The Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) is a small swallow
with brown upperparts, paler underparts, and a white-spotted square
tail. It breeds in mountains in southern Eurasia and northwestern
Africa. It is larger and has brighter tail spots than the three other
species in its genus. Many European birds are resident, but northern and
Asian populations winter in north Africa, the Middle East or India. This
martin builds a half-cup mud nest lined with soft material under a cliff
overhang or on a building, and the female lays two to five brown-
blotched white eggs, incubated mainly by her although both parents feed
the chicks. The martin feeds on insects that are caught as it flies near
cliff faces or over open country. Adults and young may be hunted by
birds of prey or corvids, and may host blood-sucking mites. With its
large and expanding range and population there are no significant
conservation concerns. (This article is part of a featured topic: Crag
martins.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Crag_martins>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1916:
First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine
campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Romani>
1962:
American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a
barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, an event
that has become the center of one of the most debated conspiracy
theories.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Marilyn_Monroe>
1984:
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft crashed while attempting
to land in Dhaka, killing 49 people in the deadliest aviation accident
in Bangladeshi history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines_Fokker_F27_cra…>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
side-eye:
(transitive) To look at out of the corner of one's eye, particularly
with animosity, or in a judgmental or suspicious manner.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/side-eye>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Wars have never made peace or preserved it or fostered its
ideals. To have peace you must make peace with your enemy. To make peace
only with your friends is to avoid the issue, and to permit a great
principle to become absurd. Far from making peace, wars invariably serve
as classrooms and laboratories where men and techniques and states of
mind are prepared for the next war.
--Wendell Berry
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wendell_Berry>
James Thompson (1789–1872) was an American surveyor who created the
first plat of Chicago (pictured), completing it on August 4, 1830. Born
in South Carolina, Thompson moved to Kaskaskia in southern Illinois as a
young man and lived in the area for the rest of his life. He was hired
to plat settlements at both ends of the proposed Illinois and Michigan
Canal in northern Illinois, including Chicago at the eastern end. Before
Thompson's plat fixed its location, the word "Chicago" had been used for
various places around the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. The plat
named the streets in the area and allowed its residents to obtain legal
title to their property. Chicago incorporated as a town in 1833 and as a
city in 1837. In addition to his surveying work, Thompson served as a
probate judge, county commissioner, and officer in the Illinois militia
during the Black Hawk War. His grave, which was originally unmarked, was
given a monument by the city in 1917.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Thompson_%28surveyor%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1796:
French Revolutionary Wars: Commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte
(depicted), the French Army of Italy decisively defeated an Austrian
brigade led by Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich at the Battle of Lonato.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lonato>
1964:
Vietnam War: The National Security Agency falsely claimed that
a U.S. Navy destroyer was attacked a second time by North Vietnamese
vessels in the Gulf of Tonkin, leading Congress to authorize the use of
military force.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident>
1995:
Yugoslav Wars: The Croatian Army initiated Operation Storm, the
last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and the largest
European land battle since the Second World War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Storm>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Spidey-sense:
(humorous) An intuitive feeling, usually of something being dangerous or
risky; (more generally) instinct, intuition.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spidey-sense>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Promoting science isn't just about providing resources, it's
about protecting free and open inquiry. It's about ensuring that facts
and evidence are never twisted or obscured by politics or ideology. It's
about listening to what our scientists have to say, even when it's
inconvenient, especially when it's inconvenient. Because the highest
purpose of science is the search for knowledge, truth and a greater
understanding of the world around us.
--Barack Obama
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Barack_Obama>
Banksia sessilis is a large shrub or small tree in the family
Proteaceae. First collected and described by Robert Brown in the early
19th century, the species grows widely throughout southwest Western
Australia. It has prickly dark green leaves and dome-shaped cream-yellow
flowerheads. Flowering from winter through to late spring, it provides a
key source of food—both the nectar and the insects it attracts—for
honeyeaters in the cooler months, and species diversity is reduced in
areas where the plant does not occur. Several species of honeyeater,
some species of native bee, and the European honey bee seek out and
consume the nectar, while the long-billed black cockatoo and Australian
ringneck eat the seed. The life cycle of B. sessilis is adapted to
regular bushfires. Killed by fire and regenerating by seed afterwards,
each shrub generally produces many flowerheads and a massive amount of
seed. The species can recolonise disturbed areas, and may grow in
thickets.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia_sessilis>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1936:
African-American athlete Jesse Owens won the first of his four
gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, dashing Nazi leaders' hopes of Aryan
domination at the games.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens>
1940:
World War II: Italian forces began a conquest of British
Somaliland, capturing the region in 16 days.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_conquest_of_British_Somaliland>
2005:
Former mayor of Tehran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took office as the
sixth president of Iran.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
kite:
1. (transitive) To cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy
kite; also (chiefly US, figuratively) to cause (something, such as
costs) to increase rapidly.
2. (transitive, slang) To tamper with a document or record by increasing
the quantity of something beyond its proper amount so that the
difference may be unlawfully retained; in particular, to alter a medical
prescription for this purpose by increasing the number of pills or other
items.
3. (transitive, video games) To keep ahead of (an enemy) in order to
attack repeatedly from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.
4. (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) glide in the manner of a
kite (“bird”).
5. (transitive, intransitive, banking, slang) To write or present (a
cheque) on an account with insufficient funds, either to defraud or
expecting that funds will become available by the time the cheque
clears.
6. (transitive, intransitive, US, slang, by extension) To steal.
7. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To manipulate like a toy kite; also,
usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.
8. (intransitive) To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.
9. (intransitive, figuratively) To move rapidly; to rush.
10. (intransitive, engineering, nautical) To deflect sideways in the
water.
11. (intransitive, US, prison slang) To pass a (usually concealed)
letter or oral message, especially illegally into, within, or out of a
prison.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kite>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
When things don't go your way — or, rather, what you don't
think of as your way — there can be a variety of opportunities that
may not be obvious in the moment but that through hard work,
preparation, and persistence can present themselves over time and make
you better.
--Tom Brady
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tom_Brady>
Trials of Mana is a 1995 action role-playing game developed and
published by Square for the Super Famicom. The third installment in the
Mana series, it follows three heroes in a high fantasy world as they
attempt to claim the Mana Sword. The game features three lengthy main
plotlines, a choice of six main characters, and a wide range of
character classes and skills. It was designed by series creator Koichi
Ishii, directed by veteran Square designer Hiromichi Tanaka (pictured),
and produced by Tetsuhisa Tsuruzono, with artwork by Nobuteru Yūki and
music by Hiroki Kikuta. The game was published in Japan, and an English
fan translation appeared in 1999. It was first officially released in
English in a 2017 port for the Nintendo Switch. Trials of Mana received
considerable acclaim from reviewers for its graphics and gameplay, but
some found the characters and plotlines clichéd. In April 2020, a 3D
remake of the same name was released for Nintendo Switch, Microsoft
Windows, and PlayStation 4.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trials_of_Mana>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1870:
One of the world's earliest underground tube railways opened in
the Tower Subway (interior depicted), a tunnel beneath the River Thames
in London.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Subway>
1932:
At the California Institute of Technology, American physicist
Carl David Anderson proved the existence of antimatter with the
discovery of the positron, for which he would receive the 1936 Nobel
Prize in Physics.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positron>
2007:
Raúl Iturriaga, a former deputy director of the Chilean secret
police, was captured in Viña del Mar after having been on the run
following a kidnapping conviction.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Iturriaga>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
hello girl:
(telephony, informal, dated) A female telephone operator.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hello_girl>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
In the long run, a society's strength depends on the way that
ordinary people voluntarily behave. Ordinary people matter because there
are so many of them. Voluntary behavior matters because it is hard to
supervise everyone all the time. … Successful societies — those
which progress economically and politically and can control the terms on
which they deal with the outside world — succeed because they have
found ways to match individual self-interest to the collective good. The
behavior that helps each person will, as a cumulative ethos, help the
society as a whole.
--James Fallows
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Fallows>
A boys' camping event at the site of the Brownsea Island Scout camp from
1 to 8 August 1907 is regarded as the origin of the worldwide Scouting
movement. Held on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, southern England, it
was organised by Robert Baden-Powell (pictured) to test his ideas for
the book Scouting for Boys. Boys from different social backgrounds
participated in activities themed around camping, observation,
woodcraft, chivalry, lifesaving and patriotism. Up to the early 1930s,
camping by Boy Scouts continued on Brownsea Island. In 1962, the island
became a nature conservation area owned by the National Trust. The
following year, Olave Baden-Powell reopened the island to the public,
and in 1964 a formal 50-acre (200,000 m2) Scout campsite was
established there. In 1973, a Jamboree was held on the island for 600
Scouts from seven nations. The worldwide centenary of Scouting was
celebrated at the camp on 1 August 2007, the 100th anniversary of the
start of the first encampment.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsea_Island_Scout_camp>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1714:
George Louis, Elector of Hanover, became King George I of
Great Britain, marking the beginning of the Georgian era of British
history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain>
1798:
French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile, between a
British fleet commanded by Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson and a French
fleet under Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, began at
Aboukir Bay off the Egyptian coast.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Nile>
1984:
Commercial peat cutters discovered the preserved bog body of a
man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, North West England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindow_Man>
2007:
Bridge 9340, carrying Interstate 35W across the Mississippi
River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, suffered a catastrophic failure and
collapsed (aftermath pictured), killing 13 people and injuring 145
others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-35W_Mississippi_River_bridge>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
scouthouse:
(Scouting, US) A building where members of the Scout Movement hold their
meetings.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scouthouse>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Say what some poets will, Nature is not so much her own ever-
sweet interpreter, as the mere supplier of that cunning alphabet,
whereby selecting and combining as he pleases, each man reads his own
peculiar lesson according to his own peculiar mind and mood.
--Herman Melville
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Herman_Melville>
The Rodrigues rail (Erythromachus leguati) was a flightless bird endemic
to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues, east of Madagascar in the Indian
Ocean. The rail was described as having grey plumage, a red beak and
legs, and a naked red patch around the eye. The bird fed on tortoise
eggs. It was described as being attracted to red objects, which humans
exploited while hunting it. The Rodrigues rail is believed to have
become extinct in the mid-18th century because of predation by
introduced cats and destruction of its habitat by tortoise hunters. The
bird was first documented from life by two contemporaneous accounts,
first by François Leguat, a French Huguenot refugee marooned on
Rodrigues in 1691, and then by Julien Tafforet, marooned on the island
in 1726. Subfossil remains (pictured) were later discovered and
connected with the old accounts in 1874, and the species was named
E. leguati in Leguat's honour.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_rail>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1667:
The Second Anglo-Dutch War ended with the signing of the Treaty
of Breda.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Breda_%281667%29>
1917:
First World War: The Battle of Passchendaele began near Ypres,
Belgium, with the Allies aiming to force German troops to withdraw from
the Channel Ports.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaele>
1954:
A team of Italian climbers became the first to reach the summit
of K2, the world's second-highest mountain.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Italian_Karakoram_expedition_to_K2>
2007:
The Troubles: Operation Banner, the British Armed Forces'
operation in Northern Ireland, ended after 38 years with a military
stalemate and ceasefire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Banner>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
aposematism:
(biology, chiefly zoology) An adaptation, especially a form of
coloration, that warns off potential predators.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aposematism>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that
which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent,
and in general it is understood completely only when it is broken: by
exile or emigration in the case of one's country, by retirement in the
case of a trade or profession.
--Primo Levi
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Primo_Levi>
The decorated ceilings of the Natural History Museum in South
Kensington, London, were designed by the museum's architect Alfred
Waterhouse, and were unveiled at the building's opening in 1881. The
ceiling of the large Central Hall (pictured) consists of 162 panels, 108
of which depict plants considered significant to the history of the
museum, to the British Empire or to the museum's visitors. The remaining
54 are highly stylised decorative botanical paintings. The ceiling of
the smaller North Hall consists of 36 panels, 18 of which depict plants
growing in the British Isles. Both ceilings make extensive use of
gilding for visual effect. Built of lath and plaster to save costs, the
ceilings are unusually fragile and require extensive maintenance and
restoration. Since 2016 the skeleton of a blue whale has been suspended
from the ceiling of the Central Hall.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceilings_of_the_Natural_History_Museum,_London>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1865:
Off the coast of Crescent City, California, the steamship
Brother Jonathan (depicted) struck an uncharted rock and sank, killing
225 people; its cargo of gold coins was not retrieved until 1996.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Jonathan_%28steamer%29>
1930:
Uruguay defeated Argentina at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo
to win the inaugural FIFA World Cup.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup>
1950:
At the height of the political crisis known as the Royal
Question, four workers were shot dead by the Belgian Gendarmerie at a
strike in Grâce-Berleur.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Question>
2006:
Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force attacked a three-story
building near the Southern Lebanese village of Qana, killing at least 28
civilians, including 16 children.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qana_airstrike>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
tajine:
1. (cooking) An earthenware cooking pot of North African origin,
consisting of a shallow, round dish without handles and a tall, conical
or dome-shaped lid.
2. (by extension) A stew, originally from Morocco, the ingredients of
which are traditionally cooked slowly in such a pot; the dish is
normally served with couscous.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tajine>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The civilised keep alive The territorial war… Erase the race
that claim the place And say we dig for ore, Or dangle devils in a
bottle And push them from the pull of the Bush. … See the sun set
in the hand of the man.
--Kate Bush
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kate_Bush>
Eris is the second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System,
slightly smaller by volume than the dwarf planet Pluto, although it is
27 percent more massive. Discovered in January 2005 by a team based at
Palomar Observatory, it was named after Eris, the Greek goddess of
strife and discord. The ninth-most-massive object directly orbiting the
Sun, Eris is the largest object in the Solar System that has not been
visited by a spacecraft. It is a member of a high-eccentricity
population known as the scattered disk and has one known moon, Dysnomia.
It is about 96 astronomical units (14.4 billion kilometres;
8.9 billion miles) from the Sun, roughly three times as far away as
Pluto. Except for some long-period comets, Eris and Dysnomia were the
most distant known natural objects in the Solar System until 2018 VG18
was discovered in 2018. Observations of a stellar occultation by Eris in
2010 showed that its diameter was 2,326 ± 12 kilometers
(1,445.3 ± 7.5 mi).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_%28dwarf_planet%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1818:
French physicist Augustin Fresnel submitted a memoir on the
diffraction of light to the Royal Academy of Sciences, which provided
strong support for the wave theory of light.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin-Jean_Fresnel>
1900:
Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci assassinated King
Umberto I of Italy in Monza.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Bresci>
1950:
Korean War: U.S. forces concluded a four-day massacre of
hundreds of civilians through shootings and air attacks near the village
of Nogeun-ri, sparked by fears that North Korean soldiers were
infiltrating refugee columns.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Gun_Ri_massacre>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
smocking:
(sewing) An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and
then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place;
the product of the use of this embroidery technique.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smocking>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But
if you really make them think, they'll hate you.
--Don Marquis
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Don_Marquis>
Elasmosaurus was a large marine reptile in the order Plesiosauria. The
genus lived about 80.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous.
The first specimen was sent to the American paleontologist Edward
Drinker Cope after its discovery in 1867 near Fort Wallace, Kansas. Only
one incomplete skeleton is definitely known, consisting of a fragmentary
skull, the spine, and the pectoral and pelvic girdles, and a single
species, E. platyurus, is recognized today. Measuring 10.3 meters
(34 ft) long, the genus had a streamlined body with paddle-like limbs
or flippers, a short tail, and a small, slender, triangular head. With a
neck around 7.1 meters (23 ft) long, Elasmosaurus was one of the
longest-necked animals to have lived, with the largest number of neck
vertebrae known, 72. It probably ate small fish and marine
invertebrates, seizing them with long teeth. Elasmosaurus is known from
the Pierre Shale formation, which represents marine deposits from the
Western Interior Seaway.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elasmosaurus>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1939:
During the excavation of a 7th-century ship burial at Sutton
Hoo in Suffolk, England, archaeologists discovered a helmet that
probably belonged to King Rædwald of East Anglia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A6dwald_of_East_Anglia>
1945:
A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New
York City, killing 14 people and causing an estimated $1 million in
damage.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Empire_State_Building_B-25_crash>
1995:
Two followers of Rajneesh were convicted of conspiring to
assassinate Charles Turner, the U.S. attorney for the District of
Oregon.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Rajneeshee_assassination_plot>
2005:
The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced the formal end
of its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in Northern Ireland and
create a united Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
brawl:
1. (intransitive) To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.
2. (intransitive) To create a disturbance; to complain loudly.
3. (intransitive) Especially of a rapid stream running over stones: to
make a loud, confused noise.
4. (transitive) To pour abuse on; to scold. [...]
5. (intransitive, obsolete) To move to and fro, to quiver, to shake.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brawl>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There are all kinds of sources of our knowledge; but none has
authority … The fundamental mistake made by the philosophical theory
of the ultimate sources of our knowledge is that it does not distinguish
clearly enough between questions of origin and questions of validity.
--Karl Popper
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Karl_Popper>
Osbert Lancaster (4 August 1908 – 27 July 1986) was an English
cartoonist, architectural historian and stage designer. He became known
in the 1930s for his books on architecture, aiming to amuse the general
reader while demystifying the subject. Several of the terms he coined as
labels for architectural styles such as "Pont Street Dutch" have gained
common usage, and his books have continued to be regarded as important
works of reference on the subject. In the Daily Express from 1938 to
1981 he drew the "pocket cartoons", a form he introduced to Britain.
They featured a cast of regular characters, led by his best-known
creation, Maudie Littlehampton, through whom he expressed his views on
the fashions, fads and political events of the day. In 1951 he was
commissioned to create costumes and scenery for a new ballet, Pineapple
Poll. Between then and the early 1970s he designed new productions for
the Royal Ballet, Glyndebourne, D'Oyly Carte, the Old Vic and the West
End.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osbert_Lancaster>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1778:
The Battle of Ushant, the first encounter between the French
and British fleets in the American Revolutionary War, ended indecisively
and led to political disputes in both countries.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ushant_%281778%29>
1916:
First World War: British mariner Charles Fryatt was executed in
Bruges, Belgium, after a German court-martial found him guilty of being
a franc-tireur.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fryatt>
1955:
After straying into Bulgarian airspace, El Al Flight 402 was
shot down by two MiG-15 fighter jets, resulting in the deaths of all 58
on board.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al_Flight_402>
1990:
Jamaat al Muslimeen, a radical Islamic group, began a coup
attempt against the government of Trinidad and Tobago by taking
hostages, including Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson, before
surrendering five days later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaat_al_Muslimeen_coup_attempt>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
carrier wave:
(physics) A wave that can be modulated, either in amplitude, frequency,
or phase, to carry or transmit images, music, speech, or other signals.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/carrier_wave>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I'm a goddess in your eyes, and I will never die. I was born of
people's needs, and what they don't wanna believe. But I am a liar,
that's the truth, go home and think it through. That's the harm in
mystery, all you know is what you see.I got no idols.
--Juliana Hatfield
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Juliana_Hatfield>