Paul McCartney (b. 1942) is an English singer-songwriter and composer.
Along with John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he was a
member of the Beatles, a 1960s rock band that became the top-selling
band of all time, and one of the most critically acclaimed. His Beatles
song "Yesterday" has been covered by over 2,200 artists, more than any
other copyrighted song in history. After the band's break-up, he pursued
a solo career and formed Wings with Denny Laine and Linda McCartney, his
first wife. Wings' 1977 release "Mull of Kintyre" is one of the all-time
best-selling singles in the UK. A two-time inductee into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Beatles and as a solo artist) and
a 21-time Grammy Award winner, McCartney has written or co-written 32
number one Billboard Hot 100 songs. He has released an extensive
catalogue of songs as a solo artist and has composed classical and
electronic music. He has supported international charities promoting
animal rights, land mine removal, vegetarianism, poverty reduction, and
music education. He was knighted for his contributions to music in 1997.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1783:
Iceland's Laki craters began an eight-month eruption,
triggering major famine and massive fluorine poisoning.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki>
1856:
Descendants of Tahitians and the HMS Bounty mutineers settled
on Norfolk Island, an abandoned British penal colony.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Island>
1929:
Margaret Bondfield became the first female member of the
Cabinet of the United Kingdom when she was named Minister of Labour by
Ramsay MacDonald.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Bondfield>
1953:
Two tornadoes caused by the same storm killed more than 200
people in Flint, Michigan and Worcester, Massachusetts, two cities more
than 650 miles (1,050 km) apart.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence>
2008:
A Japanese man drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians in the
Akihabara district of Tokyo, then proceeded to stab at least 12 people
before being apprehended.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihabara_massacre>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
newspeak:
A mode of talk by politicians and officials using ambiguous words to
deceive the listener.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/newspeak>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The world isn't fair, but as long as it's tilting in my direction
I find that there's a natural cap to my righteous indignation.
--Scott Adams
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Scott_Adams>