100px|Art Ross
Art Ross (1886–1964) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman and
executive from 1905 until 1954. Regarded as one of the best defenders
of his era by his peers, he was one of the first to skate with the puck
up the ice rather than pass it to a forward. He won the Stanley Cup
twice in a playing career that lasted thirteen seasons; in January 1907
with the Kenora Thistles and 1908 with the Montreal Wanderers. In 1911
he led one of the first organized player strikes over increased pay.
When the Wanderers' home arena burned down in January 1918, the team
ceased operations and Ross retired as a player. After several years as
an on-ice official, he was named head coach of the Hamilton Tigers for
one season. When the Boston Bruins were formed in 1924, Ross was hired
as the first coach and general manager of the team. He would go on to
coach the team on four separate occasions until 1945 and stayed as
general manager until his retirement in 1954. Ross helped the Bruins
finish first place in the league ten times and to win the Stanley Cup
three times; Ross personally coached the team to one of those
victories. (more...)
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1797:
French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle off the coast of Brittany
between two British frigates and a French ship of the line ended with
over 900 deaths when the latter ran aground.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_13_January_1797>
1842:
First Anglo-Afghan War: William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the
British Army, arrived at Jalalabad, Afghanistan, the sole European
survivor of the massacre of over 4,500 military personnel and over
10,000 civilian camp followers retreating from Kabul, excluding a few
prisoners released later.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brydon>
1967:
General Gnassingbé Eyadéma seized power in Togo after a coup d'état,
ruling as head of state until his death in February 2005.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnassingb%C3%A9_Eyad%C3%A9ma>
1968:
American singer Johnny Cash recorded his landmark album At Folsom
Prison live at the Folsom State Prison in Folsom, California.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Folsom_Prison>
2001:
The first of two large earthquakes struck El Salvador, killing at least
944 people and destroying over 100,000 homes.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_El_Salvador_earthquakes>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
transitory (adj):
Lasting only a short time; temporary
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/transitory>
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Ill can he rule the great, that cannot reach the small.
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