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.
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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
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