SMS Oldenburg was the fourth Helgoland-class battleship of the Imperial
German Navy. Built between 1909 and 1912 at the Schichau-Werke shipyard
in Danzig, Oldenburg was assigned to I Battle Squadron of the High Seas
Fleet for most of her career, including World War I. Oldenburg
participated in all of the major fleet operations during the conflict
against the British Grand Fleet, including the Battle of Jutland on
31 May and 1 June 1916, the largest naval battle of the war. The ship
also saw action in the Baltic Sea against the Imperial Russian Navy.
After the German collapse in November 1918, most of the High Seas Fleet
was interned and then scuttled in Scapa Flow during the peace
negotiations. The four Helgoland-class ships remained in Germany but
were ceded to the Allied powers as war reparations; Oldenburg was given
to Japan, which sold the vessel to a British ship-breaking firm in 1920.
She was scrapped in Dordrecht in 1921. (This article is part of a
featured topic: Battleships of Germany.).
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1662:
Sino-Dutch conflicts: The Dutch East India Company's rule in
Taiwan ended after a siege by the Ming loyalist Koxinga, who established
the Kingdom of Tungning on the island.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Zeelandia>
1942:
Voice of America, the official external radio and television
service of the United States federal government, began broadcasting with
programs aimed at Axis-controlled areas during World War II.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America>
1972:
Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, became the first
settlement in the country to be granted city status since independence.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur>
2012:
Following an Egyptian Premier League match in Port Said, Al
Masry fans rioted and violently attacked Al Ahly supporters, resulting
in 74 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Said_Stadium_riot>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
inexorable:
1. Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
2. Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting.
3. Adamant; severe.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inexorable>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
O, let my land be a land where Liberty Is crowned with no false
patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality
is in the air we breathe.
--Langston Hughes
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Langston_Hughes>