Edward VII (1841–1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British
Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 1901 until his death. The second
child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Edward was
largely excluded from political influence during his mother's reign,
coming to personify the leisured, fashionable elite. Despite a
reputation as a playboy prince, his tours of North America in 1860 and
of India in 1875 proved to be popular successes. Edward inherited the
throne upon his mother's death in 1901. He broadened the range of people
with whom royalty socialised, and fostered good relations between
Britain and other European countries, especially France. Nevertheless,
his relationship with German emperor Wilhelm II was poor. The Edwardian
era, which covered Edward's reign and was named after him, coincided
with the start of a new century and heralded major changes in technology
and society. He was succeeded by his only surviving son, George V.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VII>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1776:
American Revolutionary War: Patriot militiamen from Georgia and
South Carolina attempted to resist the British action to seize and
remove supply ships anchored at Savannah, Georgia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Rice_Boats>
1949:
The B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II landed in Fort Worth,
Texas, to complete the first non-stop circumnavigation of the world by
airplane.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Lady_II>
1962:
Playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, American basketball
player Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game against the New York
Knicks, which remains an NBA record.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain%27s_100-point_game>
2022:
Russian forces captured the city of Kherson, the only regional
capital to be taken during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kherson>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
up to eleven:
1. (idiomatic, informal, chiefly humorous) Up to or beyond the maximum
possible threshold; to an extremely high or strong degree.
2. (transitive, slang) To increase (something) to an extremely high or
strong degree; to make (something) go over the top.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/up_to_eleven>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The truth is: Aid flowing to Gaza is nowhere nearly enough now.
It's nowhere nearly enough. Innocent lives are on the line and
children's lives are on the line, and we won't stand by … until they
— until we get more aid in there. We — we should be getting hundreds
of trucks in, not just several. And I won't stand by, we won't let up,
and we're … trying to pull out every stop we can to get more
assistance in.
--Joe Biden
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joe_Biden>