William Cragh (born c. 1262, died after 1307) was a medieval Welsh
warrior and supporter of Rhys ap Maredudd in his rebellion against King
Edward I of England. Captured in 1290, Cragh was tried and found guilty
of having killed thirteen men. He was hanged just outside Swansea twice,
as the gallows collapsed during his first hanging. Signs of life were
noticed the next day, and in a few weeks he had made a full recovery; he
lived for at least another eighteen years. The main primary source for
Cragh's story is the record of the investigation into the canonisation
of Thomas de Cantilupe, which is held in the Vatican Library. Cragh's
resurrection was one of thirty-eight miracles presented to the papal
commissioners who in 1307 were charged with examining the evidence for
Cantilupe's saintliness. The hanged man himself gave evidence to the
commission, after which nothing more is known of him.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cragh>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1850:
The first National Women's Rights Convention, presided over by
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis, began in Worcester, Massachusetts.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Women%27s_Rights_Convention>
1942:
World War II: Japanese troops began an unsuccessful attempt to
recapture Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands from
American forces.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Henderson_Field>
1956:
The Hungarian Revolution began as a peaceful student
demonstration that attracted thousands while marching through central
Budapest to the parliament building.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
manageable:
1. Capable of being managed or controlled.
2. Capable of being done or fulfilled; achievable.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/manageable>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The conjuror or con man is a very good provider of information.
He supplies lots of data, by inference or direct statement, but it's
false data. Scientists aren't used to that scenario. An electron or a
galaxy is not capricious, nor deceptive; but a human can be either or
both.
--James Randi
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Randi>