Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas. It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The seventh largest university in the United States, A&M enrolls over 48,000 students in ten academic colleges. Texas A&M's designation as a land, sea, and space grant institution reflects a broad range of research with ongoing projects funded by agencies such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval Research. The school ranks in the top 20 American research institutes in terms of funding and has made notable contributions to fields including animal cloning. The first public institution of higher education in the state, the school opened on October 4, 1876, as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. The school's students, alumni and sports teams are known as "Aggies". The main campus is one of the largest in America, spanning 5,200 acres (21 km2). It includes the George Bush Presidential Library. Many students also observe the traditions of Texas A&M University, which govern daily life as well as special occasions, including sports events. Aggie sports teams compete in the Big XII Conference.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1399:

Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, deposed Richard II to become Henry IV of England, merging the Duchy of Lancaster with the crown. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_England

1744:

War of the Austrian Succession: The armies of France and Spain yielded a phyrric victory over the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo near Cuneo, Italy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Madonna_dell%27Olmo

1791:

The Magic Flute, one of the last operas composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, premiered at Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Flute

1939:

World War II: General Władysław Sikorski became Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Sikorski

2005:

The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published controversial editorial cartoons depicting Muhammad, sparking protests across the Muslim world by many who viewed them as Islamophobic and blasphemous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_cartoons_controversy

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

yeoman (n): 1. An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household. 2. A third in order of the feudal servant fighting class, below knight and squire but above a page. 3. A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant. 4. (British) A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yeoman

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

If in thirst you drink water from a cup, you see God in it. Those who are not in love with God will see only their own faces in it. --Rumi http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rumi