The Boat Race 2021 comprised two side-by-side rowing races that took place on 4 April. The Boat Race is contested annually between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Traditionally held on the Championship Course in London, the 2021 race instead took place on the River Great Ouse near Ely (course map pictured). This was the 75th women's race and the 166th men's race; the 2020 race was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the 2021 races, Cambridge led 84–80 in the men's race and 44–30 in the women's. For the first time, both races were officiated by female umpires, Judith Packer and Sarah Winckless. Cambridge's women were strong favourites; Oxford took an early lead but Cambridge responded to win. Oxford were slight favourites in the men's race, but Cambridge won by just under one length. Cambridge completed a clean sweep in the reserve races on 25 April 2021 when their Goldie won the men's event and their Blondie won the women's race.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boat_Race_2021
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1720:
War of the Quadruple Alliance: Spanish forces began a failed assault on the British settlement of Nassau in the Bahamas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Nassau_%281720%29
1809:
After standing only 15 years, London's Drury Lane theatre, the third building of that name, burned down. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Drury_Lane
1968:
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces led by Ngô Quang Trưởng recaptured the citadel of Huế. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hu%E1%BA%BF
1978:
Five men disappeared after attending a college basketball game in Chico, California; the bodies of four of them were discovered four months later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuba_County_Five
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
histrionic: 1. Of or relating to actors or acting. 2. (by extension) Excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention to draw attention. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/histrionic
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight. --Chester W. Nimitz https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chester_W._Nimitz