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ubiquitous
adjective
Being everywhere at once: omnipresent.
Example: To Hindus, Jews, Christians, and Muslims, God is ubiquitous.
The Meaning of Liff
GOLANT
adj.
Blank, sly and faintly embarrasssed. Pertaining to the expression seen on the face of someone who has clearly forgotten your name.
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On This Day
- 2007 Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters (pictured) conducted a series of air-to-ground attacks in Baghdad. Boeing AH-64 ApacheJuly 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrikeBaghdad
- 2006 Hezbollah forces crossed the Israel–Lebanon border and attacked Israeli military positions while firing rockets and mortars at Israeli towns, sparking a five-week war. HezbollahBlue Line (withdrawal line)2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid2006 Lebanon War
- 1997 Hayao Miyazaki's animated film Princess Mononoke is released, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan for a few months. Hayao MiyazakiPrincess MononokeList of highest-grossing films in Japan
- 1979 Rowdy fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago stormed the field during a Major League Baseball promotional event at which a crate of disco records was blown up. Comiskey ParkMajor League BaseballDiscoDisco Demolition Night
- 1963 Sixteen-year-old Pauline Reade, the first victim of serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, disappeared in Gorton, England. Moors murdersGorton
- 1962 The English rock band the Rolling Stones (pictured) played their first concert at the Marquee Club in London. The Rolling StonesMarquee Club
- 1948 Arab–Israeli War: Israel Defense Forces officer Yitzhak Rabin signed an order to expel Palestinians from the towns of Lydda and Ramle. 1948 Arab–Israeli WarIsrael Defense ForcesYitzhak RabinPalestinian expulsion from Lydda and RamleLodRamla
- 1943 World War II: German and Soviet forces engaged each other at the Battle of Prokhorovka (tanks pictured), one of the largest tank battles in military history. World War IIBattle of Prokhorovka
- 1920 The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize an independent Lithuania. Soviet–Lithuanian Peace TreatyRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- 1918 An explosion in the ammunition magazine of the Japanese battleship Kawachi resulted in the deaths of more than 600 officers and crewmen. Magazine (artillery)Japanese battleship Kawachi
- 1916 First World War: Second Lieutenant Kléber Dupuy defeated a German attack on Fort Souville at a key moment of the Battle of Verdun. World War IKléber DupuyFort SouvilleBattle of Verdun
- 1913 Second Balkan War: The Serbian Army began the Siege of Vidin, which they abandoned six days later when an armistice between the Serbs and Bulgarians was signed. Second Balkan WarSerbian ArmySiege of Vidin (1913)
- 1801 French Revolutionary Wars: A squadron of British ships of the line defeated a larger squadron of Spanish and French vessels in the Strait of Gibraltar. French Revolutionary WarsShip of the lineSecond Battle of AlgecirasStrait of Gibraltar
- 1561 Saint Basil's Cathedral (pictured), located in Red Square, Moscow, was consecrated. Saint Basil's CathedralRed Square
- 1488 Choe Bu, an official of the Joseon dynasty, returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China. Choe BuJoseon
- 927 King Æthelstan of England secured the submission of four northern rulers: Constantine II of Scotland, Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred I of Bamburgh, and Owain ap Dyfnwal of Strathclyde, leading to seven years of peace. ÆthelstanConstantine II of ScotlandHywel DdaEaldred I of BamburghOwain ap Dyfnwal (fl. 934)