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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1787:
German-born British astronomer and composer William Herschel discovered the Uranian moons Oberon and Titania. They were later named by his son John after the King and the Queen of the Faeries from William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, respectively. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberon_%28moon%29
1922:
Insulin was first administered to a human patient with diabetes at the Toronto General Hospital in Toronto, Canada. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin
1923:
Troops from France and Belgium invaded the Ruhr Area to force the German Weimar Republic to pay its reparation payments in the aftermath of World War I. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Ruhr
1964:
In a landmark report, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Leonidas Terry issued the warning that smoking may be hazardous for one's health, concluding that it has a causative role in lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and other illnesses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Leonidas_Terry
1986:
The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at the time the longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge in the world, opened. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Bridge%2C_Brisbane
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
Sapphic (adj): 1. Relating to the Greek poet Sappho or her poetry. 2. Relating to lesbianism; lesbian http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sapphic
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. --William James http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_James