Operation Rösselsprung was a combined airborne and ground assault by
the German XV Mountain Corps on the Supreme Headquarters of the
Yugoslav Partisans during World War II. Launched on 25 May 1944, the
operation was aimed at the Partisan leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito
(pictured) and his headquarters. It is associated with the Seventh Enemy
Offensive. The operation involved direct action via an airborne assault
by the 500th SS Parachute Battalion and a planned subsequent link-up
with ground forces, including Home Guard forces of the Independent State
of Croatia and collaborationist Chetniks. Tito, his principal staff and
Allied military personnel escaped. The operation failed due to fierce
Partisan resistance, the failure of the various German intelligence
agencies to share the limited intelligence available on Tito's exact
location, and the lack of contingency planning by the commander of the
German airborne force.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_R%C3%B6sselsprung_%281944%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1816:
The English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge published one of his
most famous poems, Kubla Khan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubla_Khan>
1878:
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore premiered
at the Opera Comique in London.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.M.S._Pinafore>
1961:
In an address to Congress, U.S. president John F. Kennedy
announced his support for the Apollo program, with "the goal, before
this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him
safely to the Earth".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program>
2011:
The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated
daytime talk show in U.S. television history, was broadcast.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
overt:
Open and not concealed or secret.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overt>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of
war.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson>
Final Fantasy IX is a 2000 role-playing video game developed and
published by Squaresoft for the PlayStation video game console. It is
the ninth game in the main Final Fantasy series. Players follow the
bandit Zidane Tribal, who kidnaps Princess Garnet Til Alexandros XVII
of Alexandria as part of a gambit by the neighboring nation of Lindblum.
The game was developed alongside Final Fantasy VIII. Envisioned by
developers as a retrospective for the series, it departed from the
futuristic settings of Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VII, and Final
Fantasy VIII by returning to the medieval style of the earlier
installments. Final Fantasy IX was released to critical acclaim and is
often considered one of the greatest video games of all time. Final
Fantasy IX was commercially successful, selling more than 5.5 million
copies on PlayStation by March 2016. Ports featuring minor gameplay and
graphical enhancements were released for various other platforms in the
late 2010s. (This article is part of a featured topic: Final Fantasy
series.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Final_Fantasy_series>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1873:
Patrick Francis Healy became the president of Georgetown
University; he was posthumously regarded as the first black president of
a predominantly white university in the United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Francis_Healy>
1913:
Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia married Prince Ernest
Augustus of Hanover, one of the last great social events of European
royalty before World War I began fourteen months later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Victoria_Louise_of_Prussia>
1941:
Second World War: The German battleship Bismarck sank the
British battlecruiser HMS Hood at the Battle of the Denmark Strait.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Hood>
1991:
The Israel Defense Forces began Operation Solomon, a covert
operation to bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Solomon>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
consilience:
1. (logic) The concurrence of multiple inductions drawn from different
data sets. [from mid 19th c.]
2. The agreement, co-operation, or overlap of academic disciplines.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/consilience>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I'm going to spare the defeated, I'm going to speak to the crowd
I'm going to spare the defeated, I'm going to speak to the crowd I'm
going to teach peace to the conquered, I'm going to tame the proud.
--Bob Dylan
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan>
A large body of Western Chalukya literature in the Kannada language was
produced during the empire's reign (973–1200) in present-day India
(map pictured). Kannada literature from this period, usually considered
Old Kannada, constituted the bulk of the Chalukya court's textual
production and pertained mostly to the socio-religious development of
the Jain faith, with some of that of the Shaiva faith. Important
literary contributions in the Kannada language came not only from court
poets, noblemen, royalty, ascetics and saints who wrote in the marga
(mainstream) style, but also from commoners and artisans, including
cobblers, weavers, cowherds and shepherds who wrote in the desi (folk)
style. These poets revolutionised Kannada literature, rejecting
traditional themes that eulogised kings and noblemen, and writing
didactic poems that were closer to the spoken and sung form of the
language. In addition to hundreds of male poets, over thirty female
poets have been recorded.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Chalukya_literature_in_Kannada>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1873:
The North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police, was established to bring law and order to and
assert Canadian sovereignty over the Northwest Territories.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Mounted_Police>
1895:
Backed by Samuel J. Tilden, the Astor Library and the Lenox
Library agreed to merge and form the New York Public Library (building
pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library>
1951:
Delegates of the 14th Dalai Lama and the government of the
newly established People's Republic of China signed the Seventeen Point
Agreement, affirming Chinese sovereignty over Tibet.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeen_Point_Agreement>
1974:
The Airbus A300, the first twin-engined wide-body airliner,
went into service with Air France.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A300>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
pall:
1. (transitive) To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or
spiritless; to dull, to weaken.
2. (intransitive) To become dull, insipid, tasteless, or vapid; to lose
life, spirit, strength, or taste.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pall>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Dogmatic imitations of ancestral beliefs are passing. They have
been the axis around which religion revolved but now are no longer
fruitful; on the contrary, in this day they have become the cause of
human degradation and hindrance. Bigotry and dogmatic adherence to
ancient beliefs have become the central and fundamental source of
animosity among men, the obstacle to human progress, the cause of
warfare and strife, the destroyer of peace, composure and welfare in the
world.
--`Abdu'l-Bahá
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/%60Abdu%27l-Bah%C3%A1>
The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M;), often
considered the dawn of modern transport, took place on
15 September 1830. Eight trains set out from Liverpool to Manchester
carrying dignitaries including the Duke of Wellington, then prime
minister. At Parkside the trains stopped to take on water, and former
cabinet minister William Huskisson alighted and was struck by a
locomotive, suffering fatal injuries. As a large crowd waiting to meet
the trains in Manchester was becoming unruly, Wellington decided that
the event should continue. On arrival in Manchester a hostile crowd
pelted Wellington with vegetables and he ordered the trains return to
Liverpool. Faults meant only three of the locomotives were still
functional; the party eventually returned six and a half hours late. The
accidents led to significant coverage of the opening, raising the
profile of the new technology, and within a month schemes were announced
to connect the industrial centres of England. (Full article...).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opening_of_the_Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railw…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1766:
An earthquake registering an estimated 7.1 Ms struck Istanbul
and was followed by a tsunami that caused significant damage.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1766_Istanbul_earthquake>
1844:
In Shiraz, Iran, the Báb declared himself to be a messenger of
God to Mullá Husayn, leading to the foundation of Bábism, considered
to be a precursor to the Baháʼí Faith.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1bism>
1958:
Ethnic riots mostly targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils
broke out in Ceylon, resulting in at least 158 deaths over the next few
days.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_anti-Tamil_pogrom>
2014:
Prayut Chan-o-cha, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai
Army, launched a coup d'état against the caretaker government following
six months of political crisis.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Thai_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
mouthbrooder:
(zoology) Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or
juveniles, by holding them in its mouth for extended periods of time.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mouthbrooder>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There’s a creation, a creating force. But whatever it is is in
everything we see. It’s in that log, in that stone. It’s just the
power. And I’ve had many experiences with it. Certain circumstances
bring it out, which all the mystics know. That is part of our Zen
training too. It’s called an "opening." … For a second, you see what
the world is. It is a whole other way of seeing, which is horrible,
terrifying, and extraordinary and a great blessing to have.
--Peter Matthiessen
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Peter_Matthiessen>
George Vincent (1796 – c. 1832) was an English landscape artist who
produced watercolours, etchings and oil paintings. He is considered to
be one of the most talented of the Norwich School of painters, a group
of artists inspired by the Norfolk countryside. Vincent's work was
founded on the Dutch school of landscape painting and the style of John
Crome, also of the Norwich School. The son of a weaver, Vincent was
apprenticed to Crome. Vincent exhibited at the Royal Academy and the
British Institution. From 1811 until 1831 he showed at the Norwich
Society of Artists, exhibiting over 100 pictures of Norfolk landscapes
and marine works. By 1818 he had relocated to London, yet struggled
financially. He was imprisoned for debt from 1824 to 1827. After 1831,
Vincent disappeared and was never found. The art historian Herbert
Cundall wrote in the 1920s that had Vincent "not given way to
intemperate habits he would probably have ranked amongst the foremost of
British landscape painters".
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Vincent_%28painter%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1851:
The Congress of Colombia passed a law abolishing slavery in the
country, to take effect at the beginning of the new year.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Colombia>
1917:
The Imperial War Graves Commission was established by royal
charter to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of
commemoration of British Empire military forces.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission>
1946:
Working with a mass of plutonium known as the "demon core"
(recreation pictured), Manhattan Project physicist Louis Slotin
accidentally exposed himself to a lethal dose of hard radiation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Slotin>
1991:
Former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a
suicide bomber in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Gandhi>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
orature:
The oral equivalent of literature: a collection of traditional folk
songs, stories, etc., that is communicated orally rather than in
writing. […]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/orature>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
What after all, has maintained the human race on this old globe
despite all the calamities of nature and all the tragic failings of
mankind, if not faith in new possibilities, and courage to advocate
them.
--Jane Addams
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jane_Addams>
The Battle of Rethymno was part of the Battle of Crete, fought during
World War II on the Greek island of Crete between 20 and 29 May 1941.
Two Australian battalions, supported by Greek forces, defended an
airstrip and the nearby town of Rethymno against a German paratrooper
attack (pictured). Due to confusion and delays at the airfields in
Greece, the German assault was launched without direct air support, and
drops occurred over an extended period rather than simultaneously.
German units dropping near Allied positions suffered very high
casualties, both in the air and on the ground. More than 500 Germans
were captured, including the local commander. The Germans concentrated
their resources on the battle for the airfield at Maleme, 50 mi
(80 km) to the west, which they won. The Allies ordered an evacuation
of Crete on 27 May, but were unable to communicate this to the units at
Rethymno. Faced by a superior force of Germans equipped with tanks and
artillery the Australians surrendered on 29 May.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rethymno>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1217:
First Barons' War: English forces under William Marshal
defeated French troops at the Battle of Lincoln.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lincoln_%281217%29>
1873:
Levi Strauss and Jacob W. Davis received a patent for using
copper rivets to strengthen the pockets of denim overalls, allowing
their company to start manufacturing blue jeans.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_W._Davis>
1983:
uMkhonto we Sizwe, the paramilitary wing of the African
National Congress, detonated a car bomb in Pretoria, resulting in 19
deaths and 217 injuries.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Street,_Pretoria_bombing>
1996:
In deciding Romer v. Evans, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down
a constitutional amendment in Colorado that prevented protected status
under the law for homosexuals or bisexuals.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romer_v._Evans>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
wheelhouse:
1. A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the
water wheel of a mill.
2. (automotive) The partially enclosed structure above and around a
wheel of an automobile, typically partly formed by a portion of a fender
panel that has been extended outward beyond the plane of the rest of the
panel.
3. (nautical) An enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel such as a
fishing boat, originally housing its helm or steering wheel, from which
it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge.
4. (nautical) The enclosed structure around the paddlewheel of a
steamboat.
5. (archaeology) A prehistoric structure from the Iron Age found in
Scotland, characteristically including an outer wall within which a
circle of stone piers (resembling the spokes of a wheel) form the basis
for lintel arches supporting corbelled roofing with a hearth at the hub.
6. (Canada, US, baseball, by extension from sense 1.2) A pitch location
which is favourable to the hitter.
7. (Canada, US, figuratively) A person's area of authority or expertise.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wheelhouse>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Ages are no more infallible than individuals; every age having
held many opinions which subsequent ages have deemed not only false but
absurd; and it is as certain that many opinions now general will be
rejected by future ages, as it is that many, once general, are rejected
by the present.
--John Stuart Mill
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Stuart_Mill>
Angkor Wat is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built in the capital city
for King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as the state temple.
The largest and best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to
have remained a significant religious center—first Hindu, then
Buddhist—since its foundation. The temple is the epitome of the high
classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of
Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and is the country's prime
attraction for visitors. Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer
temple architecture: the temple mountain and the later galleried temple.
It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the gods in Hindu
mythology. At the center of the temple stands a quincunx of towers. The
temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of its architecture and
for the extensive bas-reliefs and the numerous devatas adorning its
walls. Unusually, Angkor Wat faces the west; scholars are divided as to
the significance of this.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Wat>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1743:
French physicist Jean-Pierre Christin published the design of a
mercury thermometer using the centigrade scale, with 0 representing the
melting point of water and 100 its boiling point.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsius>
1911:
Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, was
established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the
Interior.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_Canada>
1991:
Breakup of Yugoslavia: With the local Serb population
boycotting the referendum, Croatians voted in favour of independence
from Yugoslavia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Croatian_independence_referendum>
2018:
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (both pictured)
took place at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_Harry_and_Meghan_Markle>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
gnomon:
1. An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the
shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a
sundial.
2. An object such as a pillar used by an observer to calculate the
meridian altitude of the sun (that is, the altitude of the sun when it
reaches the observer's meridian), for the purpose of determining the
observer's latitude.
3. The index of the hour circle of a globe.
4. (geometry) A plane figure formed by removing a parallelogram from a
corner of a larger parallelogram.
5. (mathematics, by extension) A number representing the increment
between two figurate numbers (“numbers equal to the numbers of dots in
geometric figures formed of dots”).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gnomon>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Design is really a special case of problem solving. One wants to
bring about a desired state of affairs. Occasionally one wants to remedy
some fault but more usually one wants to bring about something new. For
that reason design is more open ended than problem solving. It requires
more creativity. It is not so much a matter of linking up a clearly
defined objective with a clearly defined starting position (as in
problem solving) but more a matter of starting out from a general
position in the direction of a general objective.
--Edward de Bono
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edward_de_Bono>
Burnley Football Club is an English association football club based in
Burnley, Lancashire. Founded in 1882, it was one of the first to become
professional – in 1883. The club entered the FA Cup for the first
time in 1885–86 and was one of the 12 founder members of the Football
League in 1888–89. The team currently compete in the Premier League,
the top tier of English football. Burnley have been champions of England
twice, have won the FA Cup once, and the FA Charity Shield twice. They
also reached the quarter-finals of the 1960–61 European Cup. Burnley
are one of only five teams to have won all four professional divisions
of English football. Burnley have played home games at Turf Moor
(pictured) since 1883. The club colours of claret and blue were adopted
before the 1910–11 season in tribute to the previous season's
champions, Aston Villa. The club is nicknamed "the Clarets", because of
the dominant colour of its home shirts.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnley_F.C.>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1896:
Ruling in the landmark decision Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S.
Supreme Court upheld the legality of racial segregation in public
transportation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Ferguson>
1936:
In a crime that captivated Japan, Sada Abe strangled her lover,
cut off his genitals, and carried them around with her for several days
until her arrest.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sada_Abe>
1980:
Mount St. Helens explosively erupted, killing approximately 57
people in southern Washington state, reducing hundreds of square miles
to wasteland, and causing more than US$1 billion in damage.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._Helens>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
schlubby:
(chiefly US, informal) Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive
or unkempt.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/schlubby>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There lies before us, if we choose, continual progress in
happiness, knowledge, and wisdom. Shall we, instead, choose death,
because we cannot forget our quarrels? We appeal as human beings to
human beings: Remember your humanity, and forget the rest. If you can do
so, the way lies open to a new Paradise; if you cannot, there lies
before you the risk of universal death.
--Bertrand Russell
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell>
Thomas Erpingham (c. 1355 – 27 June 1428) was an English soldier
and administrator who served three generations of the House of Lancaster
including two English kings. Through his access to royal patronage he
acquired great wealth and influence. During the reign of Richard II he
served under the King's uncle John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, in Spain
and Scotland, and with his son Henry Bolingbroke on crusades in
Lithuania, Prussia and the Holy Land. On becoming king, Bolingbroke
rewarded Erpingham with senior appointments. Erpingham later helped
suppress the Epiphany Rising and was appointed guardian of Henry's
second son Thomas. He was a member of the Privy Council, acting at one
point as marshal of England. In 1415 Erpingham served as a knight
banneret in Henry's campaign in France and commanded the archers at the
Battle of Agincourt. He was a benefactor to the city of Norwich, where
he had built the main cathedral gate which bears his name.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Erpingham>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1865:
The International Telecommunication Union, which standardizes
and regulates international radio and telecommunications, was founded as
the International Telegraph Union in Paris.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union>
1900:
The first copies of the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard
of Oz by L. Frank Baum were printed.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz>
1914:
Under the Protocol of Corfu, the Principality of Albania
officially recognized Northern Epirus as an autonomous self-governing
region.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_of_Corfu>
2009:
Dalia Grybauskaitė became the first woman to be elected as
president of Lithuania, receiving 69.1 percent of the vote.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalia_Grybauskait%C4%97>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
fjord:
A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fjord>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
All those people who cannot or will not make peace on earth; all
those who for one reason or another cling to the ancient state of things
and find or invent excuses for it — they are your enemies! They are
your enemies as much as those German soldiers are to-day who are
prostrate here between you in the mud, who are only poor dupes hatefully
deceived and brutalized, domestic beasts. They are your enemies,
wherever they were born, however they pronounce their names, whatever
the language in which they lie. Look at them, in the heaven and on the
earth. Look at them, everywhere! Identify them once for all, and be
mindful for ever!
--Henri Barbusse
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Henri_Barbusse>
Apollo 7 (October 11–22, 1968) was the first crewed flight in NASA's
Apollo program. It was commanded by Wally Schirra, with command module
pilot Donn F. Eisele and lunar module pilot R. Walter Cunningham, and
saw the resumption of human spaceflight by the agency after the fire
that killed the three Apollo 1 astronauts in January 1967. Determined
to prevent a repetition of the fire, the crew spent long periods of time
monitoring the construction of their Apollo command and service module
(CSM). After liftoff on October 11, 1968, extensive testing of the CSM
took place, along with testing of techniques to be used on lunar
missions, and also the first live television broadcast from an American
spacecraft. Despite tension between the crew and ground controllers, the
mission was a complete technical success, giving NASA the confidence to
send Apollo 8 into orbit around the Moon two months later, but in part
because of those tensions, no member of the crew flew in space again.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_7>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1866:
The United States Congress authorized the minting of the Shield
nickel (example pictured), the country's first five-cent piece to be
made of a copper–nickel alloy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_nickel>
1943:
Second World War: The Royal Air Force's "Dambusters" squadron
embarked on an attack on German dams using bouncing bombs designed by
Barnes Wallis.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouncing_bomb>
1961:
Led by Park Chung-hee, the Military Revolution Committee
carried out a bloodless coup against the government of Yun Posun in
Seoul, ending the Second Republic of Korea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_16_coup>
1975:
Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach
the summit of Mount Everest.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junko_Tabei>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
bright:
1. Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
2. Of light: brilliant, intense.
3. Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high
lustre; gleaming, shiny.
4. Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
5. Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period
of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
6. (figuratively)
7. Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
8. Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
9. Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear,
resounding, and often high-pitched.
10. Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to
cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high
frequencies.
11. Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
12. Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated;
(specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
13. Glorious; illustrious.
14. In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
15. Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness;
cheerful, lively.
16. Of a person: lively, vivacious.
17. Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
18. Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success;
favourable, good.
19. Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit;
clever, witty.
20. Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
21. (archaic)
22. Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
23. Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
24. (music) Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
25. (metallurgy) Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective
coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
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