Panagiotis Kavvadias (1850–1928) was a Greek archaeologist. He was
responsible for excavations of the city of Epidaurus, of the Acropolis
of Athens (map pictured), and on his native island of Kephallonia. As
Ephor General, the head of the Greek Archaeological Service, from 1885
until 1909, Kavvadias oversaw the service's expansion and the
introduction of Law 2646 of 1899 which increased the state's powers to
prevent illegal excavations and antiquities smuggling. He has been
credited with completing the transformation of the Acropolis from castle
to monument, uncovering many ancient monuments. He oversaw the opening
of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens and organised its first
collections. He was also a professor at the University of Athens.
Regarded as energetic, centralising and autocratic, he was criticised by
native Greek archaeologists, and removed from office in 1909. He
returned to public and academic life in 1912, and remained active in
Greek archaeology until his death.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panagiotis_Kavvadias>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1944:
World War II: U.S. Navy and Royal Navy ships bombarded
Cherbourg, France, to support U.S. Army units engaged in the Battle of
Cherbourg.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Cherbourg>
1950:
The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 82
condemning the North Korean invasion of South Korea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_82>
1978:
The rainbow flag (original version pictured) representing gay
pride was first flown at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag_%28LGBT%29>
2022:
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian forces captured the city
of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine, after six weeks of fighting.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sievierodonetsk_%282022%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
shipworm:
Any of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family
Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody
material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or
turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shipworm>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It is a mysterious thing, the loss of faith — as mysterious as
faith itself. Like faith, it is ultimately not rooted in logic; it is a
change in the climate of the mind.
--George Orwell
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Orwell>