The Minute Man is an 1874 sculpture by Daniel Chester French located in Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord, Massachusetts. The statue depicts a minuteman stepping away from his plow to join the patriot forces at the Battle of Concord, with a musket in his hand. Cast from ten bronze cannons, it was unveiled on April 19, 1875, during the centennial celebration of the Battle of Concord. It received critical acclaim and continues to be praised by commentators. The pose resembles that of the Apollo Belvedere and it was assumed that the pose was transposed from this, but modern art historians have shown that the Apollo Belvedere was only one of several statues used in French's research. The statue has been a symbol for the suffragettes, the United States National Guard and the Air National Guard, and has been used on the Lexington–Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar and the Massachusetts state quarter coins.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Minute_Man

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1775:

The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord

1903:

Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Kishinev, the capital of Bessarabia Governorate, causing the death of nearly 50 Jews and focusing worldwide attention on the persecution of Jews in Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishinev_pogrom

1956:

American actress Grace Kelly became the princess consort of Monaco upon her marriage to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Kelly

1975:

South Vietnamese forces withdrew from the town of Xuân Lộc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Xu%C3%A2n_L%E1%BB%99c

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

Bronx cheer: (US, idiomatic) Synonym of raspberry (“a sound intended to resemble flatulence made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, used humorously or to express disdain or scorn”). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bronx_cheer

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

It can now be stated that Russian troops have begun the battle for Donbas, for which they have been preparing for a long time. A very large part of the entire Russian army is now focused on this offensive. No matter how many Russian soldiers are driven there, we will fight. We will defend ourselves. We will do it daily. We will not give up anything Ukrainian, and we do not need what’s not ours.   --Volodymyr Zelenskyy https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy