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Hubert Walter (c. 1160 – 1205) was an influential royal adviser in
the late 12th and early 13th centuries in the positions of chief
justiciar of England, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor. As
chancellor, Walter began the keeping of the Charter Roll, a record of
all charters issued by the chancery. Walter was not noted for his
holiness in life or learning, but historians have judged him one of the
most outstanding government ministers in English history. Walter served
King Henry II of England in many ways, including diplomatic and
judicial efforts. After an unsuccessful candidacy to the see of York,
Walter was elected Bishop of Salisbury shortly after the accession of
King Henry's son Richard I to the throne of England. Walter accompanied
King Richard on the Third Crusade, and was one of the principals
involved in raising Richard's ransom after the king was captured in
Germany on his return from the Holy Land. As a reward for his faithful
service, Walter was selected to become Archbishop of Canterbury in
1193. Walter set up a system which was the precursor for the modern
justices of the peace. Following Richard's death in 1199, Walter helped
assure the elevation of Richard's brother John to the throne. (more...)
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1745:
Jacobite Risings: Jacobite troops led by Charles Edward Stuart defeated
the Hanoverians in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prestonpans>
1827:
Joseph Smith, Jr. claimed to have been visited by the angel Moroni, who
would guide him to the golden plates that became the basis of the Book
of Mormon.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Moroni>
1897:
The New York Sun, a prominent New York City newspaper, published an
editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church stating, "Yes, Virginia, there
is a Santa Claus", that become a part of popular Christmas lore.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes%2C_Virginia%2C_there_is_a_Santa_Claus>
1953:
North Korean No Kum-Sok defected with his MiG-15, inadvertently making
Operation Moolah, an American effort to bribe Communist pilots, a
success.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Moolah>
1976:
Chilean political figure Orlando Letelier was assassinated in
Washington, D.C., by DINA agents.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letelier_case>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
infanticide (n):
The murder of an infant
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the
things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink
things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more
than living size when they're brought out. But it's more than that,
isn't it? The most important things lie too close to wherever your
secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would
love to steal away. And you may make revelations that cost you dearly
only to have people look at you in a funny way, not understanding what
you've said at all, or why you thought it was so important that you
almost cried while you were saying it. That's the worst, I think. When
the secret stays locked within not for want of a teller, but for want
of an understanding ear.
--Stephen King
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