"Wildest Dreams" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (pictured); it is the fifth single from her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014). Described by critics as synth-pop, dream pop, and electropop, the song was written by Swift and its producers Max Martin and Shellback. The lyrics feature Swift pleading with a lover to remember her even after their relationship ends. Retrospectively, critics have described "Wildest Dreams" as one of Swift's most memorable songs. The single peaked within the top five on charts in Australia, Canada, Poland, South Africa, and also the United States, where it became 1989's fifth consecutive top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100. The track was certified four-times platinum. The music video depicts Swift as a classical Hollywood actress who falls in love with her co- star; media publications praised the production as cinematic but accused the video of glorifying colonialism. (This article is part of a featured topic: 1989 (album).).

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1777:

American Revolutionary War: American troops at Fort Ticonderoga in New York completed a retreat from advancing British forces, causing an uproar among the American public. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Ticonderoga_%281777%29

1809:

Napoleon's French forces defeated Archduke Charles' Austrian army at the Battle of Wagram, the decisive confrontation of the War of the Fifth Coalition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wagram

1936:

A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sent millions of gallons of water cascading 300 feet (90 m) into the River Irwell. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Bolton_%26_Bury_Canal

2009:

Jadranka Kosor became the first female prime minister of Croatia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadranka_Kosor

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termagant: 1. (archaic) Having the temperament of a termagant (noun sense 1); bad- tempered, brawling, boisterous, turbulent. [...] 2. (archaic) A brawling, boisterous, and turbulent person or thing. [...] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/termagant

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Our country has voted decisively for change, for national renewal and a return of politics to public service … we can make a start today with the simple acknowledgement that public service is a privilege and that your government should treat every single person in this country with respect. If you voted Labour yesterday, we will carry the responsibility of your trust as we rebuild our country. But whether you voted Labour or not — in fact, especially if you did not — I say to you directly, my government will serve you. Politics can be a force for good. We will show that.   --Keir Starmer https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer