The Treaty of Guînes was a draft agreement to end the Hundred Years' War, negotiated between England and France from 1353 to 1354. War had broken out in 1337 and was aggravated when the English king claimed the French throne. After a French defeat at the Battle of Crécy a truce was agreed in 1347, although it was not fully observed. In 1352 full-scale fighting broke out again, which went badly for the French. A faction in favour of peace gained influence in the French king's council, negotiations were reopened and a peace agreement that exchanged French land for the English claim to the French throne was agreed. A draft treaty was formally signed at Guînes on 6 April 1354. The detailed treaty was supposed to be publicly announced in October, but a new French council turned against it and the draft was repudiated. In 1360 the Treaty of Brétigny, which largely replicated the Treaty of Guînes, was agreed. War flared up again in 1369 and the Hundred Years' War finally ended in 1453, 99 years after the Treaty of Guînes was signed.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1830:

Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and others formally organized the Church of Christ, starting the Latter Day Saint movement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Christ_%28Latter_Day_Saints%29

1994:

The aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down in Kigali; the event became the catalyst for the Rwandan genocide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Juv%C3%A9nal_Habyarimana_and_Cyprien_Ntaryamira

2012:

The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad unilaterally declared the region of Azawad independent from Mali. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azawadi_declaration_of_independence

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Olympian: 1. (not comparable) Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there. 2. (comparable, by extension) Resembling a Greek deity in some way. 3. Celestial, heavenly; also, godlike. 4. Acting in a remote and superior manner; aloof. 5. (historical) Of or relating to the town of Olympia in Elis, Greece. 6. (sports) 7. (historical) Of or relating to the ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia; Olympic. 8. Of or relating to the modern Olympic Games; Olympic. 9. (Greek mythology) Any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (specifically) preceded by the: Zeus, the supreme ruler of the Greek deities. 10. (figuratively) A person with superior talents or towering achievements. 11. An inhabitant of the city of Olympia, the capital of Washington, United States. 12. (sports) 13. (historical) A sportsperson competing in the ancient Olympic Games. 14. A sportsperson competing in the modern Olympic Games. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Olympian

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The war in Ukraine is one of the greatest challenges ever to the international order and the global peace architecture, founded on the United Nations Charter. Because of its nature, intensity, and consequences. We are dealing with the full-fledged invasion, on several fronts, of one Member State of the United Nations, Ukraine, by another, the Russian Federation — a Permanent Member of the Security Council — in violation of the United Nations Charter, and with several aims, including redrawing the internationally-recognized borders between the two countries. The war has led to senseless loss of life, massive devastation in urban centres, and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. I will never forget the horrifying images of civilians killed in Bucha. I immediately called for an independent investigation to guarantee effective accountability.   --António Guterres https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres