The Battle of Raymond was fought on May 12, 1863, near Raymond,
Mississippi, during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In
late April, Union general Ulysses S. Grant led his army across the
Mississippi River and moved east. A portion of the army led by James B.
McPherson moved towards Raymond. Confederate brigadier general John
Gregg was ordered from Jackson to Raymond. The two forces met on the
morning of May 12. Gregg underestimated Union strength and acted
aggressively, while McPherson overestimated Confederate strength and
responded cautiously. Early on, the battle was relatively evenly
matched. McPherson brought up reinforcements and the weight of Union
numbers cracked the Confederate line. Gregg disengaged, but McPherson
did not pursue. The battle changed Grant's plans, leading him to first
focus on the Confederate forces at Jackson. Grant's men captured Jackson
and pivoted west. They sieged Vicksburg, which the Confederates were
forced to surrender on July 4.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Raymond>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1938:
During an exercise to demonstrate air power, United States Army
Air Corps bomber aircraft intercepted the Italian ocean liner SS Rex 620
nautical miles (1,100 km) off the US Atlantic coast.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interception_of_the_Rex>
1948:
The United Kingdom publicly announced that it was independently
developing nuclear weapons, after the US Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ended
cooperation on the matter.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Explosive_Research>
1968:
Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force began the defence of
Fire Support Base Coral in the largest unit-level action of the war for
the Australian Army.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Coral%E2%80%93Balmoral>
1998:
Four students were shot and killed by Indonesian soldiers at
Trisakti University in Jakarta, which led to widespread riots and the
resignation of President Suharto nine days later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisakti_shootings>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
largesse:
1. (uncountable)
2. The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time;
generosity, liberality.
3. Often preceded by do, give, or make: the generous or liberal giving
of gifts or money, especially by someone of high standing on a special
occasion; also, excessive or wasteful giving.
4. Money, etc., given in this way.
5. (figuratively) Abundance of something (chiefly beneficial), regarded
as having been given generously.
6. (countable)
7. An act of donating or giving generously.
8. (also figuratively) A specific gift of money, etc., given in this
way, specifically (historical) at harvest time; a donation, a gratuity.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/largesse>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The way to live with God is to live with Ideals — not merely to
think about ideals, but to do and suffer for them. Those who have to
work on men and women must above all things have their Spiritual Ideal,
their purpose, ever present. The "mystical" state is the essence of
common sense.
--Florence Nightingale
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale>
Judy Ann Santos (born May 11, 1978) is a Filipina actress and film
producer. She is a recipient of two Luna Awards, three FAMAS Awards, a
Gawad Urian, and a Cairo International Film Festival Award. At age ten,
she had her breakthrough as the title character in the children's
television show Ula, Ang Batang Gubat (1988). Santos became more
recognized as a leading actress in primetime with starring roles in the
series Mara Clara (1992) and Esperanza (1997). She received critical
acclaim as a woman with dissociative identity disorder in the
psychological drama Sabel (2004), which won her a Gawad Urian for Best
Actress. Among her highest-grossing films are the comedy Kasal, Kasali,
Kasalo (2006) and its sequel Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo (2007). Santos co-
produced Ploning (2008) and starred in Mindanao (2019), which were
submissions for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.
Outside of acting, she is also a chef and a restaurateur. (This article
is part of a featured topic: Overview of Judy Ann Santos.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Overview_of_Judy_An…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1889:
Bandits attacked a U.S. Army paymaster's escort in the Arizona
Territory, stealing more than $28,000.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham_Paymaster_robbery>
1970:
Lubbock, Texas, was struck by a tornado that left 26 people
dead.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubbock_tornado>
2010:
Gordon Brown resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
and Leader of the Labour Party after failing to strike a coalition
agreement with the Liberal Democrats.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_government_formation>
2022:
Myanmar civil war: Government troops killed 37 unarmed
civilians in Mondaingbin.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_Taing_Pin_massacre>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
cluster:
1. (transitive, chiefly passive)
2. To collect (animals, people, or objects) into clusters (noun sense
1).
3. To cover or provide (something) with clusters of things.
4. (intransitive)
5. To form a cluster or group; to assemble, to gather.
6. To cover or provide with clusters of things.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cluster>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Those who really desire to understand, who are looking to find
that which is eternal, without beginning and without an end, will walk
together with a greater intensity, will be a danger to everything that
is unessential, to unrealities, to shadows. And they will concentrate,
they will become the flame, because they understand. Such a body we must
create, and that is my purpose. Because of that real understanding there
will be true friendship. Because of that true friendship — which you
do not seem to know — there will be real cooperation on the part of
each one. And this not because of authority, not because of salvation,
not because of immolation for a cause, but because you really
understand, and hence are capable of living in the eternal.
--Jiddu Krishnamurti
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti>
Alexis Soyer (1810–1858) was a French chef, writer and inventor, who
made his reputation in Victorian England. He worked in the kitchens of
royalty, the aristocracy and the landed gentry until 1837. He was then
appointed head chef of the Reform Club, where he designed the kitchens
on radical modern lines and became celebrated for the range and
excellence of his cooking. Soyer became a well-known author of cookery
books, aimed variously at the grand kitchens of the aristocracy, at
middle-class households and at the poorest families, whose diet he
strove to improve. He published recipes for inexpensive and nutritious
food and took a keen interest in public health. During the Irish potato
famine he set up a soup kitchen in Dublin. During the Crimean War Soyer
travelled to the front and worked with Florence Nightingale to improve
conditions for the troops. He invented the portable Soyer stove which
remained in army use for more than a century. In 1858 he died of a
stroke.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Soyer>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1833:
Siamese–Vietnamese wars: Lê Văn Khôi escaped from prison
to begin a revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng, primarily to avenge his
adoptive father, Vietnamese general Lê Văn Duyệt.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%AA_V%C4%83n_Kh%C3%B4i_revolt>
1916:
Ernest Shackleton and five companions arrived at South Georgia,
completing a 1,300 km (800 mi) lifeboat voyage over 16 days to obtain
rescue for the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_the_James_Caird>
1940:
World War II: German forces commenced their invasion of
Belgium.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_invasion_of_Belgium_%281940%29>
2013:
One World Trade Center in New York City, the tallest building
in the Western Hemisphere, was topped out at a height of 1,776 feet
(541 m).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_World_Trade_Center>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
valence:
1. (countable, chemistry)
2. The combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical
determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite,
or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it
combines with other atoms, etc.
3. The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or
antigen.
4. (countable, linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can
have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less
commonly, four.
5. (uncountable, especially psychology) A one-dimensional value assigned
by a person to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be
positive (causing a feeling of attraction) or negative (repulsion).
6. (uncountable, sociology) The value which a person places on
something. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/valence>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
You know I used to think the future was solid or fixed, something
you inherited like an old building that you move into when the previous
generation moves out or gets chased out. But it's not. The future is not
fixed, it's fluid. … The world is more malleable than you think and
it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.
--Bono
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bono>
The government of ancient Macedonia was first established sometime
during the 8th–5th centuries BC. Little is known of its institutions
before the reign of Philip II (depicted), from 359 to 336 BC.
Administration evolved in complexity under his successor Alexander the
Great and subsequent dynasties. It is unclear if a constitution was
formally established. The king (basileus) served as the head of state,
assisted by his noble companions and royal pages. Kings served as chief
judges and high priests of the nation, using their wealth to sponsor
religious cults and to fund the armed forces. They controlled the
exploitation of gold and timber. The right to mint coins was shared by
the central and some local governments. The kings were the commanders-
in-chief of the armed forces and commonly led their troops into battle.
The ancient Macedonian army held some of the functions of a popular
assembly and had some authority over the royal succession. In 167 BC
the Macedonian monarchy was abolished and replaced by four Roman client
states.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Macedonia_%28ancient_kingdom%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1944:
World War II: The Japanese Take Ichi convoy arrived at
Halmahera in the Dutch East Indies after losing many ships and thousands
of troops to Allied attacks while attempting to carry two divisions of
troops from China to New Guinea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Ichi_convoy>
1977:
The Hotel Polen in Amsterdam was destroyed by fire, leaving 33
people dead.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Polen_fire>
1980:
Part of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida collapsed after a
pier was struck by the MV Summit Venture, killing 35 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Skyway_Bridge>
2001:
Police at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, fired tear
gas to quell unrest at a football match, leading to a stampede that
killed 126 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accra_Sports_Stadium_disaster>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
terebrant:
1. (entomology) Of an insect: that bores (“makes holes”); specifically,
belonging to the Terebrantia suborder of thrips which bore using their
ovipositors.
2. (entomology) An insect that bores (“makes holes”); a borer;
specifically, one belonging to the Terebrantia suborder of thrips which
bore using their ovipositors.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/terebrant>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We never understand how little we need in this world until we
know the loss of it.
--J. M. Barrie
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/J._M._Barrie>
Julian of Norwich (c. 1343 – after 1416) was an English mystic and
anchoress of the Middle Ages. She lived in the English city of Norwich.
During her lifetime, the city suffered the devastating effects of the
Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt, and the suppression of the Lollards.
In 1373, believing she was on her deathbed, Julian received a series of
visions ("shewings") of the Passion of Christ. She recovered and wrote
two versions of her experiences. These, now known as Revelations of
Divine Love, are the earliest surviving English-language works known to
have been written by a woman, and the only surviving English-language
works by an anchoress. Julian lived in permanent seclusion in her cell,
which was attached to St Julian's Church, Norwich. Details of Julian's
family, her education, or her life before becoming an anchoress are not
known. Preferring to write anonymously, she was nevertheless influential
in her lifetime.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_of_Norwich>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1842:
A train derailed and caught fire near Versailles, France,
killing at least 52 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versailles_rail_accident>
1945:
A parade in Sétif, French Algeria, celebrating the end of
World War II in Europe became a riot and was followed by reprisals,
carried out by colonial authorities over the following weeks, that
killed thousands.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9tif_and_Guelma_massacre>
1963:
In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers opened fire into a crowd of
Buddhists protesting against a government ban on the flying of the
Buddhist flag on Phật Đản, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist
crisis.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu%E1%BA%BF_Ph%E1%BA%ADt_%C4%90%E1%BA%A3n_sho…>
1972:
Four members of Black September hijacked Sabena Flight 571 to
demand the release of 315 Palestinians convicted on terrorism charges.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabena_Flight_571>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
autarky:
1. (uncountable) A personal condition or state of self-reliance;
independence.
2. (economics, politics, specifically)
3. (uncountable) (A policy of) national economic self-sufficiency, aimed
at ending reliance on foreign imports to sustain a domestic economy.
4. (countable) A self-sufficient region or country which is not
dependent on international trade to function economically.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/autarky>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There is really no way of considering a book independently of
one's special sensations in reading it on a particular occasion. In this
as in everything else one must allow a certain relativity. In a sense,
one can never read the book that the author originally wrote, and one
can never read the same book twice.
--Edmund Wilson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edmund_Wilson>
The New Amsterdam Theatre is a Broadway theater on 214 West
42nd Street, in the Theater District of Manhattan in New York City. It
was one of the first Broadway venues to open in the Times Square
neighborhood, on October 26, 1903. The theater has 1,702 seats across
three levels. Both the Beaux-Arts exterior and the Art Nouveau interior
of the building are New York City landmarks, and the building is on the
National Register of Historic Places. The New Amsterdam consists of an
auditorium in the rear and a narrow ten-story office wing in the front.
The facade on 42nd Street is made of gray limestone; the rest of the
facade is brick. The elliptical auditorium contains two balconies
cantilevered above a ground-level orchestra. Above the main auditorium
was a roof theater. The main theater has a steel frame and was designed
with advanced mechanical systems for its time. It is operated by Disney
Theatrical Productions and has hosted the musicals The Lion King, Mary
Poppins and Aladdin.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam_Theatre>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1794:
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre established the Cult
of the Supreme Being as the new state religion of the French First
Republic.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_the_Supreme_Being>
1798:
War of the First Coalition: A British garrison repelled a
French attack on the Îles Saint-Marcouf off the Normandy coast,
inflicting heavy losses.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_%C3%8Eles_Saint-Marcouf>
1937:
Employees at Fleischer Studios in New York City go on strike in
the animation industry's first major labor strike.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_Fleischer_Studios_strike>
1946:
Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded the telecommunications
corporation Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, later renamed Sony.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
man Friday:
A trusted man whose job is to assist and organize someone else's day-to-
day business or personal tasks; a personal assistant, a right-hand man;
also, a trusted male companion. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/man_Friday>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We comprehend the earth only when we have known heaven. Without
the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.
--Joseph Joubert
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joseph_Joubert>
Edward I (1239–1307) was King of England from 1272 until his death.
Involving himself politically under the reign of his father Henry III,
Edward briefly sided with a baronial reform movement. After
reconciliation with Henry III, Edward defeated the barons by 1267 and
set out to the Holy Land on a crusade in 1270. On his return journey,
Edward learned of his father's death; the new king returned to England
in 1274 and was crowned in Westminster Abbey. Edward spent his reign
reforming English currency and pushing through major legislative reform,
in addition to involving himself in conflict with France. Edward
conquered Wales and intended to likewise take over Scotland; this
ultimately failed. Upon his death, he was succeeded by his son
Edward II. Edward has been considered one of the greatest medieval
English kings for the achievements of his reign, but some historians
have criticised him for his brutal military campaigns and for expelling
English Jews.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1782:
Construction began on the Grand Palace in Bangkok, the official
residence of the king of Thailand.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Palace>
1915:
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: SY Aurora, anchored in
McMurdo Sound, broke loose during a gale, beginning a 312-day ordeal in
the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean for her 18-man crew.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SY_Aurora%27s_drift>
2004:
The final episode of the television sitcom Friends was aired.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends>
2013:
Amanda Berry escaped from the Cleveland, Ohio, home of her
captor Ariel Castro having been held there with two other women for ten
years.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Castro_kidnappings>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
coronation:
1. (also attributively) An act of investing with a crown; a crowning.
2. (specifically, also attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally
investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other
insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the
sovereignty.
3. (figuratively)
4. A completion or culmination of something.
5. A success in the face of little or no opposition.
6. (board games, rare) In the game of checkers or draughts: the act of
turning a checker into a king when it has reached the farthest row
forward.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coronation>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Coming and going by the dance, I see That what I am not is a
part of me. Dancing is all that I can ever trust, The dance is all I
am, the rest is dust. I will believe my bones and live by what Will go
on dancing when my bones are not.
--Sydney Carter
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sydney_Carter>
The Badge Man is a figure said to be present within a photograph taken
by Mary Moorman of the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22,
1963, captured a fraction of a second after a bullet struck Kennedy's
head. Such a person is not present in any other photographs of the
assassination and was not seen by any witnesses. Much of the detail is
obscured, some believe by a muzzle flash. The moniker derives from a
bright spot on what is deemed the figure's chest, said to resemble a
gleaming badge. The photograph was analyzed by the House Select
Committee on Assassinations, but no evidence of hidden figures was
found. However, in 1983, Gary Mack—the curator of the Sixth Floor
Museum—obtained a higher quality copy of the photograph. Upon
enhancement, Mack noted what he believed to be the Badge Man in the
shadowed background. Conspiracy theorists have suggested that this
figure is a sniper or a man in police uniform, and believe it to be a
second assassin, firing at Kennedy from the grassy knoll.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badge_Man>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1864:
American Civil War: Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland
Campaign in Virginia began with the inconclusive Battle of the
Wilderness in Spotsylvania County.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Wilderness>
1945:
World War II: The citizens of Prague spontaneously rose up
against the city's German occupiers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_uprising>
1980:
The British Special Air Service recaptured the Iranian embassy
in London after a six-day siege by Iranian Arab separatists.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Embassy_siege>
2007:
Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed immediately after takeoff from
Douala International Airport in Cameroon, resulting in the deaths of all
114 people aboard.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Airways_Flight_507>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
interior Mexican:
(US, chiefly Austin, Texas) Especially of cuisine: of or pertaining to
the country Mexico itself, in contrast to Tex-Mex (“a mix of Texan and
Mexican”).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/interior_Mexican>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
A man who leaves memoirs, whether well or badly written, provided
they be sincere, renders a service to future psychologists and writers,
giving them not only a faithful picture, but likewise human documents
that may be relied upon.
--Henryk Sienkiewicz
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Henryk_Sienkiewicz>
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is a 2006 Lego-themed action-
adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by
LucasArts and TT Games Publishing. Part of the Lego Star Wars series, it
is based on the Star Wars media franchise and the Lego Group's Star
Wars–themed toy line. It follows the events of the first three Star
Wars films to be released: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and
Return of the Jedi. The game allows players to assume the roles of over
fifty Lego versions of characters from the series. Camera movement was
improved from its predecessor Lego Star Wars: The Video Game. Lego Star
Wars II was critically and commercially successful; it sold over
8.2 million copies worldwide. Critics praised the game for its comedic
portrayal of the film series, which some described as "adorable". The
game's low difficulty, and its handheld versions in general, were
received more poorly. The game won a British Academy Games Award and a
Spike Video Game Award.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars_II:_The_Original_Trilogy>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1886:
During a labor rally in Chicago, a bomb explosion and gunfire
led to the deaths of eight police officers and four members of the
public.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair>
1942:
World War II: Aircraft from Imperial Japanese Navy vessels
attacked Allied naval forces, beginning the Battle of the Coral Sea, the
first naval action in which the participating ships never sighted or
fired directly at each other.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea>
1974:
An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu in
the Himalayas, becoming the first women to climb a peak higher than
8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaslu>
1979:
Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the
United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Jedi mind trick:
(idiomatic) A mental feat such as apparently inducing someone to act a
certain way or reading someone's mind, achieved as if by magic or
telepathy.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jedi_mind_trick>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I was brought up to believe that there is no virtue in conforming
meekly to the dominant opinion of the moment. I was encouraged to
believe that simple conformity results in stagnation for a society, and
that American progress has been largely owing to the opportunity for
experimentation, the leeway given initiative, and to a gusto and a
freedom for chewing over odd ideas.
--Jane Jacobs
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jane_Jacobs>
The Widows of Culloden is the twenty-eighth collection of the British
designer Alexander McQueen, made for the Autumn/Winter 2006 season of
his eponymous fashion house. Widows was inspired by his Scottish
ancestry and is regarded as one of his most autobiographical
collections. It is named for the widows of the Battle of Culloden (1746)
and makes extensive use of elements taken from Highland dress, including
the McQueen family tartan (pictured) and traditional gamekeeper's
tweeds. The collection's runway show was staged on 3 March 2006 during
Paris Fashion Week, and marked a return to theatricality for McQueen.
Widows was presented on a square stage with a glass pyramid at its
centre. Fifty-one ensembles were presented across roughly three phases,
ending with a Pepper's ghost illusion of the English model Kate Moss
projected within the glass pyramid. Critical response was positive,
especially towards McQueen's tailoring and the collection's balance of
artistry and commercial practicality.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Widows_of_Culloden>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1848:
The Benty Grange helmet, a boar-crested Anglo-Saxon helmet
similar to those mentioned in the contemporary epic poem Beowulf, was
discovered in Derbyshire, England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benty_Grange_helmet>
1921:
Under the British Government of Ireland Act, Ireland was
partitioned into two self-governing territories, Northern and Southern
Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Ireland>
1963:
Police in Birmingham, Alabama, used high-pressure water hoses
and dogs against civil-rights protesters, bringing scrutiny on racial
segregation in the southern United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_campaign>
2007:
Three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappeared from a
holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal; she has never been found.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Madeleine_McCann>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
wordsmith:
1. One who uses words skilfully.
2. (transitive) To skilfully compose or craft (something written).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wordsmith>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Hail hero, hail hero, child of your fate Come into the kitchen
don't stand by the gate And show us your wisdom before it's too late.
--Gordon Lightfoot
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gordon_Lightfoot>