Randall Davidson (1848–1930) was an Anglican priest who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 to 1928. Conciliatory by nature, he spent much of his term of office striving to keep the Church together in the face of deep and sometimes acrimonious divisions between evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics. Under his leadership the Church gained some independence from state control, but his efforts to modernise the Book of Common Prayer were frustrated by Parliament. Though cautious about bringing the Church into domestic party politics, Davidson did not shy away from larger political issues. He urged moderation on both sides in the conflict over Irish independence and campaigned against immoral methods of warfare in the First World War. He played a key role in the passage of the Parliament Act 1911 and led efforts to resolve the 1926 General Strike. He was the longest-serving Archbishop of Canterbury since the Reformation, and also the first to retire from the office.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1813:

War of 1812: After learning of a forthcoming American attack, Laura Secord walked 20 mi (32 km) from Queenston, Upper Canada, to warn British lieutenant James FitzGibbon (depicted). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Secord

1948:

More than 800 West Indian immigrants disembarked from the British troopship HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury, England, becoming known as the "Windrush generation". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMT_Empire_Windrush

1986:

Argentine footballer Diego Maradona scored both the "hand of God" goal and the "Goal of the Century" against England during a quarter-final match of the FIFA World Cup. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_v_England_%281986_FIFA_World_Cup%29

2009:

Two Metro trains in Washington, D.C., collided, killing nine people and injuring eighty others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2009_Washington_Metro_train_collision

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

smorgasbord: 1. A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes. 2. (figuratively) An abundant and diverse collection of things. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smorgasbord

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

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