Hurricane Alex in 2016 was the first Atlantic hurricane in January since
Alice in 1955. Alex originated as a non-tropical low near the Bahamas on
January 7. It briefly acquired hurricane-force winds on January 10,
then weakened slightly before acquiring more tropical weather
characteristics. The system transitioned into a subtropical cyclone on
January 12 well south of the Azores, becoming the first North Atlantic
tropical or subtropical cyclone in January since Tropical Storm Zeta of
2006. Alex transitioned into a fully tropical cyclone on January 14. It
peaked in strength as a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson
scale with reported maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a
central pressure of 981 mbar (hPa; 28.97 inHg). Alex weakened to a
high-end tropical storm before making landfall on Terceira Island on
January 15. After leaving the Azores, it reverted to a non-tropical
cyclone.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Alex_%282016%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1808:
John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church in Reculver
from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the
church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Reculver>
1916:
Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German
aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military
honour.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Immelmann>
1967:
Seventy-three-year-old psychology professor James Bedford
became the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of
future resuscitation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics>
2007:
Comet McNaught reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet
in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2006_P1_%28McNaught%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
charlotte russe:
A dessert of custard or whipped cream enclosed in sponge cake, often in
the form of ladyfingers.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/charlotte_russe>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We faced an unprecedented assault on our Capitol, our
Constitution, and our country. The assault was fueled by more than four
years of poison politics spreading deliberate misinformation, sowing
distrust in our system, and pitting Americans against one another. The
match was lit by Donald Trump and his most ardent enablers, including
many in Congress, to overturn the results of an election he lost. The
election was free, the count was fair, the result is final. We must
complete the peaceful transfer of power our Constitution mandates.
--Bill Clinton
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton>
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