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Quote of the Day
"Success seems to be connected to action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit."
Word of the Day
serendipity
/ˌsɛ.ɹən.ˈdɪ.pɪ.ti/
noun
A combination of events which have come together by chance to make a surprisingly good or wonderful outcome.
The Meaning of Liff
BALLYCUMBER
One of the six half-read books lying somewhere in your bed.
Met Museum
Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
first half 19th century
MoMA Highlight
The Starry Night
1889
Vincent van Gogh
Oil on canvas
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On This Day
- 2020 Reddit banned r/The_Donald, a pro-Trump subreddit, for rule violations and antagonizing the company. RedditR/The Donald
- 2003 An overloaded balcony collapsed in Chicago, United States, killing 13 people and injuring 57 others. 2003 Chicago balcony collapseChicago
- 1995 Atlantis became the first U.S. Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir as part of the Shuttle–Mir program. Space Shuttle AtlantisSpace ShuttleMirShuttle–Mir program
- 1971 The Soyuz 11 spacecraft experienced uncontrolled decompression during preparations for reentry, killing Soviet cosmonauts Vladislav Volkov, Georgy Dobrovolsky and Viktor Patsayev—the only human deaths to have occurred in space. Soyuz 11Uncontrolled decompressionAtmospheric entryVladislav VolkovGeorgy DobrovolskyViktor Patsayev
- 1967 Actress Jayne Mansfield (pictured), her boyfriend Sam Brody, and their driver were killed in a car accident outside of New Orleans, while her children Miklós, Zoltán, and Mariska Hargitay escaped with only minor injuries. Jayne MansfieldNew OrleansMariska Hargitay
- 1950 The United States defeated England during the FIFA World Cup in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history. United States men's national soccer teamUnited States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup)England national football team1950 FIFA World Cup
- 1927 The United States Army Air Corps aircraft Bird of Paradise landed at Wheeler Field on the Hawaiian island of Oahu to complete the first transpacific flight. United States Army Air CorpsBird of Paradise (aircraft)Wheeler Army AirfieldOahu
- 1913 More than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans gathered at the Gettysburg Battlefield, the largest combined reunion of American Civil War veterans ever held. Union armyConfederate States Army1913 Gettysburg reunionGettysburg BattlefieldAmerican Civil War
- 1889 Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships voted to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest city by area in the United States and the second-largest by population. Hyde Park Township, IllinoisIllinoisChicago
- 1864 A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River near present-day Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, killing as many as 99 people and injuring 100 others in Canada's worst railway accident. Swing bridgeRichelieu RiverMont-Saint-HilaireBeloeil train disaster
- 1832 Black Hawk War: Three men working in a cornfield were attacked by Sauk Native Americans, resulting in two deaths. Black Hawk WarSinsinawa Mound raidSauk people
- 1776 The first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, was fought near Cape May, New Jersey. PrivateerAmerican Revolutionary WarBattle of Turtle Gut InletCape May, New Jersey
- 1764 One of the strongest tornadoes in history struck Woldegk in present-day northeastern Germany, killing one person. 1764 Woldegk tornadoWoldegk
- 1613 The original Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground after a cannon employed for special effects misfired during a performance of Henry VIII and ignited the roof. Globe TheatreSpecial effectHenry VIII (play)