Maggie Gyllenhaal (born 1977) is an American actress. She started out appearing in films directed by her father, Stephen Gyllenhaal, and achieved recognition in a supporting role in the indie cult film Donnie Darko (2001), which starred her brother, Jake Gyllenhaal. Her first critically acclaimed role was in Secretary (2002); she received Golden Globe nominations for this film and Sherrybaby (2006). She appeared in the romantic comedy Trust The Man (2006) and such big-budget films as World Trade Center (2006) and The Dark Knight (2008). She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Jean Craddock in the musical-drama Crazy Heart (2009). She appeared in the theatrical play Closer (2000) and in the television production The Honourable Woman (2014), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. Gyllenhaal is an active Democrat and a supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Before the US-led invasion of Iraq she participated in anti-war demonstrations, and she is active in causes involving human rights, civil liberties, poverty and education. She is married to actor Peter Sarsgaard.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1484:

The College of Arms, one of the few remaining official heraldic authorities in Europe, was established by royal charter in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_Arms

1791:

French inventor Claude Chappe and his brothers first demonstrated the semaphore line, a signalling system of conveying information by means of visual signals, using towers (replica pictured) with pivoting shutters, also known as blades or paddles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore_line

1937:

The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, precursor to the United Steel Workers of America, made a dramatic breakthrough when it signed a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Workers_Organizing_Committee

1965:

Vietnam War: The American and South Vietnamese air forces began Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam that eventually became the most intense air/ground battle waged during the Cold War period. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Rolling_Thunder

1978:

Aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 28, Czech Vladimír Remek became the first person not from the Soviet Union or the United States to go into space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_28

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

party favor: A small gift given to a guest at a party, as a souvenir. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/party_favor

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

We have retreated from the perennial values. I don't think that we need any new values. The most important thing is to try to revive the universally known values from which we have retreated.   --Mikhail Gorbachev https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev