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Quote of the Day
"Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart."
Word of the Day
sagacious
/səˈɡeɪʃəs/
adjective
Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.
The Meaning of Liff
ZEAL MONACHORUM
n.
(Skiing term.) To ski with 'zeal monchorum' is to decend the top three quaters of the mountain in a quivering blue funk, but on arriving at the gentle bit just in front of the resturant to whizz to a stop like a victerious slalom-champion.
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On This Day
- 2015 United States Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage (aftermath pictured) of 3 million gallons (11 million litres) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado. United States Environmental Protection Agency2015 Gold King Mine waste water spillAcid mine drainageTailingsSilverton, Colorado
- 2012 Radio Network House (pictured), damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, becomes the first building to be demolished by implosion in New Zealand. Implosion of Radio Network House2011 Christchurch earthquake
- 2012 An American white supremacist carried out a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and wounding four others. White supremacyWisconsin Sikh temple shootingGurdwaraOak Creek, Wisconsin
- 2011 NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program. Juno (spacecraft)JupiterNew Frontiers program
- 1993 Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering, the first trading card game. Wizards of the CoastMagic: The GatheringCollectible card game
- 1984 A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft crashed while attempting to land in Dhaka, killing 49 people in the deadliest aviation accident in Bangladeshi history. Biman Bangladesh Airlines1984 Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 crashDhaka
- 1981 U.S. president Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization en masse. Ronald ReaganProfessional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (1968)
- 1973 Due to an athletics scandal, the National Collegiate Athletic Association applied the death penalty to the basketball program at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. University of Southwestern Louisiana basketball scandalNational Collegiate Athletic AssociationDeath penalty (NCAA)University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- 1969 Police raided a screening of the film Lonesome Cowboys in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of a Gay Liberation Front in that city. Lonesome Cowboys police raidLonesome CowboysAtlantaGay Liberation Front
- 1962 American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Marilyn MonroeDeath of Marilyn MonroeBarbiturate overdoseBrentwood, Los Angeles
- 1949 An earthquake registering 6.4 Ms struck near Ambato, Ecuador, killing 5,050 people. 1949 Ambato earthquakeSurface-wave magnitudeAmbato, Ecuador
- 1916 First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani. World War ISinai and Palestine campaignBattle of Romani
- 1888 Bertha Benz made the first long-distance automobile trip, driving 106 km (66 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany, in a Benz Patent-Motorwagen. Bertha BenzMannheimPforzheimBenz Patent-Motorwagen
- 1816 Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph, deeming it "wholly unnecessary". Sir John Barrow, 1st BaronetAdmiralty (United Kingdom)Francis RonaldsElectrical telegraph
- 1772 Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, with the primary motive to restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe. Russian EmpireKingdom of PrussiaHabsburg monarchyFirst Partition of PolandBalance of power (international relations)
- 1716 Austro-Turkish War: The Ottoman army were defeated in their attempt to capture the Habsburgs-controlled Petrovaradin Fortress despite having double the number of soldiers. Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)Ottoman EmpireBattle of PetrovaradinHabsburg monarchyPetrovaradin Fortress
- 1689 Beaver Wars: Aggravated by increased French incursions into their territory, a large force of Mohawk warriors substantially destroyed the settlement of Lachine in present-day Quebec. Beaver WarsMohawk peopleLachine massacreLachine, QuebecQuebec
- 1600 Scottish nobleman John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, was killed during what was most likely a failed attempt to kidnap King James VI. John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of GowrieJames VI and I
- 1506 Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania achieved one of the greatest Lithuanian victories against the Tatars at the Battle of Kletsk. Muscovite–Lithuanian WarsGrand Duchy of LithuaniaTatarsBattle of Kletsk
- 1460 The Kingdom of Scotland captures Roxburgh, one of the last English strongholds in Scotland, following a siege. Capture of Roxburgh (1460)
- 1100 Henry I was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey. Henry I of EnglandList of English monarchsWestminster Abbey
- 25 Liu Xiu proclaimed himself the monarch of the Han dynasty as Emperor Guangwu. AD 25Emperor Guangwu of HanList of emperors of the Han dynasty