"City of Angels" is a song by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars (pictured), featured on their fourth studio album Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (2013). The song's name is a reference to Los Angeles, and the lyrics were influenced by its culture. Written by lead vocalist Jared Leto, who also produced the song with Steve Lillywhite, "City of Angels" is imbued with elements of arena rock and 1980s music; the track has been cited as an example of the album's variety and experimentation. It was generally acclaimed by music critics, who commended the composition, the lyrics, and Leto's vocal performance. The song was released in October 2013 as the third single from the album, reaching number eight on the US Alternative Songs chart. An accompanying music video that features well-known entertainers and colorful personalities sharing their visions about Los Angeles was positively reviewed by critics; it received the Loudwire Music Award for Best Rock Video and was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. Thirty Seconds to Mars performed "City of Angels" on their major concert tours from 2013 through 2015. Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Angels_(Thirty_Seconds_to_Mars_song)> _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 879: Pope John VIII officially recognised Croatia as an independent state, and Branimir as its Duke. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branimir_of_Croatia> 1864: American Civil War: The Union and Confederate armies fought to a draw at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, with nearly 32,000 casualties combined. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House> 1904: The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the international sport governing body of association football, was founded in Paris. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA> 1927: Aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, American aviator Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from Roosevelt Field near New York City to Paris – Le Bourget Airport. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh> 1981: The Italian government released the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that had been implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_Due> More anniversaries: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_Due> May 20 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_Due> May 21 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_21> May 22 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_21> Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Selected_anniversaries/May> By email <https://en.wikipedia.orghttps://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/daily-article-l> List of historical anniversaries <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_anniversaries> _____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day: cloudburst: A sudden heavy rainstorm. <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cloudburst> ___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:   I have come to believe … that the stage may do more than teach, that much of our current moral instruction will not endure the test of being cast into a lifelike mold, and when presented in dramatic form will reveal itself as platitudinous and effete. That which may have sounded like righteous teaching when it was remote and wordy, will be challenged afresh when it is obliged to simulate life itself.   --Jane Addams <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jane_Addams>