Katy Perry (born October 25, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. She released her debut album in 2001, then signed to Capitol Records in 2007. Perry rose to fame in 2008 with the release of the single "I Kissed a Girl". She has released seven studio albums, most recently 143 in September 2024. Perry has the second-most US diamond certified singles for any female artist (six). She has received various accolades, including a Billboard Spotlight Award, four Guinness World Records, five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, a Brit Award, and a Juno Award. Perry is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 143 million units worldwide. She made her film debut voicing Smurfette in The Smurfs in 2011, released a documentary film in 2012, and launched her own shoe line, Katy Perry Collections, in 2017. Perry served as a judge on American Idol between 2018 and 2024.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1871:

Liberian president Edward James Roye was overthrown in modern Africa's first coup d'état. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1871_Liberian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

1892:

Ida B. Wells began publishing her research on lynching in the United States, for which she was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells

1955:

Ngô Đình Diệm proclaimed himself president of the newly created Republic of Vietnam after defeating former emperor Bảo Đại in a fraudulent referendum supervised by his brother Ngô Đình Nhu. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_State_of_Vietnam_referendum

2004:

Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, considered one of the best video games ever made, in North America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

fain: 1. (chiefly UK, dialectal, or poetic) Often followed by of: glad, well- pleased. 2. Glad, contented, or satisfied to do something in the absence of a better alternative. 3. (by extension) Compelled or obliged to. 4. (UK, dialectal) Chiefly followed by to, or (obsolete) for or of: eager or willing, or inclined. 5. (obsolete) 6. Except in fair and fain: favourable, well-disposed. 7. Accustomed, apt, wont. 8. Chiefly preceded or followed by would. 9. With joy or pleasure; gladly. 10. By choice or will; willingly. [...] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fain

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

No one gets through life alone. We have to look out for each other and lift each other up.   --Hillary Clinton https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton