David Hillhouse Buel (July 19, 1862 – May 23, 1923) was an American priest who became the president of Georgetown University. Born at Watervliet Arsenal, New York, to a distinguished family, he converted to Catholicism under the guidance of Michael McGivney, while a student at Yale University. He entered the Jesuit order in 1883, spending the next 17 years studying and teaching at Jesuit institutions throughout the Northeastern United States; he was ordained a Catholic priest in 1898. Buel then became a professor at Georgetown University, and was appointed its president in 1905. While in office, he curtailed intercollegiate athletics and instituted strict discipline, prompting resistance from students and parents, and his removal in 1908. He quit the Jesuit order several years later and secretly married in 1912, resulting in an outcry from his former Jesuit colleagues. He later left the Catholic Church, and in 1922 was ordained an Episcopal priest.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1845:

The last major fire to affect Manhattan destroyed 345 buildings, killed 30 people, and caused at least $5 million in damage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_New_York_City_Fire_of_1845

1919:

Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of the First World War, English ex-servicemen who were unhappy with unemployment and other grievances rioted and burned down Luton Town Hall (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luton_Town_Hall

1997:

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced it would resume its ceasefire, ending its 28-year campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_campaign

2014:

Unidentified gunmen perpetrated an armed assault against an Egyptian military checkpoint in the Libyan Desert, killing 22 border guards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Farafra_ambush

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

tall order: (originally US, idiomatic) A big job; a difficult challenge. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tall_order

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.   --John Lewis https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Lewis_%28civil_rights_leader%29