William Cragh (born c. 1262, died after 1307) was a medieval Welsh warrior and supporter of Rhys ap Maredudd in his rebellion against King Edward I of England. Captured in 1290, Cragh was tried and found guilty of having killed thirteen men. He was hanged just outside Swansea twice, as the gallows collapsed during his first hanging. Signs of life were noticed the next day, and in a few weeks he had made a full recovery; he lived for at least another eighteen years. The main primary source for Cragh's story is the record of the investigation into the canonisation of Thomas de Cantilupe, which is held in the Vatican Library. Cragh's resurrection was one of thirty-eight miracles presented to the papal commissioners who in 1307 were charged with examining the evidence for Cantilupe's saintliness. The hanged man himself gave evidence to the commission, after which nothing more is known of him.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1850:

The first National Women's Rights Convention, presided over by Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis, began in Worcester, Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Women%27s_Rights_Convention

1942:

World War II: Japanese troops began an unsuccessful attempt to recapture Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands from American forces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Henderson_Field

1956:

The Hungarian Revolution began as a peaceful student demonstration that attracted thousands while marching through central Budapest to the parliament building. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

manageable: 1. Capable of being managed or controlled. 2. Capable of being done or fulfilled; achievable. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/manageable

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The conjuror or con man is a very good provider of information. He supplies lots of data, by inference or direct statement, but it's false data. Scientists aren't used to that scenario. An electron or a galaxy is not capricious, nor deceptive; but a human can be either or both.   --James Randi https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Randi