The Four Freedoms is a series of four 1943 oil paintings by the American
artist Norman Rockwell (pictured). The paintings—Freedom of Speech,
Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear—refer to
Franklin D. Roosevelt's January 1941 Four Freedoms State of the Union
address in which he identified essential human rights that should be
universally protected, a theme which became part of the United Nations
Charter. The paintings were reproduced in The Saturday Evening Post
alongside essays by prominent thinkers of the day. They became the
highlight of a year-long touring exhibition to promote war bonds sold to
support the American war effort, which raised over $132 million. The
paintings, now in the Norman Rockwell Museum, are his best-known works,
but critical review has not been entirely positive. Freedom from Want
became emblematic of what is now known as the "Norman Rockwell
Thanksgiving", with family at table as a turkey is served.
(This article is part of a featured topic: Four Freedoms.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Four_Freedoms>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1305:
Raymond Bertrand de Got was elected Pope Clement V, succeeding
Benedict XI, who died the previous year.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_V>
1862:
Vietnamese guerrilla leader Trương Định chose to fight on
against European forces, defying Emperor Tự Đức and the Treaty of
Saigon.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%8Bnh>
1963:
British politician John Profumo admitted that he had lied to
the House of Commons about his involvement in a sex scandal with
Christine Keeler, and resigned from government.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profumo_affair>
1997:
Anticipating a coup attempt, President Pascal Lissouba of the
Republic of the Congo ordered the detainment of his rival Denis Sassou
Nguesso, initiating a second civil war.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo_Civil_War_%281997%E2%80%931999%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
rubbish:
1. (chiefly Australia, New Zealand, Britain) Garbage, junk, refuse,
trash, waste.
2. (by extension, chiefly Australia, New Zealand, Britain) An item, or
items, of low quality.
3. (by extension, chiefly Australia, New Zealand, Britain) Nonsense.
4. (archaic) Debris or ruins of buildings. […]
5. (transitive, chiefly Australia, New Zealand, Britain, colloquial) To
criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rubbish>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Any attempts to alter the status of parts of Ukrainian territory
are a clear violation of international law, the UN Charter and
Ukraine’s Constitution, they further undermine sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Ukraine, and will not be recognised by the
European Union. Russia, its political leadership, and all those involved
in violations of international law and international humanitarian law
will be held accountable for these illegal actions. The European Union
remains unwavering in its support for Ukraine's independence,
sovereignty and territorial integrity, and urges the Russian Federation
to immediately and unconditionally withdraw all of its troops and
military equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine within its
internationally recognised borders.
--European Union
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/European_Union>
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