David Hillhouse Buel (July 19, 1862 – May 23, 1923) was an American
priest who became the president of Georgetown University. Born at
Watervliet Arsenal, New York, to a distinguished family, he converted to
Catholicism under the guidance of Michael McGivney, while a student at
Yale University. He entered the Jesuit order in 1883, spending the next
17 years studying and teaching at Jesuit institutions throughout the
Northeastern United States; he was ordained a Catholic priest in 1898.
Buel then became a professor at Georgetown University, and was appointed
its president in 1905. While in office, he curtailed intercollegiate
athletics and instituted strict discipline, prompting resistance from
students and parents, and his removal in 1908. He quit the Jesuit order
several years later and secretly married in 1912, resulting in an outcry
from his former Jesuit colleagues. He later left the Catholic Church,
and in 1922 was ordained an Episcopal priest.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hillhouse_Buel_%28priest%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1845:
The last major fire to affect Manhattan 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>
1919:
Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of the First
World War, English ex-servicemen who were unhappy with unemployment and
other grievances rioted and burned down Luton Town Hall (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luton_Town_Hall>
1997:
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced
it would resume its ceasefire, ending its 28-year campaign against
British rule in Northern Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_campaign>
2014:
Unidentified gunmen perpetrated an armed assault against an
Egyptian military checkpoint in the Libyan Desert, killing 22 border
guards.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Farafra_ambush>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
tall order:
(originally US, idiomatic) A big job; a difficult challenge.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tall_order>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic.
Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year,
it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some
noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.
--John Lewis
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Lewis_%28civil_rights_leader%29>