L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986) was an American pulp fiction author turned
religious leader who founded the Church of Scientology. After
establishing a career as a writer of pulp fiction, becoming best known
for his science fiction and fantasy stories, he developed a self-help
system called Dianetics which was first published in 1950. He
subsequently developed his ideas into a wide-ranging set of doctrines
and rituals as part of a new religious movement that he called
Scientology. His writings became the guiding texts for the Church of
Scientology and a number of affiliated organizations that address such
diverse topics as business administration, literacy and drug
rehabilitation. The Church of Scientology depicts Hubbard in
hagiographic terms, drawing on his legacy as its ultimate source of
doctrine and legitimacy. His critics have characterized him as a liar,
a charlatan and a madman, and many of his autobiographical statements
have been proven to be fictitious.
Read the rest of this article:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1781:
German-born British astronomer and composer William Herschel discovered
the planet Uranus while in the garden of his house in Bath, Somerset,
England, thinking it was a comet.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus>
1884:
Mahdist War: A combined Anglo-Egyptian force began a 319-day siege of
Khartoum, Sudan.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Khartoum>
1920:
The Kapp Putsch briefly ousted the Weimar Republic government from
Berlin.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapp_Putsch>
1988:
The Seikan Tunnel, the longest and deepest tunnel in the world, opened
between the cities of Hakodate and Aomori, Japan.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seikan_Tunnel>
1997:
A series of unexplained lights appeared in the skies over the U.S.
states of Arizona and New Mexico, and the Mexican state of Sonora.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Lights>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
dissociate (v):
1. To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
2. To part; to stop associating.
3. (chemistry) To separate compounds
into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through
electrolysis
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissociate>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
For those to whom a stone reveals itself as sacred, its immediate
reality is transmuted into supernatural reality. In other words, for
those who have a religious experience all nature is capable of
revealing itself as cosmic sacrality.
--Mircea Eliade
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mircea_Eliade>
Joseph Szigeti (1892–1973) was a Hungarian virtuoso violinist. Born
into a musical family, he spent his early childhood in a small town in
Transylvania. He quickly proved himself to be a child prodigy on the
violin, and moved to Budapest with his father to study with the
renowned pedagogue Jenő Hubay. After completing his studies with Hubay
in his early teens, Szigeti began his international concert career. His
performances at that time were primarily limited to salon-style
recitals and the more overtly virtuosic repertoire; however, after
making the acquaintance of pianist Ferruccio Busoni, he began to
develop a much more thoughtful and intellectual approach to music that
eventually earned him the nickname "The Scholarly Virtuoso". From the
1920s until 1960, Szigeti performed regularly around the world and
recorded extensively. He also distinguished himself as a strong
advocate of new music, and was the dedicatee of many new works by
contemporary composers. Among the more notable pieces written for him
are Ernest Bloch's Violin Concerto, Bartók's Rhapsody No. 1, and Eugène
Ysaÿe's Solo Sonata No. 1. After retiring from the concert stage in
1960, he worked at teaching and writing until his death in 1973, at the
age of 80.
Read the rest of this article:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Szigeti>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
222:
Disgusted with Roman emperor Elagabalus's disregard for Roman religious
traditions and sexual taboos, the Praetorian Guard assassinated him and
his mother Julia Soaemias, mutilated their bodies, and threw them in
the Tiber River.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elagabalus>
1879:
Shō Tai , the last king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, abdicated when the
kingdom was annexed by Japan and converted to Okinawa Prefecture.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8D_Tai>
1978:
After hijacking a bus north of Tel Aviv, members of Palestine
Liberation Organization faction Fatah engaged in a shootout with the
Israel Police, resulting in the deaths of 38 civilians and most of the
perpetrators.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_Road_massacre>
1983:
Pakistan successfully conducted a cold test of a nuclear weapon.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project-706>
2006:
Michelle Bachelet was inaugurated as the first female President of
Chile.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Bachelet>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
hypernatremic (adj):
(medicine) Having an abnormally high concentration of sodium (or salt)
in blood plasma
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hypernatremic>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Perhaps if only once you did enjoy
The thousandth part of all the happiness
A heart beloved enjoys,
returning love,
Repentant, you would surely sighing say,
"All time is truly lost
and gone
Which is not spent in serving love."
--Torquato Tasso
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Torquato_Tasso>
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse
racing. Considered a "hot-blooded" horse, and known for their agility,
speed and spirit, the Thoroughbred as it is known today was first
developed in 17th and 18th century England, when native mares were
crossbred with imported Arabian stallions. During the 18th century and
19th century, the breed spread throughout the world; they were imported
into North America starting in 1730 and into Australia, Europe, Japan
and South America during the 19th century. Millions of Thoroughbreds
exist worldwide today, with over 118,000 foals registered each year
worldwide. Thoroughbreds are used mainly for racing, but are also bred
for other riding disciplines, such as show jumping, combined training,
dressage, polo, and fox hunting. They are also commonly cross-bred with
other breeds to create new breeds or to improve existing ones, and have
been influential in the creation of many important breeds, such as the
Quarter Horse, the Standardbred, the Anglo-Arabian, and various
warmblood breeds. Thoroughbred racehorses perform with maximum
exertion, which has resulted in high rates of accidents and other
health problems.
Read the rest of this article:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoroughbred>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1607:
Susenyos defeated the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at
the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susenyos_of_Ethiopia>
1830:
The Royal Dutch East Indies Army, the military force maintained by the
Netherlands in its colony of the Netherlands East Indies, was
established by royal decree.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dutch_East_Indies_Army>
1952:
Forbidden by law to seek re-election, former President Fulgencio
Batista staged a coup d'état to resume control in Cuba.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulgencio_Batista>
1965:
Thomas Playford, Premier of South Australia, left office after 27
years, the longest term of any democratically elected leader in the
history of Australia.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Playford_IV>
2006:
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter attained orbit around Mars.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
opportunely (adv):
1. In a manner suitable for some particular purpose.
2. In a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/opportunely>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I don't believe in hatred anymore.
I hate to think of how it felt before
When anger overwhelms your
very soul
It's hard to realize you'll ever know
Love like we do.
--Edie Brickell
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edie_Brickell>
The 2006 Pacific hurricane season was the most active since 2000, which
also produced 19 tropical storms or hurricanes, of which six attained
major hurricane status. The strongest storm of the season was Hurricane
Ioke, which reached Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson scale in
the central Pacific Ocean; Ioke passed near Johnston Atoll and later
Wake Island, where it caused heavy damage but no deaths. The deadliest
storm of the season was Hurricane John, which killed six people after
striking the Baja California Peninsula, and the costliest storm was
Hurricane Lane, which caused $203 million in damage in southwestern
Mexico. Seasonal activity began on May 27 when Tropical Storm Aletta
formed off the southwest coast of Mexico. No storms formed in June,
though the season became active in July when five named storms
developed, including Hurricane Daniel which was the second strongest
storm of the season. During August, Hurricanes Ioke and John formed, as
well as four other storms. September was a relatively quiet month with
two storms, of which one was Hurricane Lane. Three storms developed in
October and two formed in November; this marked the first time on
record when more than one tropical storm developed in the basin during
the month of November.
Read the rest of this article:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Pacific_hurricane_season>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1009:
The first known record of the name of Lithuania appeared in an entry in
the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg (in modern Germany).
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/name_of_Lithuania>
1842:
The first documented discovery of gold in California occurred at Rancho
San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_San_Francisco>
1862:
American Civil War: In the world's first major battle between two
powered ironclad warships , the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia,
fought to a draw near the mouth of Hampton Roads in Virginia.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads>
1944:
World War II: As part of the Battle of Narva, the Soviet Air Forces
inflicted heaving bombing on Tallinn, Estonia, killing up to 800
people, mostly civilians.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tallinn_in_World_War_II>
1946:
Thirty-three people were killed in a stampede at Burnden Park, a
football stadium in Bolton, England.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnden_Park_disaster>
1956:
Soviet military troops suppressed mass demonstrations in Tbilisi,
Georgia, against Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization
policy.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Georgian_demonstrations>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
filigree (n):
1. A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver
twisted wire.
2. A design resembling such intricate ornamentation
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/filigree>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is.
People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it!
--Yuri Gagarin
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin>
Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman is Mary Wollstonecraft's unfinished
novelistic sequel to her revolutionary political treatise A Vindication
of the Rights of Woman. The Wrongs of Woman was published posthumously
in 1798 by her husband, William Godwin, and is often considered her
most radical feminist work. Wollstonecraft's philosophical and gothic
novel revolves around the story of a woman imprisoned in an insane
asylum by her husband. It focuses on the societal rather than the
individual "wrongs of woman" and criticizes what Wollstonecraft viewed
as the patriarchal institution of marriage in eighteenth-century
Britain and the legal system that protected it. The novel pioneered the
celebration of female sexuality and cross-class identification between
women. Such themes, coupled with the publication of Godwin's scandalous
Memoirs of Wollstonecraft's life, made the novel unpopular at the time
it was published. Twentieth-century feminist critics embraced the work,
integrating it into the history of the novel and feminist discourse.
Read the rest of this article:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%3A_or%2C_The_Wrongs_of_Woman>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1010:
Persian poet Ferdowsi completed his masterpiece, the Shahnameh, the
national epic of Iran and related societies.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdowsi>
1618:
German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler discovered the
third law of planetary motion.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kepler>
1655:
The court of Northampton County, Colony of Virginia, made John Casor
the first legally recognized slave in Britain's North American
colonies.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Casor>
1910:
French aviatrix Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to receive
a pilot's license.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymonde_de_Laroche>
1916:
World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempted to relieve the
Ottoman siege of Kut (in present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dujaila>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
superadd (v):
To add on top of a previous addition
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/superadd>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I think it not improbable that man, like the grub that prepares a
chamber for the winged thing it never has seen but is to be — that man
may have cosmic destinies that he does not understand.
--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Oliver_Wendell_Holmes%2C_Jr.>
The 2008 World Science Festival was a science festival held in New York
City. The festival (May 28 – June 1, 2008) consisted mainly of panel
discussions and on-stage conversations, accompanied by multimedia
presentations. A youth and family program presented topics such as
sports from a scientific perspective and included an extensive street
fair. A cultural program led by actor and writer Alan Alda focused on
art inspired by science. The festival also included a World Science
Summit, a meeting of high-level participants from the worlds of
science, politics, administration, and business. The festival was the
brainchild of Columbia University physicist Brian Greene and his wife,
Emmy Award-winning television journalist Tracy Day. It was held in
partnership with major New York City cultural and academic institutions
such as Columbia University, New York University and the Metropolitan
Museum of Art.
Read the rest of this article:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Science_Festival%2C_2008>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
161:
Following the death of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius
and Lucius Verus agreed to become co-Emperors in an unprecedented
arrangement in the Roman Empire.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius>
1850:
In support of the Compromise of 1850, United States Senator Daniel
Webster gave his "Seventh of March" speech, which was so unpopular
among his constituency he was forced to resign.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Webster>
1871:
José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, became Prime Minister of the
Empire of Brazil, starting a four-year rule, the longest in the state's
history.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Paranhos%2C_Viscount_of_Rio_Branco>
1914:
Prussian William of Wied began his short reign as sovereign prince of
the newly independent state of Albania.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%2C_Prince_of_Albania>
2009:
The Kepler space observatory, designed to discover Earth-like planets
orbiting other stars, was launched.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_%28spacecraft%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
putative (adj):
Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition
rather than as a result of proof
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/putative>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It is absurd to hold that a man ought to be ashamed of being unable to
defend himself with his limbs but not of being unable to defend himself
with speech and reason, when the use of reason is more distinctive of a
human being than the use of his limbs.
--Aristotle
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aristotle>
Guy Bradley (1870–1905) was an American game warden and deputy sheriff
for Monroe County, Florida. Born in Chicago, his family relocated to
Florida when he was young. As a boy, he often served as guide to
visiting fishermen and plume hunters, although he later denounced
poaching after legislation was passed to protect the dwindling number
of birds. In 1902, Bradley was hired by the American Ornithologists'
Union, at the request of the Florida Audubon Society, to become one of
the country's first game wardens. Tasked with protecting the area's
wading birds from hunters, he single-handedly patrolled the area
stretching from Florida's west coast, through the Everglades, to Key
West, enforcing the ban on bird hunting. Bradley was shot and killed in
the line of duty, after confronting a man and his two sons who were
hunting egrets in the Everglades. His much-publicized death at the age
of 35 galvanized conservationists, and served as inspiration for future
legislation to protect Florida's bird populations. Several national
awards and places have been named in his honor.
Read the rest of this article:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Bradley>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1836:
Texas Revolution: Mexican forces captured the Alamo in San Antonio from
the Texans after a 13-day siege.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo>
1899:
The German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer registered Aspirin
as a trademark.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspirin>
1913:
First Balkan War: The Greek army captured Bizani Fortress near Ioannina
from the Turks.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bizani>
1987:
In the worst maritime disaster involving a British registered ship in
peacetime since 1919, the ferry M/S Herald of Free Enterprise capsized
while leaving the harbour of Zeebrugge, Belgium, killing 193 on board.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Herald_of_Free_Enterprise>
2008:
A Palestinian gunman shot and killed 8 students and critically injured
11 in the library of the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva, in Jerusalem, Israel.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercaz_HaRav_massacre>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
contentious (adj):
1. Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
2. Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contentious>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
A man contains all that is needed to make up a tree; likewise, a tree
contains all that is needed to make up a man. Thus, finally, all things
meet in all things, but we need a Prometheus to distill it.
--Cyrano de Bergerac
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac>
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by English Wikipedia Article of the Day
04 Mar '11
04 Mar '11
Lat is a Malaysian cartoonist whose work earned him the honorific title
of datuk. He was born on 5 March 1951 in a village in Perak, Malaysia,
and started supplementing his family's income at the age of nine by
submitting his comics to magazines and newspapers. Four years later, he
published his first comic book. In 1970, Lat left school and became a
crime reporter while continuing his cartooning sideline. His comic
about the Bersunat—a circumcision ceremony all Malaysian boys of the
Islamic faith have to undergo—made a great impression on his
newspaper's editor-in-chief. As a result, Lat became an editorial
cartoonist. As he gained popularity through his cartoons in Malaysia,
he published his autobiography in the form of two graphic novels—The
Kampung Boy and Town Boy. The Kampung Boy was a huge success and gained
him international renown. It is published in various countries around
the world in several languages. Lat's cartoons provide an unbiased and
humorous insight on the lives and culture of Malaysians, who consider
him one of their most trustworthy citizens. His admirers include
American cartoonists, Sergio Aragonés and Matt Groening.
Read the rest of this article:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lat>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1496:
King Henry VII of England issued letters patent to John Cabot and his
sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cabot>
1940:
World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and the Politburo signed an
order for the execution of about 22,000 Polish military officers,
policemen, intellectuals and civilian prisoners of war that were
captured during the Soviet invasion of Poland.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre>
1960:
Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph of Marxist
revolutionary Che Guevara .
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrillero_Heroico>
1981:
The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, was launched by Sinclair
Research and went on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81>
1999:
Paul Okalik was elected as the first Premier of the Canadian territory
of Nunavut.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Okalik>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
moonraker (n):
(nautical) A small, light sail located high on a mast and used for
speed
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moonraker>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.
--Grace Hopper
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper>
Tau Ceti is a star in the constellation Cetus that is similar to the
Sun in mass and spectral type. At a distance of just under 12 light
years from the Solar System, it is a relatively close star. Tau Ceti is
metal-deficient and so is thought to be less likely to host rocky
planets. Observations have detected more than 10 times as much dust
surrounding Tau Ceti as is present in the Solar System. The star
appears stable, with little stellar variation. Astrometric or radial
velocity measurements have not yet detected companions around Tau Ceti,
but given current search refinement, this only excludes substellar
companions such as large brown dwarfs. Because of its debris disk, any
planet orbiting Tau Ceti would face far more impact events than the
Earth. Despite this hurdle to habitability, its solar analog
characteristics have led to widespread interest in the star. Given its
stability and similarity to the Sun, Tau Ceti is consistently listed as
a target for the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, and it
appears in some science fiction literature. Unlike other prominent
stars, Tau Ceti does not have a widely recognized traditional name. It
can be seen with the unaided eye as a faint third-magnitude star.
Read the rest of this article:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_Ceti>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
306:
Roman Herculian guard Adrian of Nicomedia, who had converted to
Christianity after being impressed with the faith of Christians that he
had been torturing, was martyred.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_and_Natalia_of_Nicomedia>
1386:
Grand Duke of Lithuania Jogaila was crowned Władysław II Jagiełło ,
King of Poland, beginning the Jagiellon dynasty.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jogaila>
1899:
Cyclone Mahina struck Bathurst Bay, Queensland, killing over 400
people, the deadliest natural disaster in Australian history.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahina_Cyclone_of_1899>
1918:
The first known case of the so-called Spanish flu was first observed at
Fort Riley, Kansas, US.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic>
1980:
Robert Mugabe of the Zimbabwe African National Union was elected to
head the first government in Zimbabwe.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
obliquity (n):
The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the
horizontal or vertical; {{n-g
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/obliquity>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I honor my importance and the importance of others. None of us is
dispensable, none of us is replacable. In the chorus of life each of us
brings a True Note, a perfect pitch that adds to the harmony of the
whole. I act creatively and consciously to actively endorse and
encourage the expansion of those whose lives I touch. Believing in the
goodness of each, I add to the goodness of all. We bless each other
even in passing.
--Julia Cameron
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Julia_Cameron>
The Round Church is a large partially preserved early medieval Eastern
Orthodox church in Preslav, the former capital of the First Bulgarian
Empire, today a town in northeastern Bulgaria. Unearthed and first
examined in 1927–28, the church dates to the early 10th century, the
time of Tsar Simeon I's rule. Considered to be one of the most
impressive examples of medieval Bulgarian architecture, the church
takes its name from the distinctive shape of one of its three sections,
the cella (naos), which is a rotunda that serves as a place of liturgy.
The church's design also includes a wide atrium and a rectangular
entrance area, or narthex, marked by two circular turrets. The church
has been likened to examples of religious architecture from the late
Roman Empire, the Caucasus, and even the Carolingian Pre-Romanesque of
Charlemagne because of its characteristic plan, which is significantly
different from contemporaneous Bulgarian or Byzantine buildings. The
church's alternative name, the Golden Church, stems from its possible
and popular identification with a "new golden church" in Preslav. The
Round Church's rich interior decoration, which makes ample use of
mosaics, ceramics and marble details, distinguishes it from other
churches in Preslav.
Read the rest of this article:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Church%2C_Preslav>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1284:
The Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into
England.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Rhuddlan>
1875:
The first indoor game of ice hockey game was played at the Victoria
Skating Rink in Montreal, Canada, by James Creighton and McGill
University students.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_indoor_ice_hockey_game>
1924:
The Free State of Fiume , a short-lived independent free state located
in the modern city of Rijeka, Croatia, was annexed by the Kingdom of
Italy.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_State_of_Fiume>
1943:
World War II: During a German aerial attack on London, England, 173
people were killed in a stampede while trying to enter Bethnal Green
tube station, which was being used as an air raid shelter.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethnal_Green_tube_station>
1951:
Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, recorded "Rocket 88",
often cited as "the first rock and roll record", at Sam Phillips'
recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_88>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
insurgent (adj):
[[rebellious
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/insurgent>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The proper method for hastening the decay of error, is not, by brute
force, or by regulation which is one of the classes of force, to
endeavour to reduce men to intellectual uniformity; but on the contrary
by teaching every man to think for himself.
--William Godwin
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Godwin>