Carlos Castillo Armas (November 4, 1914 – July 26, 1957) was a
military officer and the 28th president of Guatemala. He came to power
in a 1954 coup d'état backed by the US Central Intelligence Agency that
overthrew the democratically elected President Jacobo Árbenz, and
consolidated his position in an October 1954 election in which he was
the only candidate. A member of the right-wing National Liberation
Movement party, he was also the first of a series of authoritarian
rulers in Guatemala who were close allies of the United States. Under
Castillo Armas, the reforms of the Guatemalan Revolution were largely
undone. Land was confiscated from small farmers and returned to large
landowners, and thousands of people were arrested, tortured, or killed
under suspicion of being communists. In 1957 Castillo Armas was
assassinated by a presidential guard. His policies sparked a series of
leftist insurgencies culminating in the Guatemalan Civil War, which
lasted from 1960 to 1996.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Castillo_Armas>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1887:
L. L. Zamenhof published Unua Libro, the first publication to
describe Esperanto, a constructed international language.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unua_Libro>
1953:
The Battle of the Samichon River, the last engagement of the
Korean War, ended only a few hours before the Korean Armistice Agreement
was signed.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Samichon_River>
1968:
After coming second to Nguyễn Văn Thiệu in a rigged
presidential election in 1967, Trương Đình Dzu was jailed by a South
Vietnamese military court for illicit currency transactions.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_%C4%90%C3%ACnh_Dzu>
2016:
In one of the deadliest crimes in modern Japanese history, a
former employee carried out a mass stabbing at a care home for disabled
people in Sagamihara, killing 19 people and wounding 26 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagamihara_stabbings>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
lexicography:
1. The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
2. (linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing
the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the
lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary
components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicography>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
A platform is something a candidate stands for and the voters
fall for. … I’m having my platform run up by a movie set designer,
so it will be very impressive from the front, but not too permanent.
After all, there’s no sense putting a lot of time and thought into
something you’ll have no use for after you’re elected.
--Gracie Allen
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gracie_Allen>
Operation Cobra was an offensive launched by the First United States
Army under Omar Bradley against the German 7th Army commanded by Paul
Hausser in the Cotentin Peninsula during the Normandy campaign of World
War II. The attack commenced on 25 July 1944, having been delayed
several times by poor weather. Supporting offensives had drawn the bulk
of German armored reserves toward the British and Canadian sectors, and
the lack of men and materiel available to the Germans meant they were
unable to form successive lines of defense. After a slow start the
offensive gathered momentum and by 27 July most organized resistance had
been overcome and the Americans advanced rapidly. The German response
was ineffectual and the entire Normandy front soon collapsed. Operation
Cobra, together with concurrent offensives by the British Second Army
and the Canadian First Army, was decisive in securing an Allied victory
in the Normandy campaign and the loss of the German position in
northwestern France.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cobra>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1788:
Mozart completed his Symphony No. 40, one of his two extant
minor-key symphonies.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._40_%28Mozart%29>
1893:
The Corinth Canal, which bisects Greece's narrow Isthmus of
Corinth, was formally opened, connecting the Ionian Sea's Gulf of
Corinth with the Aegean Sea's Saronic Gulf.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth_Canal>
2000:
Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde en route from Paris to New
York, crashed in Gonesse, France, killing all 109 passengers on board
and four people on the ground.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_4590>
2010:
WikiLeaks published 75,000 classified documents about the War
in Afghanistan in one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_War_documents_leak>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
cutting:
1. (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
2. (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
3. (countable) A newspaper clipping.
4. (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from
a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
5. (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for
performance.
6. (countable, Britain) An open passage at a level lower than the
surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
7. (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film
or other recordings.
8. (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired
shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
9. (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a
symptom of a personality disorder; self-harm.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cutting>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The real "haves" are they who can acquire freedom, self-
confidence, and even riches without depriving others of them. They
acquire all of these by developing and applying their potentialities. On
the other hand, the real "have nots" are they who cannot have aught
except by depriving others of it. They can feel free only by diminishing
the freedom of others, self-confident by spreading fear and dependence
among others, and rich by making others poor.
--Eric Hoffer
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eric_Hoffer>
Melanie Barnett is a fictional character on the American sitcom The
Game, which aired on The CW and BET from 2006 to 2015. Portrayed by
actress Tia Mowry (pictured), Melanie was introduced in a backdoor pilot
on the sitcom Girlfriends as the cousin of Joan Clayton (Tracee Ellis
Ross). Melanie chooses to support the career of her boyfriend Derwin
Davis (Pooch Hall), a National Football League player, rather than
attend medical school at Johns Hopkins University. The series focuses
primarily on Melanie and Derwin's complicated relationship and her fears
of his infidelity. Mowry left the series in 2012 upon learning that Hall
had decided to leave the show and her role would be reduced. Both actors
reprised their roles in the series finale. Mowry's performance received
positive feedback from critics, who agreed that the role displayed her
maturity as an actress. She received nominations for two NAACP Image
Awards and a Teen Choice Award for the role.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Barnett>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1923:
The Treaty of Lausanne was signed to settle the Anatolian part
of the partition of the Ottoman Empire, establishing the boundaries of
modern Turkey.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lausanne>
1967:
During a speech in Montreal, French president Charles de Gaulle
declared "Long live free Quebec!", a statement that was interpreted as
support for Quebec independence from Canada.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vive_le_Qu%C3%A9bec_libre>
1974:
Following the collapse of the Greek military junta, the
Metapolitefsi period began as the country transitioned to a democratic
government.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metapolitefsi>
1980:
At the Moscow Olympics, Australia's swimming team, nicknamed
the Quietly Confident Quartet, won the men's 4 × 100 metre medley
relay, the only time that the United States, which boycotted the games,
has not won the event at the Olympics.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%9…>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
quakebuttock:
(formerly obsolete, rare, now humorous) A coward.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quakebuttock>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I think there is some kind of divine order in the universe. Every
leaf on every tree in the world is unique. As far as we can see, there
are other galaxies, all slowly spinning, numerous as the leaves in the
forest. In an infinite number of planets, there has to be an infinite
number with life forms on them. Maybe this planet is one of the
discarded mistakes. Maybe it's one of the victories. We'll never know.
--John D. MacDonald
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_D._MacDonald>
John Leak (c. 1892 – 1972) was an Australian recipient of the
Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in battle that could be
awarded at that time to a member of the Australian armed forces. Leak
enlisted in early 1915, and served with the 9th Battalion during the
Gallipoli campaign. Along with his unit, he transferred to the Western
Front, where he participated in the Battle of Pozières in July 1916.
For his actions on 23 July during this battle he was awarded the
Victoria Cross. He was seriously wounded at the Battle of Mouquet Farm
in August. Suffering from the effects of his service, Leak was convicted
of desertion in November 1917, but his sentence was ultimately
suspended. In early March 1918 he was gassed, and saw no further combat
before the Armistice of 11 November 1918. He returned to Australia and
was discharged in 1919. After various jobs, Leak settled in South
Australia in 1937 and died in 1972.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Leak>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1860:
The Eastbourne manslaughter trial began, which later became an
important legal precedent in the United Kingdom for discussions of
corporal punishment in schools.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastbourne_manslaughter>
1940:
Sumner Welles, U.S. Under Secretary of State, issued a
declaration that the U.S. government would not recognize the Soviet
Union's annexation of the Baltic states.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welles_Declaration>
1968:
A shootout between police and a Black Power group began in
Cleveland, Ohio, sparking three days of rioting.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenville_shootout>
1995:
Hale–Bopp, one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th
century, was independently discovered by astronomers Alan Hale and
Thomas Bopp.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hale%E2%80%93Bopp>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
churchical:
1. (Christianity, informal) Pertaining to or characteristic of church;
ecclesiastical.
2. (chiefly Jamaican, music) Belonging to a style of Reggae music that
reflects a spiritual sensibility.
3. (chiefly Jamaican, Rastafari) Pertaining to the strain of Rastafarian
culture that emphasizes a traditional theocracy.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/churchical>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There are no vital and significant forms of art; there is only
art, and precious little of that.
--Raymond Chandler
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Raymond_Chandler>
The Fourth Test of the 1948 Ashes series was one of five Tests in a
cricket series between Australia and England. Played at Headingley
Stadium at Leeds from 22 to 27 July, for the third time in a row the
match set a new record for the highest attendance at a Test in England.
On the last day, Australia, captained by Don Bradman (pictured), had a
target of 404 to make up, and England had used a heavy roller to break
up the pitch to make batting harder. Although many observers predicted
that England would win easily on a deteriorating surface, Australia put
together a stand of 301 in only 217 minutes, aided by erratic bowling
and several missed catches and stumpings. Australia won the match by
seven wickets with 15 minutes remaining to take an unassailable 3–0
series lead. In successfully chasing a target of 404, they set a new
world record for the highest victorious runchase in Test history.
(This article is part of a featured topic: Australian cricket team in
England in 1948.) .
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Australian_cricket_…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1691:
Williamite War: The forces of William III of England defeated
the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the bloodiest ever fought on
Irish soil, with over 7,000 people killed.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Aughrim>
1894:
Jules-Albert de Dion finished first in the world's first motor
race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was against the rules.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules-Albert_de_Dion>
1944:
World War II: In opposition to the London-based government-in-
exile, the Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to
govern territory recaptured from Nazi Germany.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Committee_of_National_Liberation>
1997:
Written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece, the best-
selling manga series in history, debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
radiole:
1. (zoology) The spine of a sea urchin.
2. (zoology) A heavily ciliated feather-like tentacle occuring in
clusters on the crowns of certain tubeworms, especially those of the
order Canalipalpata (the fan-head worms), used for feeding and
respiration.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/radiole>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won’t adhere to any rules.
The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice.
--Tom Robbins
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tom_Robbins>
Harry Relph (21 July 1867 – 10 February 1928), professionally
known as Little Tich, was a 4-foot-6-inch (137 cm) English music hall
comedian and dancer during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He
was best known for his acrobatic and comedic Big-Boot Dance, for which
he wore boots with soles 28 inches (71 cm) long. He was also a popular
performer in theatrical Christmas pantomimes. During a tour of the
United States between 1887 and 1889 he impressed audiences with his
ability to stand on the tips of his shoes and to lean at extraordinary
angles. He had a major success with Babes in the Wood in Manchester
during the 1889–90 season, and in the 1890s he developed the
Serpentine Dance. The impresario Augustus Harris hired him to appear
alongside Dan Leno and Marie Lloyd at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in
its spectacular Christmas pantomimes Humpty Dumpty in 1891, Little Bo
Peep in 1892 and Robinson Crusoe in 1893.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Tich>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1831:
Following the Belgian Revolution, Leopold I was inaugurated as
the first king of the Belgians at the Place Royale in Brussels.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_I_of_Belgium>
1918:
World War I: An Imperial German U-boat opened fire on a small
convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the American town of
Orleans, Massachusetts.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Orleans>
1960:
Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected the prime minister of Ceylon,
becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of
government.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike>
1990:
Taiwanese military police ordered the deportation of 76 illegal
immigrants from mainland China in sealed boat holds, causing 25 deaths
due to suffocation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Ping_Yu_No._5540_incident>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
aventurine:
1. A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles.
2. (mineralogy, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled
throughout with scales of yellow mica.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aventurine>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We believe that the civilised world is a multicultural, multi-
religious world. That is the type of message we want to get across. …
I think there are many who are Muslims and non-Muslims, who are not
warmongers but peace makers and want this world to be a better place.
We believed the unison of the voices of so many people standing together
against international terrorism is something to be valued and something
to be built upon.
--Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cat_Stevens>
Apollo 11 was an American spaceflight mission, the first to land
astronauts on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot
Buzz Aldrin set the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle down on July 20, 1969, at
20:17 UTC. Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface six hours later on
July 21 at 02:56 UTC; Aldrin (pictured) joined him 19 minutes later.
They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the
spacecraft, and collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material to
bring back to Earth. While they were on the Moon's surface, Michael
Collins flew the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit.
Armstrong's first step onto the lunar surface was broadcast on live TV
to a worldwide audience. He described the event as "one small step for
[a] man, one giant leap for mankind". Armstrong and Aldrin spent
21.5 hours on the lunar surface before rejoining Columbia in lunar
orbit. The astronauts returned to Earth and splashed down in the Pacific
Ocean on July 24.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1807:
French brothers Claude and Nicéphore Niépce received a patent
for their Pyréolophore, one of the world's first internal combustion
engines.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyr%C3%A9olophore>
1968:
The first games of the Special Olympics, for athletes with
intellectual disabilities, were held at Soldier Field in Chicago.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Olympics>
1999:
The Chinese Communist Party launched a persecution campaign
against the Falun Gong spiritual movement, beginning the arrests of
thousands of practitioners nationwide.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Falun_Gong>
2015:
A suicide attack in Suruç, Turkey, for which ISIL claimed
responsibility, killed 34 people and injured 104 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suru%C3%A7_bombing>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
lunar:
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's
moon); Lunar.
2. Shaped like a crescent moon; lunate.
3. (chiefly historical) (Believed to be) influenced by the Moon, as in
character, growth, or properties.
4. (alchemy, chemistry, historical) Of or pertaining to silver (which
was symbolically associated with the Moon by alchemists).
5. (astronomy) Of or pertaining to travel through space between the
Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the
Moon.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lunar>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Some years ago, I was lucky enough invited to a gathering of
great and good people: artists and scientists, writers and discoverers
of things. And I felt that at any moment they would realise that I
didn’t qualify to be there, among these people who had really done
things. On my second or third night there, I was standing at the back of
the hall, while a musical entertainment happened, and I started talking
to a very nice, polite, elderly gentleman about several things,
including our shared first name. And then he pointed to the hall of
people, and said words to the effect of, "I just look at all these
people, and I think, what the heck am I doing here? They’ve made
amazing things. I just went where I was sent." And I said, "Yes. But you
were the first man on the moon. I think that counts for something." And
I felt a bit better. Because if Neil Armstrong felt like an imposter,
maybe everyone did.
--Neil Gaiman
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman>
David Hillhouse Buel (July 19, 1862 – May 23, 1923) was an American
priest who became the president of Georgetown University. Born at
Watervliet Arsenal, New York, to a distinguished family, he converted to
Catholicism under the guidance of Michael McGivney, while a student at
Yale University. He entered the Jesuit order in 1883, spending the next
17 years studying and teaching at Jesuit institutions throughout the
Northeastern United States; he was ordained a Catholic priest in 1898.
Buel then became a professor at Georgetown University, and was appointed
its president in 1905. While in office, he curtailed intercollegiate
athletics and instituted strict discipline, prompting resistance from
students and parents, and his removal in 1908. He quit the Jesuit order
several years later and secretly married in 1912, resulting in an outcry
from his former Jesuit colleagues. He later left the Catholic Church,
and in 1922 was ordained an Episcopal priest.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hillhouse_Buel_%28priest%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1845:
The last major fire to affect Manhattan destroyed 345
buildings, killed 30 people, and caused at least $5 million in damage.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_New_York_City_Fire_of_1845>
1919:
Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of the First
World War, English ex-servicemen who were unhappy with unemployment and
other grievances rioted and burned down Luton Town Hall (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luton_Town_Hall>
1997:
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced
it would resume its ceasefire, ending its 28-year campaign against
British rule in Northern Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_campaign>
2014:
Unidentified gunmen perpetrated an armed assault against an
Egyptian military checkpoint in the Libyan Desert, killing 22 border
guards.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Farafra_ambush>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
tall order:
(originally US, idiomatic) A big job; a difficult challenge.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tall_order>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic.
Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year,
it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some
noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.
--John Lewis
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Lewis_%28civil_rights_leader%29>
Tukwila International Boulevard is a light rail station in Tukwila,
Washington, United States. It is located between SeaTac/Airport and
Rainier Beach stations on the Red Line from Seattle–Tacoma
International Airport to Downtown Seattle. The station consists of two
elevated side platforms enclosed within a structure northeast of the
interchange of State Route 99 (International Boulevard) and State
Route 518. Tukwila International Boulevard station opened on July 18,
2009, on the first day of Central Link service (now part of the Red
Line). Trains serve the station twenty hours a day on most days; the
headway between trains is six minutes during peak periods, with less
frequent service at other times. The station is also served by King
County Metro bus routes, including two RapidRide limited-stop bus rapid
transit routes, and has 600 parking spaces in two lots.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tukwila_International_Boulevard_station>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1863:
American Civil War: Led by Union Army colonel Robert Gould
Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the first formal
African-American military unit, spearheaded an assault on Fort Wagner,
South Carolina.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54th_Massachusetts_Infantry_Regiment>
1936:
Nationalist rebels attempted a coup d'état against the Second
Spanish Republic, sparking the Spanish Civil War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War>
1984:
Parts of the dismembered body of Swedish prostitute Catrine da
Costa were found in Stockholm.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Catrine_da_Costa>
2014:
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who had
previously been found guilty of paying for an underage prostitute, had
his conviction overturned on appeal.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi_prostitution_trial>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
get someone's goat:
(informal) To annoy or infuriate someone.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/get_someone%27s_goat>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I was a seeker, a mover, a malcontent, and at times a stupid
hell-raiser. I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I
felt somehow that my instincts were right. I shared a vagrant optimism
that some of us were making real progress, that we had taken an honest
road, and that the best of us would inevitably make it over the top. At
the same time, I shared a dark suspicion that the life we were leading
was a lost cause, that we were all actors, kidding ourselves along on a
senseless odyssey. It was the tension between these two poles — a
restless idealism on one hand and a sense of impending doom on the other
— that kept me going.
--Hunter S. Thompson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hunter_S._Thompson>
SMS Derfflinger was a battlecruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine
built in the early 1910s, the lead vessel of the Derfflinger class. The
ships were larger than the previous German battlecruisers, and featured
significant improvements. Derfflinger served in I Scouting Group during
the war and took part in attacks on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
in 1914 and Yarmouth and Lowestoft in 1916, as well as the Battle of
Dogger Bank in 1915 and the Battle of Jutland in 1916. At Jutland,
Derfflinger helped to sink the British battlecruisers Queen Mary and
Invincible, but was seriously damaged herself. Derfflinger saw little
activity for the remainder of the war and she was interned with the rest
of the High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow following the armistice in
November 1918. Under the orders of Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter, the
interned ships were scuttled on 21 June 1919. (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:
1453:
The Battle of Castillon (depicted), the last conflict of the
Hundred Years' War, ended with the English losing all landholdings in
France except Calais.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Castillon>
1863:
The New Zealand Wars resumed as British forces led by General
Duncan Cameron began the Invasion of the Waikato.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Waikato>
1918:
RMS Carpathia, which had rescued survivors of the 1912 Titanic
sinking, was sunk by a German U-boat with the loss of five crew.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Carpathia>
2014:
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern
Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
chancellor:
1. A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties,
sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or
justice.
2. The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
3. (Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal
officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving
ecclesiastical law.
4. (education) The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
5. (Britain, government) Short for Chancellor of the Exchequer.
6. (Scotland, law) The foreman of a jury.
7. (US, law) The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one
exercising equity jurisdiction).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chancellor>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
"Let byegones be byegones,”—they foolishly say, And bid me
be wise and forget them; But old recollections are active to-day, And
I can do nought but regret them; Though the present be pleasant, all
joyous and gay, And promising well for the morrow, I love to look back
on the years past away, Embalming my byegones in sorrow.
--Martin Farquhar Tupper
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