In the late 1920s, American automaker General Motors (GM) introduced
four brands to supplement its five existing brands of passenger cars. In
descending order of price, these were LaSalle, to supplement Cadillac;
Viking (example pictured), to supplement Oldsmobile; Marquette, to
supplement Buick; and Pontiac, to supplement Oakland. The brands were
introduced in an effort to fill gaps in GM's pricing ladder and produce
cars that were cheaper to make for its existing divisions. The Great
Depression resulted in the failure of most of these brands. Viking and
Marquette were each discontinued within two years of their
introductions, and LaSalle after slightly more than a decade. Pontiac
had the opposite fate; it was Oakland that would be discontinued, while
Pontiac would continue until 2010.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_companion_make_program>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1910:
Emil Kraepelin published a new edition of his Textbook of
Psychiatry, including for the first time Alzheimer's disease, named
after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%27s_disease>
1966:
Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese troops began
Operation Hastings to push North Vietnamese forces out of the
Demilitarized Zone.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hastings>
2014:
A Moscow Metro train derailed, killing 24 people and injuring
160 others in the deadliest accident in the metro system's history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Moscow_Metro_derailment>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
kombu:
Edible kelp (“a type of brown seaweed”) (from the class Phaeophyceae)
used in East Asian cuisine.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kombu>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
All purposeful manifestations of life, including their very
purposiveness, in the final analysis have their end not in life but in
the expression of its nature, in the representation of its significance.
--Walter Benjamin
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Walter_Benjamin>
Squirm is a 1976 American horror film written and directed by Jeff
Lieberman, starring Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R. A. Dow, Jean
Sullivan, Peter MacLean, Fran Higgins and William Newman. The film takes
place in the fictional town of Fly Creek, Georgia, which becomes
infested with carnivorous worms due to a downed power line. Lieberman's
script is based on a childhood incident in which his brother fed
electricity into a patch of earth, causing earthworms to rise to the
surface. Millions of worms were used over the five-week filming in Port
Wentworth, Georgia; worms were brought in from Maine to augment local
supplies. Makeup artist Rick Baker (pictured) provided the special
effects, using prosthetic makeup. After American International Pictures
picked up Squirm for distribution, it was edited to remove the more
graphic scenes in a failed attempt to lower its "R" rating to "PG". The
film was a commercial success, but had lukewarm reviews. It has since
become a critical favorite and a cult classic.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirm>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1874:
A fire destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people in
Chicago, leading to reforms in the city's fire-prevention and
firefighting efforts.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Fire_of_1874>
1902:
St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapsed (ruins pictured),
demolishing the Loggetta del Sansovino and killing the custodian's cat.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Campanile>
1987:
More than 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain fell in a two-and-a-half-
hour period in Montreal, causing severe flooding and more than
C$220 million in damage.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_flood_of_1987>
2003:
In an effort to discredit U.S. ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, who
had written an op-ed criticizing the invasion of Iraq, his wife Valerie
Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by
journalist Robert Novak.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plame_affair>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
l'esprit de l'escalier:
The phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to
someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/l%27esprit_de_l%27escalier>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The people are building a peaceful world, and when the job is
done That'll be the biggest thing that man has ever done.
--Woody Guthrie
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Woody_Guthrie>
In Australia, Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters have been
operated by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for most of the period
since 1974. Twenty-six Chinooks have entered Australian service,
comprising twelve CH-47C variants, four CH-47Ds and ten CH-47Fs. They
have been operated by both the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the
Australian Army. Twelve CH-47C Chinooks were ordered in 1970 and entered
service with the RAAF in 1974. The eleven surviving Chinooks were
retired in 1989 as a cost-saving measure. However, it was found that
the ADF's other helicopters could not replace their capabilities, so
four were upgraded to CH-47D standard, and returned to service with the
army in 1995. The army acquired two more CH-47Ds in 2000 and another
pair in 2012. The CH-47Ds were replaced with ten new CH-47F Chinooks
during 2015 and 2016. They have mainly been used to support the army,
though they have performed a wide range of other tasks. Chinooks formed
part of the Australian contribution to the Iraq War in 2003 and to the
war in Afghanistan.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook_in_Australian_service>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1793:
Charlotte Corday assassinated the French revolutionary leader
Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub (depicted); his death became a pretext
for the subsequent Reign of Terror.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Corday>
1878:
At the conclusion of the Congress of Berlin, the great powers
of Europe signed the Treaty of Berlin to redraw the map of the Balkans.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Berlin_%281878%29>
1973:
Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators,
White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield revealed the
existence of a secret taping system in the Oval Office.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_White_House_tapes>
2008:
War in Afghanistan: Taliban guerrillas attacked U.S. troops at
the Battle of Wanat in Nuristan Province.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wanat>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
calvous:
1. (formal, medicine, rare) Lacking most or all of one's hair; bald,
hairless.
2. (botany, rare) Lacking bristles or pappuses.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/calvous>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The eye instinctively looks for analogies and amplifies them, so
that a face imagined in the pattern of a wallpaper may become more vivid
than a photograph.
--Kenneth Clark
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kenneth_Clark>
The National Union of Freedom Fighters (NUFF) was an armed Marxist
revolutionary group in Trinidad and Tobago. The group fought a guerrilla
campaign to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Eric Williams
following the failed 1970 Black Power uprising and a mutiny in the
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment. NUFF formed from the Western United
Liberation Front, a loose grouping of largely unemployed men from the
western suburbs of Port of Spain. NUFF drew disaffected members of the
National Joint Action Committee, a Black Power organisation, and
established a training camp in south Trinidad. In 1972 and 1973 NUFF
attacked police posts to acquire weapons, robbed banks, and carried out
an insurgent campaign against the government. With improved intelligence
capabilities, the government eventually killed or captured most of its
leadership. Eighteen NUFF members and three policemen were killed over
the course of the insurgency. NUFF was anti-imperialist and anti-
capitalist and was notable for the extent to which women played an
active role in the organisation, including among its guerrilla fighters.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Union_of_Freedom_Fighters>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1801:
French Revolutionary Wars: A squadron of British ships of the
line defeated a larger squadron of Spanish and French vessels in the
Strait of Gibraltar.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Algeciras>
1971:
The Australian Aboriginal Flag, one of the official flags of
Australia, was first flown in Victoria Square, Adelaide.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_Flag>
2006:
Hezbollah forces crossed the Israel–Lebanon border and
attacked Israeli military positions while firing rockets and mortars at
Israeli towns, sparking a five-week war.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Hezbollah_cross-border_raid>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
abeyant:
Being in a state of abeyance; suspended.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abeyant>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We're here to make space more accessible to all. We want to turn
the next generation of dreamers into the astronauts of today and
tomorrow. We've all us on this stage have had the most extraordinary
experience, and we'd love it if a number of you can have it, too. … If
you ever had a dream, now is the time to make it come true — and I'd
like to end by saying welcome to the dawn of a new space age.
--Richard Branson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Branson>
Plants vs. Zombies is a 2009 tower defense video game developed and
published by PopCap Games. First released for Windows and Mac OS X, the
game has since been ported to consoles, handhelds, and mobile devices.
In Plants vs. Zombies, the player takes the role of a homeowner in the
midst of a zombie apocalypse. As a horde of zombies approaches along
several parallel lanes, the player must defend the home by putting down
plants, which fire projectiles at the zombies or otherwise detrimentally
affect them. The game was designed by George Fan (pictured) as a sequel
to Insaniquarium. Fan took inspiration from the games Magic: The
Gathering and Warcraft III and the movie Swiss Family Robinson. The
game was positively received by critics and was nominated for multiple
awards. It quickly became the best-selling game developed by PopCap
Games. Plants vs. Zombies was followed by a series of games after the
acquisition of PopCap Games by Electronic Arts.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plants_vs._Zombies_%28video_game%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1801:
French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons co-discovered the first of
his 37 comets, more than any other person in history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Louis_Pons>
1921:
Former president William Howard Taft was sworn in as Chief
Justice of the United States, making him the only person to date to have
held both offices.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft>
1991:
Shortly after taking off from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria
Airways Flight 2120 caught fire and crashed, killing all 261 people on
board.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Airways_Flight_2120>
2011:
An explosion at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base killed 13
people, including the head of the Cyprus Navy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelos_Florakis_Naval_Base_explosion>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
athanor:
(historical) A furnace or stove designed and used to maintain uniform
heat, primarily used by alchemists.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/athanor>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time.
You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the
most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and
generally congenial readers on earth. They accept, almost without
question, anything you present them with, as long as it is presented
honestly, fearlessly, and clearly.
--E. B. White
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/E._B._White>
The MAX Orange Line is a light rail service in Portland, Oregon, United
States, operated by TriMet as part of the MAX Light Rail system. It
connects Portland City Center to Portland State University, Southeast
Portland, Milwaukie, and Oak Grove. The Portland–Milwaukie Light Rail
Project was the second and final phase of the South Corridor Project
that in its first phase expanded light rail services to Interstate 205
and the Portland Transit Mall. The extension, which followed years of
failed light rail plans for Clackamas County, began construction work in
mid-2011. As part of the project, TriMet built Tilikum Crossing
(pictured), billed as "the largest car-free bridge in the United
States", over the Willamette River. The extension opened to Orange Line
service on September 12, 2015. The line serves 17 stations and runs for
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low:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1⁄2 hours daily with
a minimum headway of 15 minutes during most of the day.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAX_Orange_Line>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1806:
Indian sepoys mutinied against the East India Company at
Vellore Fort.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vellore_mutiny>
1921:
Irish War of Independence: One day after a truce was agreed
between the Irish Republican Army and British forces, violence broke out
between Catholics and Protestants in Belfast.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_%281921%29>
1941:
The Holocaust: Ethnic Poles murdered at least 340 Jewish
residents of Jedwabne in German-occupied Poland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedwabne_pogrom>
2018:
The last members of a junior football team and their coach were
rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tham_Luang_cave_rescue>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
gorge:
1. (intransitive, reflexive) Often followed by on: To stuff the gorge or
gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities.
2. (transitive) To swallow, especially with greediness, or in large
mouthfuls or quantities.
3. (transitive) To fill up to the throat; to glut, to satiate.
4. (transitive) To fill up (an organ, a vein, etc.); to block up or
obstruct; (US, specifically) of ice: to choke or fill a channel or
passage, causing an obstruction.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gorge>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
By art alone we are able to get outside ourselves, to know what
another sees of this universe which for him is not ours, the landscapes
of which would remain as unknown to us as those of the moon. Thanks to
art, instead of seeing one world, our own, we see it multiplied and as
many original artists as there are, so many worlds are at our disposal,
differing more widely from each other than those which roll round the
infinite and which, whether their name be Rembrandt or Vermeer, send us
their unique rays many centuries after the hearth from which they
emanate is extinguished. This labour of the artist to discover a means
of apprehending beneath matter and experience, beneath words, something
different from their appearance, is of an exactly contrary nature to the
operation in which pride, passion, intelligence and habit are constantly
engaged within us when we spend our lives without self-communion,
accumulating as though to hide our true impressions, the terminology for
practical ends which we falsely call life.
--Marcel Proust
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Marcel_Proust>
The red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) is a species of
elapid snake native to Australia. Described by George Shaw in 1794, it
is one of eastern Australia's most commonly encountered snakes.
Averaging around 1.25 metres (4 ft) in length when fully grown, it has
glossy black upperparts, bright red or orange flanks and a pink or dull
red belly. It generally avoids people, but can attack if provoked.
Although its venom is capable of causing significant illness, containing
neurotoxins, myotoxins, coagulants and haemolysins, it is less venomous
than that of other Australian elapid snakes, and no humans have been
confirmed to have died from its bite. The snake forages in bodies of
shallow water, commonly with tangles of water plants and logs, where it
hunts frogs, its main prey item, as well as fish, reptiles and small
mammals. Its numbers are thought to be declining due to habitat
fragmentation and falling frog populations.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-bellied_black_snake>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1790:
Russo-Swedish War: During the Battle of Svensksund in the
Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captured a third of the Russian fleet.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Svensksund>
1958:
An earthquake struck Lituya Bay, Alaska; the subsequent
megatsunami, the largest in modern times, reached an elevation of
1,720 ft (524 m).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lituya_Bay_earthquake_and_megatsunami>
1981:
Nintendo released the arcade game Donkey Kong (cabinet
pictured), which featured the debut of Mario, one of the most famous
characters in video-game history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario>
1995:
Sri Lankan Civil War: After advising civilians to take shelter
in places of worship, the Sri Lanka Air Force bombed a church in Navaly,
killing at least 147 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navaly_church_bombing>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
hyperparasite:
1. (biology) Any parasite whose host is a parasite.
2. (entomology, specifically) An insect that parasitizes another
parasitic insect.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hyperparasite>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I cherish the mercy and the grace of women’s work. But I know
there is new work that we must undertake as well: that new work will
make defeat detestable to us. That new women’s work will mean we will
not die trying to stand up: we will live that way: standing up. I came
too late to help my mother to her feet. By way of everlasting thanks to
all of the women who have helped me to stay alive I am working never to
be late again.
--June Jordan
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/June_Jordan>
George Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American
businessman and Republican Party politician, and the father of Mitt
Romney. George Romney was born to Americans living in the Mormon
colonies in Mexico. He spent much of his youth in Salt Lake City, but
moved to Detroit in 1939, working in the automotive industry, and rising
to lead American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962. Entering politics
at a 1961 Michigan state constitutional convention, he was elected
governor in 1962, 1964, and 1966. He ran for the Republican nomination
for president in 1968, but was defeated by Richard Nixon. President
Nixon appointed Romney as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Romney's plans, which included housing for the poor and the
desegregation of suburbs, were modestly successful. He left office in
1973, returning to the private sector. Devoutly religious, he presided
over the Detroit Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, serving as a regional representative of the Twelve within his
church.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Romney>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1709:
Great Northern War: Swedish forces under Charles XII were
defeated by Russian troops led by Peter the Great at the Battle of
Poltava, effectively ending Sweden's role as a major European power.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poltava>
1947:
Following reports of the capture of a "flying disc" by U.S.
Army Air Force personnel near Roswell, New Mexico, the military said
that the crashed object was a conventional weather balloon.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_incident>
1994:
Upon the death of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il became the supreme
leader of North Korea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-il>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
pessimize:
1. (transitive) To take a pessimistic view of; to speak of in a negative
or pessimistic way.
2. (transitive) To make (something) pessimal or the worst; (in a weaker
sense) to make (something, such as a computer program) less efficient.
3. (intransitive) To think like a pessimist; to believe the worst.
4. (intransitive) To become pessimal or the worst.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pessimize>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Purity of heart will not make us poor. The exaltation of poverty
as a spiritual virtue is of the ego, not the spirit. A person acting
from a motivation of contribution and service rises to such a level of
moral authority, that worldly success is a natural result. Give all
your gifts away in service to the world. If you want to paint, don’t
wait for a grant. Paint a wall in your town that looks drab and
uninviting. You never know who’s going to see that wall. Whatever it
is you want to do, give it away in service to your community.
--Marianne Williamson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Marianne_Williamson>
The First Punic War (264–241 BC) was the first of three wars between
Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in
the 3rd century BC. For 23 years they struggled for supremacy,
primarily on the island of Sicily and its surrounding waters, and also
in North Africa. After immense losses on both sides the Carthaginians
were defeated. The war began with the Romans gaining a foothold on
Sicily. In 260 BC they built a navy to challenge Carthage's, and
inflicted several defeats. Taking advantage of their naval victories,
the Romans launched an invasion of North Africa, which failed. In
249 BC they besieged the last two Carthaginian strongholds on Sicily.
After several years of stalemate, the Romans rebuilt their fleet and
blockaded the Carthaginian garrisons. A Carthaginian fleet attempted to
relieve them, but the fleet's destruction in 241 BC forced the cut-off
Carthaginian troops to negotiate for peace. (This article is part of a
featured topic: Punic Wars.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Punic_Wars>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1777:
American Revolutionary War: British forces caught up with
American troops withdrawing from Ticonderoga, capturing more than 200
men at the Battle of Hubbardton.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hubbardton>
1937:
The Peel Commission published a report stating that the League
of Nations' Mandate for Palestine had become unworkable and recommended
the partition of British-administered Mandatory Palestine into two
states.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_Commission>
1991:
Yugoslav Wars: The signing of the Brioni Agreement ended the
Ten-Day War between SFR Yugoslavia and Slovenia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brioni_Agreement>
2016:
A U.S. Army Reserve veteran ambushed and shot at police
officers (memorial service pictured) in Dallas, Texas, killing five of
them and injuring nine others, before being killed by a bomb attached to
a police robot.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_shooting_of_Dallas_police_officers>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
hebdomad:
1. (obsolete) A group of seven.
2. A period of seven days; a week.
3. (Gnosticism) A group of seven world-creating archons (supernatural
beings) often regarded as somewhat hostile; also, a term of address for
the Demiurge (“a being sometimes seen as the creator of evil”).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hebdomad>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I would be disappointed if everything I saw turned out to be
something Western Electric will build once Bell Labs works the bugs out.
There ought to be some magic, somewhere, just for flavor.
--Glory Road
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Glory_Road>
Two Lion-class battlecruisers were built for the Royal Navy before World
War I. Lion served as the flagship of the British Grand Fleet's
battlecruisers during most of the war, and Princess Royal became the
flagship of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron in 1915. The two ships were a
significant improvement over their predecessors in terms of speed,
armament and armour. They both participated in the Battle of Heligoland
Bight in 1914, where Lion sank the German light cruiser Cöln. In the
Battle of Dogger Bank in 1915, Lion was badly damaged and Princess Royal
scored several hits, one crippling the German armoured cruiser Blücher,
which allowed the enemy vessel to be caught and sunk. At the Battle of
Jutland in 1916, Lion suffered a serious cordite fire that could have
destroyed the ship, and Princess Royal was moderately damaged. They were
both put into reserve in 1920, and were sold for scrap a few years
later. (This article is part of a featured topic: Battlecruisers of the
world.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Battlecruisers_of_t…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1892:
During a steelworkers' strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania, a
day-long battle between strikers and Pinkerton agents resulted in ten
deaths and dozens of people wounded.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_strike>
1936:
A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England
sent millions of gallons of water cascading 300 feet (90 m) into the
River Irwell.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Bolton_%26_Bury_Canal>
1971:
After visiting several Asian communist countries, Romanian
leader Nicolae Ceaușescu gave a speech on a number of neo-Stalinist and
socialist-realist ideals, which became known as the July Theses.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_Theses>
1997:
The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of
unrest began in Irish-nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Northern_Ireland_riots>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
ensorcell:
1. (transitive) To bewitch or enchant.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To captivate, entrance, fascinate.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ensorcell>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I am optimistic that the ancient values that have sustained
mankind are today reaffirming themselves to prepare us for a kinder,
happier twenty-first century. I pray for all of us, oppressor and
friend, that together we succeed in building a better world through
human understanding and love, and that in doing so we may reduce the
pain and suffering of all sentient beings.
--Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tenzin_Gyatso,_14th_Dalai_Lama>