William Edward Sanders (1883–1917) was a New Zealand recipient of the
Victoria Cross (VC), the highest British and Commonwealth combat award
for gallantry. He took up a seafaring career in 1899 and earned a
master's certificate in 1914, after the outbreak of World War I. He
served on troopships until April 1916, when he was commissioned in the
Royal Naval Reserve. He was appointed second in command of Helgoland, a
Q-ship operating against German submarines. He was given his own
command, HMS Prize, in February 1917. Sanders was awarded the VC for
his actions while on his first patrol as captain, when Prize engaged and
drove off a German U-boat that had attacked and damaged the ship. He was
killed in action when Prize was sunk by a U-boat on her fourth patrol.
His VC is currently held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum. His
memorials include the Sanders Cup, a sailing trophy for 14-foot (4.3 m)
yachts.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Edward_Sanders>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1852:
The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, was
inaugurated two years after being established by the University of
Sydney Act.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Sydney>
1865:
The Morant Bay rebellion, led by Paul Bogle and George William
Gordon, began in Jamaica; after protestors burned down the courthouse,
it was brutally suppressed by Governor Edward John Eyre.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morant_Bay_rebellion>
1937:
Edward, Duke of Windsor, and Wallis, Duchess of Windsor,
arrived at Berlin Friedrichstraße station to begin a tour of Nazi
Germany, where they were greeted by Nazi salutes and dined with high-
ranking members of the state apparatus.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_tour_of_Germany_by_the_Duke_and_Duchess_of_Windsor>
1973:
Typhoon Nora, the fourth-most intense tropical cyclone on
record, dissipated after killing 40 people and leaving more than a
million homeless across Taiwan and the Philippines.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Nora_%281973%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
of one's own accord:
On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power,
without being commanded or controlled.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/of_one%27s_own_accord>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
In this moment, we must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel.
We stand with Israel. And we will make sure Israel has what it needs to
take care of its citizens, defend itself, and respond to this attack.
There is no justification for terrorism. There is no excuse. Hamas does
not stand for the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and self-
determination. Its stated purpose is the annihilation of the State of
Israel and the murder of Jewish people.
--Joe Biden
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joe_Biden>
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