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"What a liberation to realize that 'the voice in my head' is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that."
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venerable
/ˈvɛnəɹəbl/
adjective
Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
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On This Day
- 2010 John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days. John IsnerNicolas Mahut2010 Wimbledon ChampionshipsIsner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
- 2010 Julia Gillard (pictured) was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Australia after incumbent Kevin Rudd declined to contest a leadership spill in the Labor Party. Julia GillardPrime Minister of AustraliaKevin Rudd2010 Australian Labor Party leadership spillAustralian Labor Party
- 1989 Following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party appointed Jiang Zemin (pictured) as general secretary in place of Zhao Ziyang. 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist PartyJiang ZeminGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyZhao Ziyang
- 1943 Amid racial tensions, U.S. Army military police shot and killed a black serviceman after a confrontation at a pub in Bamber Bridge, England. United States ArmyBattle of Bamber BridgeBamber Bridge
- 1940 Second World War: The British Army carried out Operation Collar, its first commando raid into German-occupied France. World War IIBritish ArmyOperation Collar (commando raid)CommandoGerman military administration in occupied France during World War II
- 1939 The first of the Thai cultural mandates was issued, officially changing the country's name from Siam to Thailand. Thai cultural mandates
- 1937 The U.S. Navy's first two fast battleships, North Carolina and Washington, of the North Carolina class, were respectively ordered from the New York and Philadelphia Naval Shipyards. Fast battleshipUSS North Carolina (BB-55)USS Washington (BB-56)North Carolina-class battleshipBrooklyn Navy YardPhiladelphia Naval Shipyard
- 1932 A group of military officers and civilians engineered a bloodless coup in Siam, ending the absolute rule of the Chakri dynasty. Siamese revolution of 1932Absolute monarchyChakri dynasty
- 1880 "O Canada", the present-day national anthem of Canada, was first performed in Quebec City during a Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day banquet. O CanadaNational anthemQuebec CitySaint-Jean-Baptiste Day
- 1812 Napoleonic Wars: Led by Napoleon, the French Grande Armée crossed the Neman, beginning their invasion of Russia. Napoleonic WarsNapoleonGrande ArméeNemanFrench invasion of Russia
- 1724 On the Feast of St. John the Baptist, Bach led the first performance of Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7, the third cantata of his chorale cantata cycle. Nativity of John the BaptistJohann Sebastian BachChrist unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7Chorale cantata cycle
- 1717 The first Grand Lodge of Freemasonry, the Premier Grand Lodge of England, was founded in London. Grand LodgeFreemasonryPremier Grand Lodge of England
- 1559 The 1559 Book of Common Prayer, a major component of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement, is legally introduced as the liturgy of the Church of England. Book of Common Prayer (1559)Elizabethan Religious SettlementAct of Uniformity 1558Church of England
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