Homer Simpson is a character in the animated television series The
Simpsons. He is the boorish father of the Simpson family; with his wife,
Marge, he has three children: Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Homer embodies
several American working-class stereotypes: he is overweight, balding,
immature, unintelligent, outspoken, aggressive, lazy, ignorant,
unprofessional, and fond of beer, junk food, and television. Despite his
flaws, he is fundamentally a good-hearted man and fiercely protective of
his family, especially during crises. He was created and designed by
cartoonist Matt Groening and is voiced by Dan Castellaneta (pictured).
Homer is one of the most influential fictional characters on television
and is widely recognized as an American cultural icon. His catchphrase,
the annoyed grunt "D'oh!", has been included in several dictionaries.
Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-
Over Performance, along with a special-achievement Annie Award for
voicing Homer.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Simpson>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1970:
Greek student Kostas Georgakis set himself on fire in Genoa,
Italy, as a protest against the military junta of Georgios Papadopoulos.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostas_Georgakis>
1985:
An earthquake registering Mw 8.0 struck Mexico City, killing
at least 9,000 people and leaving up to 100,000 homeless.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Mexico_City_earthquake>
1991:
Ötzi, a well-preserved natural mummy of a man dating from
about 3300 BC, was discovered by two German tourists in the Alps.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi>
2023:
Chinese authorities cancelled a run of performances of The
Mongol Khan, the first Mongolian play to be performed internationally,
forty minutes before its planned premiere in Hohhot.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mongol_Khan>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
pirate shirt:
Synonym of poet shirt (“a loose-fitting blouse with full bishop sleeves,
usually decorated with large frills on the front and the cuffs”).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pirate_shirt>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Before the Second World War I believed in the perfectibility of
social man; that a correct structure of society would produce goodwill;
and that therefore you could remove all social ills by a reorganisation
of society. … after the war I did not because I was unable to. I had
discovered what one man could do to another. ... I am thinking of the
vileness beyond all words that went on, year after year, in the
totalitarian states. It is bad enough to say that so many Jews were
exterminated in this way and that, so many people liquidated — lovely,
elegant word — but there were things done during that period from
which I still have to avert my mind less I should be physically sick.
They were not done by the headhunters of New Guinea or by some primitive
tribe in the Amazon. They were done, skillfully, coldly, by educated
men, doctors, lawyers, by men with a tradition of civilization behind
them, to beings of their own kind.
--William Golding
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Golding>
Alicia is the seventh studio album by Alicia Keys (pictured) and
released on September 18, 2020. Alicia's mostly low-tempo and
melodically subtle music reconciles her experimental direction with bass
drum–driven R&B; and piano-based balladry. The songs explore identity
as a multifaceted concept, sociopolitical concerns, and forms of love
within multiple frameworks. Keys described the album as therapeutic and
reflective of greater introspection in herself. After a surprise
announcement of its impending release in September, Alicia debuted at
number four on the Billboard 200 in its first week and became Keys's
eighth top-10 record in the US, while charting in the top 10 in several
other countries. It received critical praise for Keys's nuanced vocal
performances and the music's broad appeal, while her thematic messages
were considered balanced, healing, and timely against the backdrop of
unfolding world events. The album won the Grammy Award for Best
Immersive Audio Album in 2022.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_%28album%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1850:
The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act,
decreeing that all escaped slaves be brought back to their masters.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850>
1870:
Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane
Expedition first observed a geyser in the Wyoming Territory erupting at
regular intervals, naming it Old Faithful (video featured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Faithful>
1948:
The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England
concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without
defeat.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_cricket_team_in_England_in_1948>
1950:
Korean War: The Korean People's Army retreated from the Battle
of the Pusan Perimeter after six weeks of fighting, marking the farthest
that the KPA would advance in the war.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Pusan_Perimeter>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
handkerchief tree:
1. The dove tree (Davidia involucrata), which has large white bracts
said to look like handkerchiefs.
2. (archaic) An arrangement of handkerchiefs in the form of a tree,
specifically on a stand as a display for sale.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/handkerchief_tree>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a
man.
--Samuel Johnson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson>
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There is a novel
published in December 1871 by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics lecturer at
the University of Oxford. It was the sequel to his Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland (1865), in which many of the characters were playing-cards;
in this novel the theme is chess. As in the earlier book, the central
figure, Alice, finds herself in a fantastical universe. She passes
through a large mirror into another world and finds that, just as in a
reflection, things there are reversed, including logic. Eventually,
after a succession of strange adventures, she wakes and realises she has
been dreaming. The original illustrations are by John Tenniel. The book
contains several verse passages and, like Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland, introduces phrases that have become common currency. Through
the Looking Glass has been adapted for the stage and screen and
translated into many languages. Critical opinion of the book has
generally been favourable.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Looking-Glass>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1775:
American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army under Richard
Montgomery began the Siege of Fort St. Jean in the British province of
Quebec.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_St._Jean>
1878:
A British surveyor was detained by the Zulu on the border with
the Colony of Natal; a demand for reparations for the incident formed
part of an ultimatum that led to the Anglo-Zulu War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natal%E2%80%93Zululand_border_incident>
1985:
Four years after AIDS was first identified in the United
States, Ronald Reagan publicly acknowledged AIDS (video featured) for
the first time.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_and_AIDS>
2018:
The Israeli Air Force conducted missile strikes that hit
multiple targets in western Syria, including one that accidentally
downed a Russian plane.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria_missile_strikes_%28September_2018%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
indict a ham sandwich:
(intransitive, chiefly US, criminal law, humorous, hyperbolic) Of a
grand jury: to charge a person with a crime, despite a perceived lack of
evidence.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/indict_a_ham_sandwich>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Life is essentially sad. Happiness is sporadic. It comes in
moments and that's it. Extract the blood from every moment.
--Robert Redford
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Redford>
Socompa is a large stratovolcano (composite volcano) on the border of
Argentina and Chile. It has an elevation of 6,051 metres (19,852 ft)
and is part of the Chilean and Argentine Andean Volcanic Belt. Socompa
lies close to the pass of the same name where the Salta–Antofagasta
railway crosses the border. Most of the northwestern slope of Socompa
collapsed catastrophically 7,200 years ago to form an extensive debris
avalanche deposit. The Socompa collapse is among the largest known on
land with a volume of 19.2 cubic kilometres (4.6 cu mi) and a surface
area of 490 square kilometres (190 sq mi). After the volcanic landslide,
Socompa was rebuilt by the effusion of lava flows and much of the scar
is now filled in. Socompa is also noteworthy for the high-altitude
biotic communities that are bound to fumaroles on the mountain. They are
well above the sparse regular vegetation in the region, which does not
extend up the mountains. The climate on the mountain is cold and dry.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socompa>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1920:
A bomb in a horse-drawn wagon exploded in front of 23 Wall
Street in New York City, killing 38 people and injuring several hundred
others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_bombing>
1975:
The prototype of the Soviet Mikoyan MiG-31, one of the fastest
combat jets in the world, made its maiden flight.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-31>
1989:
During a tour of the United States, Soviet politician Boris
Yeltsin visited a grocery store in Texas that had a major impact on his
views regarding the Soviet Union's economic system.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_visit_by_Boris_Yeltsin_to_the_United_Sta…>
1992:
The British pound (coin pictured) was forced out of the
European Exchange Rate Mechanism on Black Wednesday and suffered a major
devaluation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Wednesday>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
subtle:
1. Senses relating to tangible things.
2. Of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely
noticeable; not obvious; inconspicuous, unintrusive.
3. (archaic) Having a delicate or fine substance or texture; hence,
exquisite, refined.
4. (archaic) Slender, thin.
5. (archaic) Of a substance: finely powdered; also, of particles of a
substance: very fine or small.
6. (archaic) Of weight: after the tare (“weight of an empty container”)
has been subtracted; net.
7. (historical) Of a substance, especially a gas or liquid: of low
density or thin consistency; rarefied, tenuous; hence, tending to spread
everywhere due to this quality.
8. (nautical, obsolete, rare except historical) Synonym of subtile (“of
a ship: narrow, slender”).
9. Senses relating to intangible things.
10. Of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish
between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; nice; also
(generally), difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious.
11. Giving only a slight impression; elusive, indistinct; also,
skilfully restrained or understated.
12. Of an artist, a musician, etc.: having a light touch; sensitive.
13. Of a person: sensitive to the feelings of others; discreet, tactful.
14. Of a person, their intellect or mind, etc.: discerning, perceptive,
shrewd, wise.
15. Acting (especially causing harm) in a stealthy, often gradual,
manner; insidious.
16. (archaic) Of a person or their fingers or hands, their ability,
etc.: dexterous, skilful.
17. (archaic) Of a person or animal, or of an action or words: clever or
skilful in a crafty or devious way; cunning, sly, wily.
18. (obsolete) Of ground used for bowling: not smooth; uneven.
19. (obsolete) Of an object: cleverly contrived or made; also, of a
plan, etc.: cleverly contrived or carried out. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/subtle>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Imagination is the highest kite that can fly.
--Lauren Bacall
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lauren_Bacall>
The red wattlebird is a passerine bird native to southern Australia.
With a length of 33–37 cm (13–14½ in), it is the second largest
species of Australian honeyeater. It has mainly grey-brown plumage, with
red eyes, distinctive pinkish-red wattles on either side of the neck,
white streaks on the chest and a large bright yellow patch on the lower
belly. Loud and conspicuous, the red wattlebird is generally found in
trees, where it gets most of its food; occasionally it forages on the
ground. It is one of the largest nectarivorous birds in the world,
feeding from a wide variety of flowering plants. Insects also comprise
part of its diet. It is territorial and at times aggressive towards
birds of other species, often defending rich sources of nectar. Breeding
throughout its range, the red wattlebird builds a cup-shaped nest in a
tree and raises one or two broods a year. Although it has declined in
places from land clearing, it is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN
Red List.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_wattlebird>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1795:
French Revolutionary Wars: Great Britain seized the Dutch Cape
Colony to use its facilities against the French Navy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Cape_Colony>
1935:
Nazi Germany enacted the Nuremberg Laws, which deprived Jews of
their citizenship.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Laws>
1944:
World War II: American and Australian forces landed on the
Japanese-occupied island of Morotai.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Morotai>
2017:
A homemade bomb partially exploded on an eastbound District
line train at Parsons Green tube station in West London, injuring 30
passengers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsons_Green_train_bombing>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
democratically:
In a democratic way; according to the principles of democracy.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/democratically>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend. … You
cannot mix up sentiment and reason.
--Agatha Christie
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie>
Mother Solomon (1816–1890) was a Wyandot nanny and cultural activist.
Solomon was born along Owl Creek in Marion County, Ohio, to a Wyandot
chief father. In 1822, her family moved to the Big Spring Reservation in
Wyandot County, where elders taught her oral tradition. She learned
English at a mission school and began attending the Wyandot Mission
Church. Solomon married in 1833 and had several children. Some of them
died before 1843, when the Indian Removal Act forced the tribe to move
to Kansas, where they lived in poor conditions. Solomon had more
children there. By 1860, her husband and remaining children had died.
She remarried the Wyandot sheriff John Solomon; they relocated to near
Upper Sandusky, Ohio, in 1865. When John died in 1876, she began
babysitting children, and her village nicknamed her "Mother Solomon".
Solomon promoted Wyandot culture and advocated for the restoration of
the mission church. A popular local figure, her death in 1890 was widely
reported in newspapers.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Solomon>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1940:
Hungarian forces massacred at least 150 ethnic Romanians in Ip,
Transylvania, following rumors that Romanians were responsible for the
deaths of two soldiers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ip_massacre>
1943:
World War II: Nazi forces began a mass extermination campaign
against the civilian residents of around 20 villages on the Greek island
of Crete, eventually killing more than 500 men.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viannos_massacres>
2003:
President Kumba Ialá of Guinea-Bissau was deposed in a
bloodless military coup.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumba_Ial%C3%A1>
2015:
Physicists of the LIGO and Virgo projects first observed
gravitational waves, the existence of which was predicted by Henri
Poincaré in 1905.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_observation_of_gravitational_waves>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
trackless:
1. Of a place: not having tracks or paths; pathless, untrodden; also,
having had all tracks removed.
2. (literary) Leaving no track or trace when moving; also, not following
any track or path.
3. (rail transport, road transport) Of a train, tram, etc.: not running
on tracks.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trackless>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Mankind will possess incalculable advantages and extraordinary
control over human behavior when the scientific investigator will be
able to subject his fellow men to the same external analysis he would
employ for any natural object, and when the human mind will contemplate
itself not from within but from without.
--Ivan Pavlov
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ivan_Pavlov>
The first season of Supernatural premiered on September 13, 2005, and
concluded on May 4, 2006, after 22 episodes. It focuses on brothers Sam
and Dean Winchester as they track their father, John, who is hunting the
demon who killed their mother and Sam's girlfriend. The brothers use
their father's journal to continue the family business of saving people
and hunting supernatural creatures. Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles
(both pictured) star as Sam and Dean, with Jeffrey Dean Morgan recurring
as John and Nicki Aycox as the demonic Meg Masters. This is the only
season to air on The WB; subsequent seasons aired on The CW. The season
averaged about 3.81 million American viewers and earned many award
nominations, including two Primetime Emmy Awards for work done on the
pilot episode. Some critics criticized the mostly anthology-like format,
while others praised the show's emotional moments and brotherly
chemistry between the lead actors. (This article is part of a featured
topic: Supernatural season 1.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Supernatural_season…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1914:
World War I: The French army repulsed a German assault against
their positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Grand_Couronn%C3%A9>
1985:
Super Mario Bros., one of the most influential and best-selling
video games in history, was first released in Japan for the Nintendo
Entertainment System.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros.>
1988:
Hurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb
(26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h),
making it the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record at the time.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Gilbert>
1993:
Nirvana released their third and final studio album, In Utero,
which went on to sell more than 15 million copies.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Utero>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
barchan:
(geology, also attributive) An arc-shaped shifting sand dune comprising
well-sorted sand.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barchan>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like so long as
somebody loves you.
--Roald Dahl
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Roald_Dahl>
Felice Beato (c. 1832 – 1909) was an Italian-British photographer.
He was one of the first to take photographs in East Asia and one of the
first war photographers. He is noted for his genre works, portraits, and
views and panoramas of the architecture and landscapes of Asia and the
Mediterranean region. His travels let him create images of countries,
people and events that were unfamiliar and remote to most people in
Europe and North America. His work provides images of such events as the
Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the Second Opium War, and represents the
first substantial body of photojournalism. Beato was the official
photographer of the Nile Expedition led by G. J. Wolseley to Khartoum,
Sudan, in relief of General Charles Gordon. Beato influenced other
photographers; and his impact in Japan, where he taught and worked with
other photographers and artists, was particularly deep and lasting. He
pioneered and refined the techniques of hand-colouring photographs and
making panoramas.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felice_Beato>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1885:
The Scottish Cup match between Arbroath and Bon Accord ended
36–0, which is still a world record for an unrigged professional
association football match.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbroath_F.C._36%E2%80%930_Bon_Accord_F.C.>
1962:
In a speech at Rice Stadium in Houston, U.S. president John F.
Kennedy reiterated an aspiration to land a man on the Moon before 1970
(video featured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon>
2003:
The first public release of Steam, a distribution service for
computer games, was made available for download.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_%28service%29>
2008:
A Metrolink train collided head-on with a freight train in Los
Angeles, California, resulting in 25 deaths and 135 injuries; the
Metrolink driver had passed through a red signal, having likely been
distracted by text messaging.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chatsworth_train_collision>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
flat-footed:
1. Of an animal: having feet which are naturally flat; (specifically) of
a horse: having hoofs with soles close to the ground.
2. (by extension) Of a thing (especially (rail transport) a rail):
having a flat base; flat-bottomed.
3. (figurative)
4. Blunt and unsubtle; lacking finesse; clumsy.
5. (US) Unprepared, unready.
6. (originally US, informal, dated) Direct, downright, straightforward;
also, holding firmly to and maintaining a decision; standing one's
ground. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flat-footed>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Faith as well as science endowed the visible world with
properties that eliminated blind, incalculable chance as the author of
all events. The war of good and evil present in all religions does not
always end, in every faith, with the victory of good, but in every one
it establishes a clear order of existence. The sacred as well as the
profane rests on that universal order...
--Stanisław Lem
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Lem>
Tumbler Ridge is a district municipality in the foothills of the B.C.
Rockies in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and a member
municipality of the Peace River Regional District. With a population of
2,399 in 2021, the municipality encompasses an area of 1,558 km2
(602 sq mi). Located near the confluence of the Murray River and
Flatbed Creek and the intersection of Highways 52 and 29, it is part of
the Peace River South provincial electoral district and the Prince
George—Peace River—Northern Rockies federal riding. It is a planned
community, with the housing and infrastructure built simultaneously in
1981 by the provincial government to service the coal industry. After
dinosaur footprints and fossils were discovered in the municipality,
along with fossils of Triassic fishes and Cretaceous plants, the Peace
Region Paleontology Research Center opened in 2003. The study of the
area led to a recognition of its geological importance and listing in
the UNESCO Global Geopark Network.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_Ridge>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1775:
American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold's expedition
departed from Cambridge, Massachusetts, as part of the invasion of
Quebec.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Arnold%27s_expedition_to_Quebec>
1897:
Gaki Sherocho was captured by the forces of Ethiopian emperor
Menelik II, bringing an end to the Kingdom of Kaffa.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kaffa>
1914:
First World War: The Australian Naval and Military
Expeditionary Force invaded German New Guinea, winning the Battle of
Bita Paka.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bita_Paka>
1941:
In Des Moines, Iowa, American aviator Charles Lindbergh
delivered an antisemitic speech (reporting pictured) accusing Jews of
controlling the media and manipulating the United States into joining
World War II.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines_speech>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
innominate bone:
(anatomy) Synonym of hip bone (“one of two roughly symmetrical parts of
the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic
bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis”).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/innominate_bone>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Marriage is the clue to human life, but there is no marriage
apart from the wheeling sun and the nodding earth, from the straying of
the planets and the magnificence of the fixed stars. Is not a man
different, utterly different, at dawn from what he is at sunset? And a
woman too? And does not the changing harmony and discord of their
variation make the secret music of life?
--D. H. Lawrence
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/D._H._Lawrence>
Hydrogen is a chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1.
It is the lightest and most abundant element, constituting about 75% of
all normal matter. The Sun is mainly hydrogen in a plasma state. Under
standard conditions, hydrogen is a gas of diatomic molecules with the
formula H2; it is colorless, odorless, non-toxic and highly combustible.
On Earth, hydrogen can exist in its gaseous state and in molecular
forms, such as with oxygen in water (H2O). The most common isotope of
hydrogen (1H) consists of one proton, one electron and no neutrons.
Hydrogen gas was first produced artificially by the reaction of acids
with metals. Henry Cavendish, in 1766–1781, identified hydrogen gas as
a distinct substance and discovered its property of producing water when
burned; its name means water-former in Greek. Its main industrial uses
include fossil-fuel processing and ammonia production for fertilizer.
Emerging uses for hydrogen include the use of fuel cells to generate
electricity.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1622:
Fifty-five Christians were executed in Nagasaki during the
Great Genna Martyrdom, part of persecution towards Christians in Japan
by the Tokugawa shogunate.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Genna_Martyrdom>
1858:
George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora from the
Dudley Observatory near Albany, New York; it was his only asteroid
discovery.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_Pandora>
1945:
Mike the Headless Chicken was decapitated on a farm in
Colorado; he survived another 18 months as part of sideshows before
choking to death.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken>
2009:
Members of the Atlanta Police Department conducted a raid on a
gay bar, with patrons later alleging that their constitutional rights
had been violated and the city agreeing to pay over $1 million in
settlements.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Eagle_police_raid>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
posterize:
1. (transitive)
2.
3. (graphic design, photography) To inadvertently or intentionally
reduce the number of colours in (a photograph or other image), changing
a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones with
abrupt changes from one tone to another.
4.
5. (Canada, US, basketball, slang) To score a slam dunk in basketball
against (one or more opposing players) by leaping over them; also (by
extension, sports, slang), to score a goal, a point, etc., in some other
sport against (one or more opposing players) in a spectacular manner.
6. (intransitive, graphic design, photography) To inadvertently or
intentionally reduce the number of colours in a photograph or other
image, changing a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of
fewer tones with abrupt changes from one tone to another.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/posterize>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished.
Tell about it.
--Mary Oliver
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