The Three Sisters are volcanic peaks of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Oregon in the northwestern United States. More than 10,000 feet (3,000 m) in elevation, they are the third-, fourth-, and fifth-highest peaks in Oregon. They are about 10 miles (16 km) south of the nearest town, Sisters, in the Three Sisters Wilderness. The three mountains, particularly South Sister, are popular destinations for climbing and scrambling. They are subject to frequent snowfall, occasional rain, and extreme temperature variation between seasons. Although they are often grouped together as a complex volcano, the three mountains differ in geology and eruptive history. Neither North Sister nor Middle Sister has erupted in the last 14,000 years. South Sister last erupted about 2,000 years ago, and there are indications it could erupt again. After satellite imagery detected tectonic uplift near South Sister in 2000, the United States Geological Survey improved monitoring in the immediate area.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1066:

Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king before the Norman conquest, was crowned King of England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Godwinson

1912:

German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presented his theory of continental drift. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_drift

1941:

During his State of the Union Address, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his Four Freedoms as fundamental freedoms humans everywhere in the world ought to enjoy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Freedoms

1953:

The first Asian Socialist Conference, an organisation of socialist political parties in Asia, opened in Rangoon, Burma, with 177 delegates, observers and fraternal guests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Socialist_Conference

1994:

Two-time American Olympic figure skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan was hit on the leg with a police baton by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Harding

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

Twelfth Day: (Christianity) Synonym of Epiphany (“an annual Christian feast on the twelfth day after Christmas Day (6 January) celebrating the appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi”). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Twelfth_Day

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There are different forms of anarchy and different currents in it. I must, first say very simply what anarchy I have in view. By anarchy I mean first an absolute rejection of violence. Hence I cannot accept either nihilists or anar­chists who choose violence as a means of action.   --Jacques Ellul https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jacques_Ellul