The Rogue River in southwestern Oregon in the United States flows 215 miles (346 km) generally westward, from the Cascade Range to the Pacific Ocean. With salmon runs, whitewater rafting, and rugged scenery, it was one of the original eight rivers designated for protection by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. Beginning near Crater Lake, which occupies the caldera left by the explosive volcanic eruption of Mount Mazama, the river flows through the geologically young High Cascades, the older Western Cascades, and the ancient Klamath Mountains. The Kalmiopsis Wilderness section of the Rogue basin contains peridotite rocks from the Earth's mantle. Near the mouth of the river, dinosaur fragments were found in the Otter Point Formation. European explorers made first contact with local Native Americans toward the end of the 18th century and began beaver trapping. Clashes between the natives and the trappers and later between the natives and European-American miners and settlers culminated with the Rogue River Wars of 1855 and 1856.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_River_(Oregon)

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1857:

A 7.9 Mw earthquake ruptured part of the San Andreas Fault in California and was felt as far east as Las Vegas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1857_Fort_Tejon_earthquake

1909:

Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition, planted the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km) from the South Pole, the furthest south anyone had ever reached at that time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farthest_South

1917:

First World War: Troops of the British Empire defeated Ottoman forces at the Battle of Rafa on the Sinai–Palestine border in present- day Rafah. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rafa

1972:

Seawise University, formerly RMS Queen Elizabeth, an ocean liner that sailed the Atlantic for the Cunard White Star Line, was destroyed by fire in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Elizabeth

2011:

In poor weather conditions, Iran Air Flight 277 crashed near Urmia Airport, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, killing at least 77. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_277

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

à contrecœur: Reluctantly, unwillingly. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C3%A0_contrec%C5%93ur

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Relativism is not indifference; on the contrary, passionate indifference is necessary in order for you not to hear the voices that oppose your absolute decrees. … Relativism is neither a method of fighting, nor a method of creating, for both of these are uncompromising and at times even ruthless; rather, it is a method of cognition. If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge ... One of the worst muddles of this age is its confusing of the ideas behind combative and cognitive activity. Cognition is not fighting, but once someone knows a lot, he will have much to fight for, so much that he will be called a relativist because of it.   --Karel Čapek https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Karel_%C4%8Capek