of the White
Sands Missile Range. It was declared a National Historic Landmark
District in 1965, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
the following year. (This article is part of a featured topic: History
of the Manhattan Project.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/History_of_the_Manh…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1950:
Korean War: A Korean People's Army unit massacred 31 prisoners
of war of the U.S. Army on a mountain near the village of Tuman.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaplain%E2%80%93Medic_massacre>
1965:
South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo (pictured)—an
undetected communist spy—was reported dead due to injuries sustained
during his capture, but it is generally assumed he was killed on the
orders of military officials.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ph%E1%BA%A1m_Ng%E1%BB%8Dc_Th%E1%BA%A3o>
1990:
A 7.8 MS earthquake struck the densely populated Philippine
island of Luzon, killing an estimated 1,621 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Luzon_earthquake>
2008:
A tainted milk powder scandal broke in China which ultimately
involved an estimated 300,000 victims, the vast majority infants, with
54,000 hospitalized with kidney problems and six deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
en femme:
1. Chiefly of a cross-dressing, non-binary, or trans person: dressed in
feminine clothing.
2. Of a situation: suitable for a cross-dressing, non-binary, or trans
person to dress in feminine clothing.
3. (LGBTQ) Chiefly of a cross-dressing, non-binary, or trans person:
while dressed in feminine clothing.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/en_femme>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
You asked for wisdom? Hear these words. Nothing limits
intelligence more than ignorance; nothing fosters ignorance more than
one's own opinions; nothing strengthens opinions more than refusing to
look at reality.
--Sheri S. Tepper
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sheri_S._Tepper>
Manitoba is a province of Canada. Indigenous peoples have inhabited what
is now Manitoba for thousands of years. In the early 17th century,
English and French fur traders arrived and established settlements in
the area. The Kingdom of England secured control of the region in 1673
and created Rupert's Land, which included present-day Manitoba, under
the administration of the Hudson's Bay Company. Negotiations for the
creation of the province of Manitoba commenced in 1869 but disagreements
over the right to self-determination led to the Red River Rebellion. The
resolution of the conflict and further negotiations led to Manitoba
becoming the fifth province to join Canadian Confederation on 15 July
1870. Manitoba is Canada's fifth-most populous province. It has a widely
varied landscape, from Arctic tundra and the Hudson Bay coastline to
dense boreal forest, large freshwater lakes, and prairie grassland.
Manitoba's largest city and capital is Winnipeg.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1815:
Aboard HMS Bellerophon, French emperor Napoleon surrendered to
Royal Navy captain Frederick Lewis Maitland, concluding the Napoleonic
Wars.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Bellerophon_%281786%29>
1983:
Sega's first home video game console, the SG-1000, was released
in Japan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG-1000>
2009:
A '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000001-QINU`"'Mw 7.8 earthquake
struck a remote region of Fiordland, New Zealand, the country's largest
earthquake magnitude since the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Dusky_Sound_earthquake>
2018:
Croatian Mario Mandžukić scored the first own goal in a FIFA
World Cup final in their defeat to France.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_final>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
snudge:
1. (also transitive with the dummy pronoun it) To save in a miserly
manner; to hoard.
2. (except UK, dialectal) Also followed by along: to walk with one's
head down; to walk with a stoop.
3. A greedy, stingy person; a miser.
4. A dishonest and sneaky person.
5. (intransitive, obsolete except UK, dialectal) To lie quiet and snug;
to nestle, to snuggle.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/snudge>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the "state of
emergency" in which we live is not the exception but the rule.
--Walter Benjamin
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Walter_Benjamin>
William Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American
animator, voice actor, and musician who co-created Tom and Jerry and
provided the vocal effects for the series's title characters. Hanna
joined the Harman and Ising animation studio in 1930 and gained
prominence while working on cartoons such as The Captain and the Kids.
In 1937, while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hanna met Joseph Barbera.
In 1957, they co-founded Hanna-Barbera, which became a successful
television animation studio, creating or producing programs such as The
Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The
Smurfs, and Yogi Bear. In 1967, Hanna-Barbera was sold to Taft
Broadcasting for $12 million. Hanna and Barbera were nominated for two
Academy Awards and won eight Emmys. Their cartoons have become cultural
icons, and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as
films, books, and toys.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hanna>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1798:
The Sedition Act became law, making it a federal crime to
write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S.
government.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts>
1865:
A seven-man team made the first ascent of the Matterhorn,
marking the end of the golden age of alpinism.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_ascent_of_the_Matterhorn>
1960:
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditched off Polillo
Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Orient_Airlines_Flight_1-11>
2014:
Lightning strikes started four fires in the Methow River in the
American state of Washington, collectively known as the Carlton Complex
Fire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Complex_Fire>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
theyfriend:
(neologism) A non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/theyfriend>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Arise, children of the Fatherland, The day of glory has arrived!
Against us, of tyranny The blood-stained standard is raised, Do you
hear in the countryside, Those blood-thirsty soldiers ablare? They're
coming right into your arms To tear the throats of your sons, your
wives! To arms, citizens, Form up your battalions March on, march on!
Let blood impure Water our furrows!
--Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Claude_Joseph_Rouget_de_Lisle>
Heartburn is a burning sensation felt behind the breastbone. It is a
symptom that is commonly linked to acid reflux and is often triggered by
food, particularly fatty, sugary, spicy, chocolate, onions, citrus, and
tomato-based products. Lying down, bending, lifting, and performing
certain exercises can exacerbate heartburn. Causes include acid reflux,
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), damage to the esophageal lining,
bile acid, mechanical stimulation to the esophagus, and esophageal
hypersensitivity. Heartburn affects 25% of the population at least once
a month. Endoscopy and esophageal pH monitoring can be used to evaluate
heartburn. Some causes of heartburn, such as GERD, may be diagnosed
based on symptoms alone. Lifestyle changes, such as losing weight and
avoiding fatty foods, can improve heartburn. Over-the-counter alginates
or antacids can help with mild or occasional heartburn. Heartburn
treatment primarily involves H2 receptor antagonists and proton-pump
inhibitors.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartburn>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1713:
Eight representatives of the Wabanaki Confederacy ratified the
Treaty of Portsmouth, ending their hostilities against the British in
Queen Anne's War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_War>
1942:
World War II: The 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment was converted
from a battalion to accommodate a larger number of volunteers spurred on
by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Filipino_Infantry_Regiment>
2013:
Typhoon Soulik made landfall in East China and Taiwan, killing
at least 20 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Soulik_%282013%29>
2020:
After a five day search, the body of American actress and
singer Naya Rivera was recovered from Lake Piru, confirming her death.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Naya_Rivera>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
drowse:
1. (transitive)
2. To make (someone or something) heavy with drowsiness or sleepiness.
3. Followed by away: to pass (time) drowsily or in sleeping; also, to
proceed (on a way) drowsily or sleepily.
4. (figurative) To make (someone or something) dull or inactive, as if
from sleepiness.
5. (intransitive)
6. Often followed by away or off: to be drowsy or sleepy; to be half-
asleep.
7. (figurative) To be dull or inactive, as if from sleepiness.
8. An act, or a state, of being drowsy or sleepy.
9. (figurative) A state of dullness or inactivity, as if from
sleepiness.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drowse>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
To Leonardo a landscape, like a human being, was part of a vast
machine, to be understood part by part and, if possible, in the whole.
Rocks were not simply decorative silhouettes. They were part of the
earth's bones, with an anatomy of their own, caused by some remote
seismic upheaval. Clouds were not random curls of the brush, drawn by
some celestial artist, but were the congregation of tiny drops formed
from the evaporation of the sea, and soon would pour back their rain
into the rivers.
--Kenneth Clark
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kenneth_Clark>
Holkham Hall is an 18th-century country house in Norfolk, England,
constructed in the Neo-Palladian style for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of
Leicester. The hall was designed by the architect William Kent, with
contributions from Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, the Norfolk
architect and surveyor Matthew Brettingham and Thomas Coke himself.
Holkham is one of England's finest examples of the Palladian revival
style of architecture. The exterior consists of a central block, of two
storeys and four flanking wings. The interior of the hall is opulent,
but by the standards of the day, simply decorated and furnished. The
Holkham estate was built up by Sir Edward Coke, a lawyer in the reigns
of Elizabeth I and James I and the founder of his family's fortune. It
remains the ancestral home of the Coke family, who became Earls of
Leicester. The house is a Grade I listed building, and its park is
listed as Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of
Special Historic Interest in England.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holkham_Hall>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1920:
The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed, with Soviet
Russia agreeing to recognize an independent Lithuania.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Peace_Treaty>
1997:
Hayao Miyazaki's animated film Princess Mononoke is released,
becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan for a few months.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mononoke>
2007:
Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters conducted a series of
air-to-ground attacks in Baghdad.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12,_2007,_Baghdad_airstrike>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
yippee ki-yay:
1. Used to express excitement or joy: yippee.
2. (by extension) Used to express defiance against, or to startle, an
opponent.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yippee_ki-yay>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There is no joy equal to that of being able to work for all
humanity and doing what you're doing well.
--Buckminster Fuller
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller>
Llullaillaco is a dormant stratovolcano on the border between Argentina
and Chile. It lies in the Puna de Atacama, a region of tall volcanic
peaks on a high plateau close to the Atacama Desert, one of the driest
places in the world. Its maximum elevation is most commonly given as
6,723 metres (22,057 ft), making it the second- or third-highest
volcano in the world. Between 3700 m and 5000 m elevation there is a
sparse plant cover, while at lower altitudes the climate is too dry for
plants to grow. The volcano formed during the Pleistocene in two stages.
The oldest rocks are about 1.5 million years old. About 150,000 years
ago, the volcano's southeastern flank collapsed, generating a debris
avalanche that reached as far as 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the
summit. There are reports of activity from the 19th century. There are a
number of archaeological sites on the mountain; Llullaillaco marks the
highest archaeological site in the world.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llullaillaco>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1848:
Waterloo Bridge Station, which later became Britain's busiest
railway station by passenger usage, was opened by the London and South
Western Railway.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Waterloo_station>
1914:
The US Navy launched the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first
standard-type battleship.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nevada_%28BB-36%29>
1960:
To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee featuring themes
of racial injustice and the loss of innocence in the Deep South of
America, was published.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird>
2010:
The Islamist militia group Al-Shabaab carried out multiple
suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85
others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Kampala_bombings>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
multitudinous:
1. Existing in multitudes or great numbers; very numerous; innumerable.
2. Comprising a large number of features or parts; manifold, multiple;
also, having a large number of forms.
3. Of a sound: made by many people.
4. (chiefly literary and poetic) Of a body of water, the sea, etc.:
huge, vast; also, having innumerable ripples.
5. (obsolete)
6. (poetic) Followed by with: crowded with many people or things.
7. (rare) Of or relating to the multitude (“common people; masses”).
8. (figurative, rare) Very fruitful or productive; prolific.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/multitudinous>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I am a member of a party of one, and I live in an age of fear.
Nothing lately has unsettled my party and raised my fears so much as …
suggesting that employees should be required to state their beliefs in
order to hold their jobs. The idea is inconsistent with our
constitutional theory and has been stubbornly opposed by watchful men
since the early days of the Republic.
--E. B. White
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