Sandra Anne Morgan (born 6 June 1942) is a former freestyle swimmer for
Australia who won gold in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1956
Summer Olympics in Melbourne. At the age of 14 years and 6 months, she
became the youngest Australian to win an Olympic gold medal, a record
that still stands. Morgan's selection for the race raised controversy
because of her inexperience in top-level racing and her history of false
starts. In her only individual event, she came sixth in the 400-metre
freestyle. In 1957, she won the 110-, 220-, and 440-yard treble at the
Australian Championships in the absence of her main rivals. She was
selected in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as a relay
swimmer, winning gold in the event. Since her retirement from
competitive swimming in 1960, she has taught disabled children to swim
and participated in Olympic educational programs and torch relays. She
is also an ambassador for Australia Day and has appeared on television
as part of her work with Christian groups.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Morgan>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1749:
A plot by Muslim slaves in Malta to assassinate Manuel Pinto da
Fonseca of the Knights Hospitaller was uncovered.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_of_the_Slaves>
1892:
The "L" train of Chicago, the second busiest rapid transit
system in the United States, began operations.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_%22L%22>
1912:
The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century created
Novarupta (lava dome pictured) in the Alaska Peninsula, U.S.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novarupta>
1944:
Second World War: The Invasion of Normandy, the largest
amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops
landing on the beaches of Normandy in France.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings>
1982:
Falklands War: the British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Cardiff
engaged and destroyed a British Army helicopter in a friendly fire
incident.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_British_Army_Gazelle_friendly_fire_incident>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
one-upmanship:
1. (idiomatic) The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor.
2. (idiomatic) A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/one-upmanship>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
O Lord, give us faith. Give us faith in Thee; faith in our sons;
faith in each other; faith in our united crusade. Let not the keenness
of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events,
of temporal matters of but fleeting moment — let not these deter us in
our unconquerable purpose. With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the
unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and
racial arrogances. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our
sister nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace — a
peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that
will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their
honest toil. Thy will be done, Almighty God. Amen.
--Franklin D. Roosevelt
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt>