The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. It
consists of a white, black, and brown box that connects to a television
set, and two controllers attached by wires. It can display three square
dots and one line on the screen in monochrome black and white; players
place plastic overlays on the screen to display additional visual
elements. Ralph H. Baer conceived the console in August 1966 and his
team at Sanders Associates developed it. Magnavox agreed to produce it
in January 1971 and released it in September 1972, selling 69,000
units in its first calendar year and 350,000 by its discontinuation in
1975. A series of lawsuits spanning 20 years, based on patents for the
system and its games by Baer and the other developers, earned Sanders
and Magnavox over US$100 million. Its release marked the beginning of
the first generation of video game consoles and spawned the Odyssey
series, which includes a set of dedicated consoles and the 1978 Magnavox
Odyssey 2.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1942:
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of
Edson's Ridge in an effort to retake Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in
the Solomon Islands from the Allies.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Edson%27s_Ridge>
1962:
In a speech at Rice Stadium in Houston, U.S. president John F.
Kennedy reiterated an aspiration to land a man on the Moon before 1970.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon>
1977:
South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko died after
being beaten in police custody in Port Elizabeth.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Biko>
2003:
Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South
Korea, made landfall near Busan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Maemi>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
to a hair:
To a high degree of precision; with the utmost exactness; to a nicety.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/to_a_hair>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the
age, impose them on him. Man can serve his age or rebel against it, but
the target of his cooperation or rebellion comes to him from outside.
--Stanisław Lem
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Lem>
55 Wall Street is a building and U.S. National Historic Landmark on
Wall Street between William Street and Hanover Street in the Financial
District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The building's facade
contains two stacked colonnades, while its interior includes a cruciform
banking hall. The building was completed by 1842 as the four-story
Merchants' Exchange, designed by Isaiah Rogers in the Greek Revival
style. The United States Custom House used the building from 1862 to
1907, before a new Custom House building was built on Bowling Green.
Between 1907 and 1910, McKim, Mead & White removed the original fourth
story and added five floors. It was the headquarters of Citibank's
predecessor National City Bank from 1908 to 1961. The upper stories were
converted to condominiums in 2006, and the banking room became a
ballroom. The facade and part of the interior are New York City
designated landmarks, and the building is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_Wall_Street>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1857:
A legion of Mormon militiamen completed a massacre of at least
120 California-bound Arkansas pioneers at Mountain Meadow, Utah.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_Massacre>
1893:
Swami Vivekananda gave a speech introducing Hinduism on the
opening day of the first Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda>
1992:
Hurricane Iniki, the most powerful hurricane on record to
strike the Hawaiian Islands, passed directly over the island of Kauai,
killing six people and causing around US$1.8 billion dollars in damage.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Iniki>
2012:
The American consulate and CIA annex in Libya were attacked by
a heavily armed group, resulting in the deaths of U.S. ambassador
J. Christopher Stevens and three others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Benghazi_attack>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
stercoranist:
(Christianity, derogatory, historical) One who believes that the
consecrated elements in the Eucharist—the bread and wine—undergo the
process of digestion in, and eventually elimination from, the body of
the recipient.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stercoranist>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Augustine said that God created the universe new every day: and
to the living, emotional soul, this is true. Every dawn dawns upon an
entirely new universe, every Easter lights up an entirely new glory of a
new world opening in utterly new flower. And the soul of man and the
soul of woman is new in the same way, with the infinite delight of life
and the ever-newness of life. So a man and a woman are new to one
another throughout a life-time, in the rhythm of marriage that matches
the rhythm of the year.
--D. H. Lawrence
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/D._H._Lawrence>
Cryptoprocta spelea, the giant fossa, is an extinct species from
Madagascar in the family Eupleridae. Most closely related to the
mongooses, the family includes all of Madagascar's carnivorans. The
giant fossa was first described in 1902, and in 1935 was recognized as a
separate species from its closest relative, the living fossa
(Cryptoprocta ferox). Apart from its size, C. spelea was similar to the
fossa. When and how C. spelea became extinct is unknown, and there is
some anecdotal evidence of more than one surviving species. The species
is known from subfossil bones found in a variety of caves in northern,
western, southern, and central Madagascar. In some sites, it occurs with
remains of C. ferox, but there is no evidence that the two lived in the
same places at the same time. C. spelea would have been able to prey on
larger animals than its smaller relative could have, including the
recently extinct giant lemurs.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptoprocta_spelea>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1937:
Led by the United Kingdom and France, nine nations met at the
Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean
Sea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyon_Conference>
1960:
Running barefoot in the marathon event at the Rome Olympics,
Abebe Bikila became the first athlete from sub-Saharan Africa to win an
Olympic gold medal.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abebe_Bikila>
2000:
British forces freed soldiers and civilians who had been held
captive by the militant group the West Side Boys, contributing to the
end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barras>
2008:
CERN's Large Hadron Collider (section pictured), the world's
largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, first began operations
beneath the France–Switzerland border.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
atiptoe:
1. On tiptoe; on the tips of one's toes in order to move quietly or to
stand taller.
2. (figuratively)
3. Quietly, and little by little.
4. Without retreating from adversity, confrontation, or danger; standing
tall; bravely, proudly, unyieldingly.
5. In a state of anticipation; keenly awaiting.
6. On tiptoe; moving or standing on the tips of one's toes.
7. (figuratively) In a state of anticipation; keenly awaiting.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/atiptoe>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
In a little over a week's time we will come together as a nation,
as a Commonwealth and indeed a global community, to lay my beloved
mother to rest. In our sorrow, let us remember and draw strength from
the light of her example. On behalf of all my family, I can only offer
the most sincere and heartfelt thanks for your condolences and support.
They mean more to me than I can ever possibly express. And to my
darling mama, as you begin your last great journey to join my dear late
papa, I want simply to say this: thank you. Thank you for your love and
devotion to our family and to the family of nations you have served so
diligently all these years. May "flights of angels sing thee to thy
rest."
--Charles III
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Charles_III>
William the Conqueror (c. 1028 – 1087) was the first Norman king of
England. He became Duke of Normandy in 1035, although his illegitimate
status and youth caused him difficulties until he secured the duchy in
about 1060. In the 1050s and early 1060s, William was a contender for
the English throne, then held by Edward the Confessor. Another claimant
was Harold Godwinson, whom Edward named as the next king on his deathbed
in January 1066. William invaded England in September 1066, defeated
Harold at the Battle of Hastings, and was crowned on Christmas Day 1066.
Unsuccessful rebellions followed, but by 1075 William's hold on England
was mostly secure. William's final years were marked by difficulties in
his continental domains, troubles with his eldest son, and threatened
invasions of England by the Danes. In 1085 he ordered the compilation of
the Domesday Book, listing all landholders in England and their
holdings. He died in September 1087 on a campaign in northern France.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1320:
Byzantine forces defeated Achaean troops at the Battle of Saint
George, taking control of the Arcadia region of Greece.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saint_George>
1892:
At the Lick Observatory in California, Edward Emerson Barnard
discovered Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter and the last natural satellite to
be discovered by visual observation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalthea_%28moon%29>
1999:
The first banknotes of the Portrait Series of the Singapore
dollar were introduced by the Board of Commissioners of Currency.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Portrait_Series_currency_notes>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Elizabethan:
1. Pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and
Ireland, from 1558 to 1603.
2. Often preceded by new or second: pertaining to the reign of Queen
Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom, from 1952 to 2022.
3. A person (especially a writer) who lived during the reign of Queen
Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603.
4. A person who lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of
the United Kingdom, from 1952 to 2022.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Elizabethan>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We continue to be inspired by the kindness of strangers and draw
comfort that — even on the darkest nights — there is hope in the new
dawn.
--Elizabeth II
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II>
"Sardines" is the first episode of Inside No. 9, a British dark comedy
anthology series. Written by Steve Pemberton (pictured) and Reece
Shearsmith, it premiered on BBC Two on 5 February 2014. In the episode,
a group of adults play sardines at an engagement party. Rebecca, the
bride-to-be, finds a player in a wardrobe, and they are subsequently
joined by other guests. As more people enter, dark secrets are revealed,
with various allusions to incest, child abuse and adultery. The humour
is dark and British, with polite but awkward interactions. The story
takes place entirely in the bedroom of a country house, with much of it
inside the wardrobe to evoke a feeling of claustrophobia. The cast
included Katherine Parkinson, Tim Key, Luke Pasqualino, Ophelia
Lovibond, Anne Reid, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Anna Chancellor, Marc Wootton,
Ben Willbond, Timothy West and the two writers. The cast and writing
were praised by critics, and the episode was watched by 1.1 million
viewers on its first showing.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardines_%28Inside_No._9%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1566:
Ottoman–Habsburg wars: Although Ottoman forces led by
Suleiman the Magnificent captured the fortress of Szigetvár in Hungary,
they were forced to end their campaign to take Vienna.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Szigetv%C3%A1r>
1831:
William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned King
and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Saxe-Meiningen>
1900:
The Great Galveston hurricane, the deadliest disaster in U.S.
history, struck Galveston, Texas, with estimated winds of 135 miles per
hour (215 km/h) at landfall, killing at least 6,000 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane>
1966:
The science fiction show Star Trek made its American premiere
with "The Man Trap", launching a media franchise that has since created
a cult phenomenon and has influenced the design of many current
technologies.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Trap>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
talk like a book:
1. To talk pedantically, or using excessively difficult or literary
words.
2. To talk precisely and with authority.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/talk_like_a_book>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Trump was saying that the only way he could lose the election is
if there was — let me get the exact quote — "the only way they can
take this election away from us is if this is a rigged election." Now he
is making that statement at a time when virtually every national poll
has him behind. … there is a very high likelihood that Trump will
contest the results if he loses … And it would be an unprecedented
moment in American history and undermining everything that this country
stands for if we have a president remain in office who lost the
election. … I certainly hope with all of my heart that none of this
happens.
--Bernie Sanders
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders>
"Daisy" is a controversial political advertisement that aired on
television as part of Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign
against Republican Barry Goldwater. Though officially aired only once,
on September 7, 1964, it is considered a turning point in political and
advertising history. It was designed to broadcast Johnson's anti-nuclear
positions, contrary to Goldwater's stance. The commercial begins with
Monique Corzilius picking petals of a daisy, while counting from one to
ten incorrectly. After she reaches "nine", a booming male voice is heard
counting the numbers backward from "ten", similar to the start of a
missile launch countdown. The scene is replaced by a nuclear explosion,
with Johnson's voice-over stating: "We must either love each other, or
we must die." Although the Johnson campaign was criticized for
frightening the voters by implying that Goldwater would wage a nuclear
war, various other campaigns since have adopted and used the "Daisy"
advertisement.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_%28advertisement%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1642:
First English Civil War: Royalist and Parliamentarian forces
clashed in the Battle of Babylon Hill, after which both sides claimed
victory.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Babylon_Hill>
1936:
The last thylacine died in captivity in Hobart Zoo, Australia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacine>
1986:
Desmond Tutu became the first black leader of the Anglican
Church of Southern Africa.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Tutu>
2004:
Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Grenada and devastated at least
85 percent of buildings on the island.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ivan>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
porterage:
1. (uncountable) The carrying or transportation of goods by a porter
(“person who carries luggage and related objects”) or other person.
2. (uncountable) Porters regarded collectively.
3. (uncountable, obsolete, rare) Goods or other things which are
carried; burdens.
4. (countable, uncountable) The charge for such carrying or
transportation.
5. The occupation of, or services provided by, a porter (“person in
control of the entrance to a building”).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/porterage>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We shouldn't be daunted by the challenges we face. As strong as
the storm may be, I know that the British people are stronger. Our
country was built by people who get things done. We have huge reserves
of talent, of energy, and determination. I am confident that together
we can ride out the storm, we can rebuild our economy, and we can become
the modern brilliant Britain that I know we can be. This is our vital
mission to ensure opportunity and prosperity for all people and future
generations. I am determined to deliver.
--Liz Truss
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Liz_Truss>
Avery Brundage (1887–1975) was the fifth president of the
International Olympic Committee (IOC), the only American to hold that
office. In 1912, he competed in the Summer Olympics, contesting the
pentathlon and decathlon; both events were won by Jim Thorpe. Brundage
became a sports administrator, rising rapidly through the ranks in U.S.
sports groups. He fought zealously against a boycott of the 1936 Summer
Olympics in Berlin, Nazi Germany. Although Brundage was successful, the
U.S. participation was controversial, and has remained so. Brundage was
elected to the IOC that year, and quickly became a major figure in the
Olympic movement. Elected IOC president in 1952, Brundage fought
strongly for amateurism. On September 6, 1972, at the Munich Olympics,
his final as president, when addressing the memorial service following
the murder of eleven Israelis by terrorists, Brundage refused to cancel
the remainder of the Olympics, declaring that "the Games must go on".
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Brundage>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1901:
William McKinley, President of the United States, was fatally
wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in
Buffalo, New York, and died eight days later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_William_McKinley>
1952:
A prototype aircraft crashed at the Farnborough Airshow in
Hampshire, England, killing the pilot and test observer on board, and 29
spectators.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Farnborough_Airshow_crash>
1997:
An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the funeral
of Diana, Princess of Wales, on television.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral_of_Diana,_Princess_of_Wales>
1999:
The Parliament of Singapore relocated from the Old Parliament
House to its current meeting place (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Singapore>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
I'll be blowed:
(Britain, informal, dated) Used to express amazement and surprise.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/I%27ll_be_blowed>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I have wedded the cause of human improvement, staked on it my
fortune, my reputation and my life.
--Frances Wright
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Frances_Wright>
Cedar Hill Yard is a railroad classification yard in New Haven, North
Haven, and Hamden, Connecticut, in the United States. It was built by
the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in the early 1890s in and
around New Haven's Cedar Hill neighborhood, which gave the yard its
name. Following an expansion begun in 1917, and further improvements in
the 1920s, Cedar Hill Yard became one of the largest rail yards in the
United States, routinely handling more than 4,000 railroad cars each day
on 880 acres (360 ha) of land. After the rise of trucks and highways,
and rerouting of rail traffic to newly built Selkirk Yard in the state
of New York, Cedar Hill Yard significantly declined in importance and
much of it was abandoned, as ownership was transferred to Penn Central
in 1969, and subsequently Conrail in 1976. Since 1999, the yard has been
owned and operated by CSX Transportation, and also hosts operations by
Amtrak, the Connecticut Southern Railroad, and the Providence and
Worcester Railroad.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Hill_Yard>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1781:
American Revolutionary War: French naval forces handed Britain
a major strategic defeat at the Battle of the Chesapeake (depicted).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Chesapeake>
1915:
The Zimmerwald Conference, the first of three international
socialist conferences forming the Zimmerwald movement, opened in
Switzerland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmerwald_Conference>
1943:
World War II: American and Australian airborne forces landed
at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_at_Nadzab>
1977:
NASA launched the space probe Voyager 1, currently the
farthest spacecraft from Earth, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_1>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
dispatch box:
1. A box or case with a lock that is used for carrying dispatches
(“important official messages”) and other documents.
2. (Commonwealth of Nations, politics) A box that is placed on a table
in a legislative debating chamber and used as a lectern for addressing
the legislature.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dispatch_box>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I'm a proud capitalist. I spent most of my career representing
the corporate state of Delaware. I know America can't succeed unless
American business succeeds. But let me be very clear: Capitalism
without competition isn't capitalism; it's exploitation.
--Joe Biden
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joe_Biden>
Tropical Storm Carrie was a tropical storm that affected the East Coast
of the United States in early September 1972. The third tropical
cyclone of the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season, it formed on August 29
from a complex sequence of meteorological events starting with the
emergence of a tropical wave into the Atlantic in the middle of August.
Tracking generally northward, Carrie reached an initial peak intensity
as a moderate tropical storm before nearly weakening back into tropical
depression status. The storm began to reintensify in a baroclinic
environment after turning toward the northwest; its winds of 70 mph
(110 km/h) as it was transitioning into an extratropical system
eclipsed the cyclone's previous maximum strength. The extratropical
remnants of Carrie skirted eastern New England before making landfall in
Maine on September 4 and dissipating over the Gulf of St. Lawrence
over the next two days. Overall damage was light, with total losses
valued at $1,780,000, and four deaths.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Carrie_%281972%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1839:
First Opium War: British vessels opened fire on Chinese war
junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community on the
Kowloon Peninsula.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kowloon>
1843:
Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies and Pedro II of Brazil
(both pictured) were married in an extravagant wedding at the Cathedral
of Rio de Janeiro.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Cristina_of_the_Two_Sicilies>
1934:
Evelyn Waugh's novel A Handful of Dust was first published in
full.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Handful_of_Dust>
1977:
A gang-related shooting took place in Chinatown, San Francisco,
leaving five dead and spurring police to end Chinese gang violence in
the city.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dragon_massacre>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
tawny:
1. Of a light brown to brownish orange colour.
2. (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to have a light brown to
brownish orange colour; to tan, to tawn.
3. (intransitive) To become a light brown to brownish orange colour; to
tan, to tawn.
4. A light brown to brownish orange colour. tawny:
5. (specifically, heraldry) Synonym of tenné (“a rarely-used tincture of
orange or bright brown”)
6. Something of a light brown or brownish orange colour (particularly if
it has the word tawny in its name).
7. (Somerset) The common bullfinch or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula
pyrrhula).
8. (alcoholic beverages) In full tawny port: a sweet, fortified port
wine which is blended and matured in wooden casks.
9. (obsolete)
10. A fabric of a light brown to brownish orange colour.
11. (probably derogatory) A person with skin of a brown colour.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tawny>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir mens' blood and
probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in
hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded
will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing,
asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons
and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your
watchword be order and your beacon beauty.
--Daniel Burnham
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Daniel_Burnham>
Corry Tendeloo (3 September 1897 – 18 October 1956) was a Dutch
lawyer, feminist and politician who sat in the House of Representatives
for the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) from 1945 until 1946, and
then for the Labour Party until her death in 1956. Born in the Dutch
East Indies, Tendeloo studied law at Utrecht University, during which
time she made contact with people within the women's rights movement. In
1945, Tendeloo was appointed a member of the House of Representatives
for the VDB in the national emergency parliament, formed to rebuild the
country after World War II and organise elections. In 1948, she helped
secure universal suffrage for the Dutch colonies of Suriname and
Curaçao. In 1955, she put forward a motion to abolish the ban on state
employment for married women. The next year she was instrumental in
introducing legislation that would start to end couverture, a 19th-
century law that labelled married women as incompetent to act on their
own behalf.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corry_Tendeloo>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1650:
Under Oliver Cromwell, the English New Model Army ambushed a
poorly prepared Scottish force at the Battle of Dunbar, the first battle
of the Third English Civil War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dunbar_%281650%29>
1878:
The passenger steamship SS Princess Alice sank in the River
Thames after colliding with a collier, killing more than 600 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_SS_Princess_Alice>
1942:
The Holocaust: In possibly the first Jewish ghetto uprising,
residents of the Łachwa Ghetto in occupied Poland, informed of the
upcoming "liquidation" of the ghetto, unsuccessfully fought against
their Nazi captors.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%81achwa_Ghetto>
1991:
A fire killed 25 people locked inside a burning chicken
processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_chicken_processing_plant_fire>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
dogman:
1. A man who has charge of dogs, such as a dog breeder or dog trainer;
specifically, a man who trains dogs for the bloodsport of dogfighting.
2. Alternative form of dog man (“a man who likes dogs or prefers dogs as
pets, often as opposed to liking cats”)
3. (cryptozoology, mythology) An alleged cryptid or mythological
creature that is part dog and part man; also (religion) a deity who is
part dog and part man.
4. (obsolete, rare) A man who sells dog meat.
5. (Australia, New Zealand) An assistant to a crane operator,
responsible for securing the crane's load and directing the operator.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dogman>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
He who knows naught of dreaming can, likewise, never attain the
heights of power and possibility in persuading the mind to act. He who
dreams not creates not.
--Louis Sullivan
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Louis_Sullivan>