Mary Jane Richardson Jones (1819–1909) was an American abolitionist,
philanthropist, and suffragist. Born in Tennessee to free black parents,
Jones moved with her family to Illinois during her teenage years. Along
with her husband, John, she was a leading African-American figure in the
early history of Chicago. The Jones household was a stop on the
Underground Railroad and a center of abolitionist activity. The Joneses
helped hundreds of fugitives fleeing slavery. After her husband's death
in 1879, Jones continued to support African-American civil rights and
advancement in Chicago, and became a suffragist. She was active in the
women's club movement and mentored a new generation of younger black
leaders, such as Fannie Barrier Williams, Ida B. Wells, and Daniel Hale
Williams. She also made extensive philanthropic contributions. Jones
died at age 89 and was buried under a tombstone which reads "Grandma
Jonesie". A Chicago park was named in her honor in 2005.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Richardson_Jones>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1910:
French aviator Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to
receive a pilot's licence.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymonde_de_Laroche>
1963:
The Ba'ath Party came to power in a coup d'état by a clique of
quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National
Council for the Revolutionary Command.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Syrian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat>
1966:
Nelson's Pillar, a large granite pillar topped by a statue of
Lord Nelson in Dublin, Ireland, was severely damaged by a bomb.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%27s_Pillar>
1979:
Images taken by Voyager 1 proved the existence of volcanoes on
Io, a moon of Jupiter.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanism_on_Io>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
phugoid:
1. (aeronautics, aviation) Of the motion of an aircraft, missile, or
other flying object: continuously oscillating in a vertical plane due to
the object pitching up and climbing, thus slowing down; then pitching
down and descending, thus speeding up.
2. (aeronautics, aviation) The motion of an aircraft, missile, or other
flying object continuously oscillating in a vertical plane due to the
object pitching up and climbing, thus slowing down; then pitching down
and descending, thus speeding up.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phugoid>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual
lot, good, bad, and indifferent — I name no names. It takes all sorts
to make a world.
--Kenneth Grahame
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kenneth_Grahame>
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