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Quote of the Day
"Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give yourself to it."
Word of the Day
efficacious
/ɛf.ɪ.ˈkeɪ.ʃəs/
adjective
Effective; possessing efficacy.
Example: This medicine is efficacious.
The Meaning of Liff
CORRIEVORRIE
n.
Corridor etiquette demans that one a corriedoo (q.v.) has been declared, corrievorrie must be employed. Both protagonists must now embellish their approach with an embarrassing combination of waving, grinning, making idiot faces, doing pirate impressions, and waggling the head from side to side while holding the other person's eyes as the smile drips off their face, until with great relief, they pass each other.
Met Museum
Karnak (Thèbes), Palais - Construction de Granit - Pilier Sculpté, au Point P
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Félix Teynard
MoMA Highlight
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
1907
Pablo Picasso
Oil on canvas
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On This Day
- 2002 The Israel Defense Forces bombed the home of Salah Shehade, the leader of the military arm of Hamas, killing him, his family and neighboring civilians. Israel Defense ForcesSalah ShehadeAl-Qassam BrigadesHamas
- 1997 Written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece, the best-selling manga series in history, debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Eiichiro OdaOne PieceList of best-selling mangaWeekly Shōnen Jump
- 1991 American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after police discovered human remains in his apartment. Serial killerJeffrey DahmerMilwaukee
- 1975 Stanley Forman (pictured) took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photo Fire Escape Collapse, which spurred action to improve the safety of fire escapes across the United States. Stanley FormanPulitzer PrizeFire Escape CollapseFire escape
- 1963 The United Kingdom granted self-government to Sarawak. Sarawak
- 1954 A limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, due to organized crime. Declaration of martial law in Russell County, AlabamaRussell County, Alabama
- 1944 World War II: In opposition to the government-in-exile based in London, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Germany. World War IIPolish government-in-exilePolish Committee of National LiberationManifesto of the Polish Committee of National Liberation
- 1894 Jules-Albert de Dion finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was against the rules. Jules-Albert de DionParis–Rouen (motor race)Steam engine
- 1864 American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta. American Civil WarConfederate States ArmyUnion armyBattle of Atlanta
- 1817 Windham William Sadler made the first successful aerial crossing of the Irish Sea, which he accomplished by balloon. Windham William SadlerIrish Sea
- 1802 Gia Long conquered Hanoi and unified modern-day Vietnam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare. Gia LongHanoi
- 1691 Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. WilliamiteJacobitismBattle of AughrimWilliamite War in Ireland
- 1298 First War of Scottish Independence: English forces led by Edward I defeated William Wallace's Scottish troops at the Battle of Falkirk. First War of Scottish IndependenceEdward I of EnglandWilliam WallaceBattle of Falkirk
- 1209 A crusader army captured Béziers, France, and massacred the city's inhabitants in the first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade. BéziersMassacre at BéziersAlbigensian Crusade
- 838 Arab–Byzantine wars: The forces of the Abbasid Caliphate defeated Byzantine troops led by Emperor Theophilos at the Battle of Anzen, near present-day Dazman, Turkey. Arab–Byzantine warsAbbasid CaliphateByzantine EmpireTheophilos (emperor)Battle of Anzen