Pavo is a constellation in the southern sky whose name is Latin for
"peacock". It is one of twelve constellations established by Petrus
Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick
de Houtman. First appearing on a 35 cm (14 in) diameter celestial
globe published in 1598 in Amsterdam by Plancius and Jodocus Hondius, it
was depicted in Johann Bayer's star atlas Uranometria of 1603. Pavo's
brightest member, Alpha Pavonis, is also known as Peacock and appears as
a 1.91-magnitude blue-white star, but is actually a spectroscopic
binary. Delta Pavonis is a Sun-like star some 19.9 light years distant.
Six of the star systems in Pavo have been found to host planets,
including HD 181433 with a super-Earth, and HD 172555 with evidence of a
major interplanetary collision in the past few thousand years. Pavo also
contains NGC 6752, the fourth-brightest globular cluster in the sky, and
NGC 6744, a spiral galaxy which closely resembles our Milky Way, with a
diameter twice as wide.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavo_%28constellation%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1891:
During a visit of the French Navy to Kronstadt in Russia, the
two nations reached a secret agreement on a joint response to any future
war in Europe.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronstadt%E2%80%93Toulon_naval_visits>
1921:
The first National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
opened in a house in Shanghai.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party>
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>
2001:
Megawati Sukarnoputri became the first female president of
Indonesia after her predecessor Abdurrahman Wahid was removed from
office.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megawati_Sukarnoputri>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
oakum:
1. Coarse fibres separated by hackling from flax or hemp when preparing
the latter for spinning.
2. Fibres chiefly obtained by untwisting old rope, which are used to
caulk or pack gaps between boards of wooden ships and joints in masonry
and plumbing, and sometimes for dressing wounds.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oakum>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It is the best day ever — and so is yesterday, and so is
tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, and even Wednesdays, and every day
from now until forever!
--Barbie
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Barbie_%28film%29>
The 1959–60 Burnley F.C. season was their 61st in the Football League,
and their 13th consecutively in the First Division, the top tier of
English football. Under their manager, Harry Potts, Burnley won their
second First Division championship, the first since their 1920–21
season, on the last day with a 2–1 victory over Manchester City. Only
Alex Elder and Jimmy McIlroy had cost a transfer fee; the other players
had been recruited from Burnley’s youth academy. In cup competitions,
Burnley reached the sixth round of the FA Cup, and won the Lancashire
Cup. After the main season ended, the squad travelled to the United
States to participate in the first edition of the International Soccer
League. Eighteen players made at least one appearance for the club, with
Jimmy Adamson, Brian Miller and Ray Pointer present in all 50 matches.
The top goalscorer was John Connelly with 24 goals, including 20 in the
league. The highest home attendance at Turf Moor that season was 52,850
for the FA Cup fifth round replay match against Bradford City.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Burnley_F.C._season>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1864:
American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked
Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Atlanta>
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>
1963:
The United Kingdom granted self-government to Sarawak.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarawak>
1975:
Stanley Forman took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photo Fire
Escape Collapse, which spurred action to improve the safety of fire
escapes across the United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Escape_Collapse>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
untogether:
1. Not together.
2. Not cohesive or united; disunited, disparate, separated; also, not
coordinated; uncoordinated.
3. (informal) Of a person or their behaviour: not composed;
disorganized, sloppy.
4. (informal) Of a situation: not under control; chaotic, disorganized.
5. That which is not together.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/untogether>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I don't follow the latest fashions. I never sing a song that's
badly written. In the 1920s and '30s, there was a renaissance in music
that was the equivalent of the artistic Renaissance. Cole Porter, Johnny
Mercer and others just created the best songs that had ever been
written. These are classics, and finally they're not being treated as
light entertainment. This is classical music.
--Tony Bennett
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tony_Bennett>
Guitar Songs is the second extended play by American singer-songwriter
Billie Eilish. Written by Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (both pictured),
it was released through download and streaming services on July 21,
2022, as a surprise. Eilish decided on the surprise release because she
wanted to share new music with her fans as soon as she could. Guitar
Songs consists of two realist sentimental ballads, combining simple
acoustic guitars that emphasize Eilish's soft vocal performance with
personal lyrics that derive from contemporary life events. One of the
tracks, "The 30th", is titled after the day of a friend's near-fatal car
crash: November 30, 2021. In the lyrics, Eilish ponders over whether
the friend would have survived had some circumstances in the accident
been different. The other track, "TV", discusses eating disorders,
disillusionment, and a desire for numbness to distract oneself from
pressing world issues. "TV" also references the June 2022 overturning
of Roe v. Wade.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Songs>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
905:
Louis III, Holy Roman Emperor, was captured during his attempt
to restore Carolingian power over Italy by King Berengar I and blinded.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Blind>
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>
2013:
Nour Ahmad Nikbakht, an Iranian diplomat in Yemen, was
kidnapped by al-Qaeda militants and held hostage for the next two years.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Iranian_diplomat_kidnapping>
2019:
People returning from anti-extradition bill protests were
attacked by suspected triad members in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, leaving 45
people injured.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Yuen_Long_attack>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
herostratic fame:
Fame (or infamy) won through crime, destruction, or some other misdeed.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/herostratic_fame>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a
few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from
the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the
Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his
multi-armed form and says, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of
worlds." I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.
--Robert Oppenheimer
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Oppenheimer>
The Battle of Inverkeithing was fought on 20 July 1651 between England
and Scotland. As part of the political turmoil of the English Civil War,
an English army under Oliver Cromwell invaded Scotland in July 1650 and
heavily defeated a Scottish army commanded by David Leslie at the Battle
of Dunbar. The Scots withdrew to Stirling, a choke point. For nearly a
year the English failed to storm or bypass Stirling, or to draw the
Scots out into another battle. On 17 July 1651 an English force crossed
the Firth of Forth at its narrowest point in flat-bottomed boats and
landed at North Queensferry. The Scots sent forces to pen the English
in, and the English reinforced their landing. On 20 July the Scots
moved against the English and in a short engagement were routed. The
English seized the deep-water port of Burntisland. Cromwell then shipped
over most of the English army, marched on and captured Perth, the
temporary seat of the Scottish government, cutting off supplies for the
Scottish army.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Inverkeithing>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1867:
The United States Congress established the Indian Peace
Commission to seek peace treaties with a number of Native American
tribes.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Peace_Commission>
1917:
The prime minister of Serbia, Nikola Pašić, and the president
of the Yugoslav Committee, Ante Trumbić, signed the Corfu Declaration,
agreeing to seek the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and
Slovenes.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corfu_Declaration>
1968:
The first games of the Special Olympics (athletes pictured),
for athletes with intellectual disabilities, were held at Soldier Field
in Chicago.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Olympics>
2001:
The animated film Spirited Away, written and directed by Hayao
Miyazaki, was released, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japanese
history until 2020.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_Away>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
out of place:
1. Not in the proper arrangement or situation.
2. Inappropriate for the circumstances.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/out_of_place>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The stories gets passed on and the truth gets passed over. As the
sayin goes. Which I reckon some would take as meanin that the truth cant
compete. But I dont believe that. I think that when the lies are all
told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from
place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it
any more than you can salt salt. You cant corrupt it because that's what
it is. It's the thing you're talkin about.
--No Country for Old Men
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/No_Country_for_Old_Men>
Al-Walid I (c. 674 – 715) was the sixth Umayyad caliph, ruling
from October 705 until his death. The eldest son of Caliph Abd al-Malik
(r. 685–705), he continued his father's efforts to centralize
government, impose a more Arabic and Islamic character on the state, and
expand its borders. He heavily depended on al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, his
father's powerful viceroy over the eastern half of the caliphate. During
his reign, armies commissioned by al-Hajjaj conquered Sind and
Transoxiana in the east, while the troops of Musa ibn Nusayr, the
governor of Ifriqiya, conquered the Maghreb and Hispania in the west,
bringing the caliphate to its largest territorial extent. Al-Walid
financed impressive public works, including the Great Mosque of
Damascus, the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and the Prophet's Mosque in
Medina. He was the first caliph to institute programs for social
welfare, and his reign was marked by domestic peace and prosperity.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Walid_I>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1843:
SS Great Britain, the first ocean-going ship with both an iron
hull and a screw propeller, was launched in Bristol, England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Britain>
1845:
A fire in Manhattan, New York, 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>
1903:
French cyclist Maurice Garin won the first edition of the Tour
de France.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903_Tour_de_France>
2014:
Gunmen perpetrated an armed assault against an Egyptian
military checkpoint in the Libyan Desert, killing 22 soldiers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Farafra_ambush>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
blare:
1. (transitive)
2. Often followed by out: of a device such as a loudspeaker or a radio:
to produce (music, a sound, etc.) loudly and piercingly.
3. (figuratively) To express (ideas, words, etc.) loudly; to proclaim.
4. (intransitive)
5. To make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet.
6. (archaic except Britain, dialectal) To make a lengthy sound, as of a
person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring.
7. A loud sound.
8. (figuratively) Of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling,
often garish, brilliance.
9. (obsolete except Britain, dialectal) A lengthy sound, as of a person
crying or an animal bellowing or roaring.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blare>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It is frequently insufficient to identify the motives that guide
our conduct, or that shape our attitudes and our thinking, just by
observing vaguely that there are various things we want. That often
leaves out too much. In numerous contexts, it is both more precise and
more fully explanatory to say that there is something we care about.
--Harry Frankfurt
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Harry_Frankfurt>
The Black Cat was an American fiction magazine launched in 1895 by
Herman Umbstaetter. It published only short stories, and was known for
originality and for promoting new writers. It was quickly successful,
aided by the popularity of "The Mysterious Card", by Cleveland Moffett,
which appeared in an early issue, selling out two print runs. Two of
its best-known contributors were Jack London, whose 1899 story "A
Thousand Deaths" sold just as he was about to give up attempting to
become a writer, and Henry Miller, whose first published works were
several short fiction critiques published in 1919. The magazine's
ownership changed in 1912 and 1919 as its circulation declined, and it
initially ceased publication in 1920. It was revived in 1922 by William
Kane, but in early 1923, with estimated circulation down to only 15,000,
it ceased publication for good. The magazine's icon, a black cat that
appeared on almost every cover (example pictured), was drawn by the
founder's wife, Nelly Umbstaetter.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Cat_%28US_magazine%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1723:
Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his
cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in Leipzig.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erforsche_mich,_Gott,_und_erfahre_mein_Herz,_…>
1863:
American Civil War: Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th
Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African-American
military units in the Union Army, spearheaded an assault on Fort Wagner,
South Carolina.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54th_Massachusetts_Infantry_Regiment>
1949:
Francisco Javier Arana, the chief of the Guatemalan armed
forces, was killed in a shootout with supporters of President Juan José
Arévalo.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Javier_Arana>
2019:
An arson attack at the studio of Kyoto Animation in Japan led
to the deaths of 36 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Animation_arson_attack>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
tag team:
1. (professional wrestling) A group of wrestlers who work together as a
team. Only one is in the ring at any given time, and they change places
by "tagging" each other with a gesture like a high five.
2. (by extension) Two or more people acting alternately to accomplish
some task. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tag_team>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
What passed for society was a loud, giddy whirl of thieves and
pretentious hustlers, a dull sideshow full of quacks and clowns and
philistines with gimp mentalities.
--Hunter S. Thompson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hunter_S._Thompson>
David Kelly (14 May 1944 – 17 July 2003) was a Welsh authority on
biological warfare. Appointed to the United Nations Special Commission
in 1991 as a chief weapons inspector in Iraq, he led ten of the
organisation's missions. After the publication of a dossier in 2002,
which stated that Iraq could deploy chemical and biological weapons
within 45 minutes, Kelly had an off-the-record interview with Andrew
Gilligan of the BBC about the claim. Gilligan's reporting stated that
Alastair Campbell, the Downing Street director of communications,
insisted on the 45-minute claim, something which Kelly denied saying.
Kelly appeared before a parliamentary committee on 15 July 2003, and
before another the next day; he was found dead near his home the day
after. Tony Blair, the prime minister, set up an inquiry under Lord
Hutton that concluded that Kelly had killed himself. A review led by
Dominic Grieve between 2010 and 2011 backed the finding. Kelly's death
has been the subject of documentaries and been fictionalised in media
works.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kelly_%28weapons_expert%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
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:
Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II and his family were
murdered by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Romanov_family>
1968:
Led by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
overthrew Iraqi president Abdul Rahman Arif in a bloodless coup.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17_July_Revolution>
2007:
TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overran the runway at Congonhas
Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 199 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAM_Airlines_Flight_3054>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
war crime:
(criminal law, international law) A punishable offence under
international law for violations of the laws of war by any person or
persons, military or civilian.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/war_crime>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
As an atheist, I believe that all life is unspeakably precious,
because it’s only here for a brief moment, a flare against the dark,
and then it’s gone forever. No afterlives, no second chances, no
backsies. So there can be nothing crueler than the abuse, destruction or
wanton taking of a life.
--J. Michael Straczynski
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/J._Michael_Straczynski>
Katrina Kaif (born 16 July 1983) is a British actress who works in
Hindi-language films. Born in British Hong Kong, Kaif lived in several
countries before moving to India, where she modelled but had difficulty
finding film roles. Bollywood success came with the romantic comedies
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) and Namastey London (2007). Kaif's
performances in the thriller New York (2009) and the romantic comedy
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011) earned her nominations for the Filmfare
Award for Best Actress. She appeared in the action thrillers Ek Tha
Tiger (2012), Dhoom 3 (2013), and Bang Bang! (2014), all of which rank
among the highest-grossing Indian films. These were followed by a series
of commercial failures, but her portrayal of an alcoholic actress in the
romantic drama Zero (2018) earned her a Zee Cine Award for Best
Supporting Actress. She participates in stage shows and is involved with
her mother's charity, which works in furthering the cause of
underprivileged children in India.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_Kaif>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1790:
President George Washington signed the Residence Act, selecting
a new permanent site along the Potomac River for the capital of the
United States, which later became Washington, D.C.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residence_Act>
1931:
Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie promulgated the nation's
first modern constitution.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931_Constitution_of_Ethiopia>
1983:
A Sikorsky S-61 helicopter operated by British Airways crashed
in thick fog in the Celtic Sea, killing 20 of the 26 people on board.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_British_Airways_Sikorsky_S-61_crash>
2013:
At least 23 students died and dozens more fell ill at a primary
school in the Indian state of Bihar after consuming a Midday Meal that
was contaminated with pesticide.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_school_meal_poisoning_incident>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
scrumptious:
1. Of food: delectable, delicious.
2. Of a person or thing: excellent, wonderful; also, very aesthetically
pleasing or attractive; good enough to eat.
3. (obsolete, rare)
4. Fastidious, picky.
5. Very small; tiny.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scrumptious>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I remember I asked old Childs if he thought Judas, the one that
betrayed Jesus and all, went to Hell after he committed suicide. Childs
said certainly. That's exactly where I disagreed with him. I said I'd
bet a thousand bucks that Jesus never sent old Judas to Hell. I still
would, too, if I had a thousand bucks. I think any one of the Disciples
would've sent him to Hell and all — and fast, too — but I'll bet
anything Jesus didn't do it.
--The Catcher in the Rye
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye>
"Sweetheart" is a song written by American singer Rainy Davis (pictured)
and Pete Warner, produced with Dorothy Kessler, and originally recorded
by Davis. The lyrics describe a woman's desire for a person with whom to
share a romance. It was released in 1986 by independent record label
SuperTronics as a single from Davis's 1987 album Sweetheart. A
freestyle, hip hop pop, and synth-funk song, it appeared on R&B; and
dance music charts in the US. Mariah Carey recorded a cover version with
rapper Jermaine Dupri for his 1998 debut album, Life in 1472, and her
greatest hits album, #1's. So So Def Recordings and Columbia Records
released it as a single from the former album and promoted it with a
Hype Williams music video. In the US and the UK, the cover charted only
on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 and UK club charts. It
reached the top twenty on the Dutch, German, and Swiss charts. In
reviews, critics focused on Carey's vocal performance, Dupri's rapping
style, and the cover's sexual nature.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetheart_%28Rainy_Davis_song%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1870:
Manitoba was established as a province of Canada following the
transfer of Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba>
1943:
The all-female Emilia Plater Independent Women's Battalion was
formed in the Soviet Union's First Polish Army.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_Plater_Independent_Women%27s_Battalion>
1983:
Sega's first home video game console, the SG-1000, was released
in Japan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG-1000>
2009:
Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashed in northwestern Iran,
killing all 168 people aboard.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian_Airlines_Flight_7908>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
acid test:
1. (figuratively) A rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth
of something.
2. (by extension, historical) In the 1960s, a party based around the use
and advocacy of the psychedelic drug LSD (known in slang as "acid").
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/acid_test>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Because he never raises his eyes to the great and the meaningful,
the philistine has taken experience as his gospel. It has become for him
a message about life's commonness. But he has never grasped that there
exists something other than experience, that there are values —
inexperienceable — which we serve.
--Walter Benjamin
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Walter_Benjamin>
The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan
from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan. It is based on
the DC Comics superhero Batman, played by Christian Bale (pictured), and
is the second installment in The Dark Knight Trilogy and the sequel to
Batman Begins (2005). In the film, Batman, police lieutenant Jim Gordon,
and district attorney Harvey Dent ally to dismantle organized crime in
Gotham City. They are derailed by the Joker, an anarchistic mastermind
played by Heath Ledger. Ledger's posthumous awards included Academy,
BAFTA, and Golden Globe awards for Best Supporting Actor. The ensemble
cast also included Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie
Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman. The film was the fourth-highest-grossing
film ever at the time. It has been assessed as one of the best films
ever made. The Library of Congress selected it for the National Film
Registry in 2020. A sequel, The Dark Knight Rises, concluded the trilogy
in 2012.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1902:
The medieval St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapsed, also
demolishing the Loggetta del Sansovino.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Campanile>
1950:
Early in the Korean War, North Korean troops began attacking
the headquarters of the American 24th Infantry Division in Taejon, South
Korea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Taejon>
1987:
More than 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain fell in a two-and-a-half-
hour period in parts of Montreal, causing severe flooding.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_flood_of_1987>
2016:
A man deliberately drove a truck into crowds in Nice, France,
resulting in 86 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Nice_truck_attack>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
bastille:
1. (transitive, also figuratively) To confine (someone or something) in,
or as if in, a bastille (noun sense 2.1) or prison; to imprison.
2. Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion (“projecting part of a rampart
or other fortification”) or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower
or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.
3. (figuratively)
4. A jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its
prisoners.
5. (Britain, derogatory) Synonym of workhouse (“an institution for
homeless poor people funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied
were required to work”)
6. (military, historical) The fortified encampment of an army besieging
a place; also, any of the buildings in such an encampment.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bastille>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Race hatred cannot stop us, this one thing I know Poll tax and
Jim Crow and greed have got to go You're bound to lose You fascists
are bound to lose.
--Woody Guthrie
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Woody_Guthrie>