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Quote of the Day
"Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it! Life is a game, play it! Life is love, enjoy it!"
Word of the Day
enigmatic
/ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/
adjective
Pertaining to an enigma.
The Meaning of Liff
SWANIBOST
adj.
Complete shagged out after a hard day having income tax explained to you.
Met Museum
Plaque with a Winged Horse
1st century
MoMA Highlight
Campbell's Soup Cans
1962
Andy Warhol
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
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On This Day
- 2016 A U.S. Army Reserve veteran ambushed and shot at police officers in Dallas, Texas, killing five of them and injuring nine others, before being killed by a bomb attached to a police robot. United States Army Reserve2016 shooting of Dallas police officersDallas
- 1991 Yugoslav Wars: The signing of the Brioni Agreement ended the Ten-Day War between SFR Yugoslavia and Slovenia. Yugoslav WarsBrioni AgreementTen-Day WarSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- 1983 After writing a letter to Soviet premier Yuri Andropov, American schoolgirl Samantha Smith visited the Soviet Union as Andropov's personal guest, becoming known as "America's Youngest Ambassador". Yuri AndropovSamantha Smith
- 1963 The secret police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest during the Buddhist crisis. Ngô Đình NhuSouth VietnamNgo Dinh DiemDouble Seven Day scuffleBuddhist crisis
- 1937 The Peel Commission published a report stating that the League of Nations' Mandate for Palestine had become unworkable and recommended the partition of British-administered Mandatory Palestine into two states. Peel CommissionLeague of NationsMandate for PalestineMandatory Palestine
- 1911 Four countries signed the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention, which banned the hunting of seals in the pelagic zone. North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911Seal huntingPelagic zone
- 1907 Inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris, American impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (pictured) staged the first of his Ziegfeld Follies. Folies BergèreImpresarioFlorenz Ziegfeld Jr.Ziegfeld Follies
- 1800 War of the Second Coalition: The British Royal Navy force attacked the well-defended French anchorage of Dunkirk (depicted), capturing a French frigate. War of the Second CoalitionRoyal NavyRaid on Dunkirk (1800)Frigate
- 1798 Outraged by the XYZ Affair, the United States rescinded its treaties with France, resulting in the undeclared Quasi-War, fought entirely at sea. XYZ AffairUndeclared warQuasi-War
- 1777 American Revolutionary War: British forces caught up with American troops withdrawing from Ticonderoga, capturing more than 200 men at the Battle of Hubbardton. American Revolutionary WarSiege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)Battle of Hubbardton
- 1575 Anglo-Scottish Wars: A dispute between Sir John Forster and Sir John Carmichael led to a Scottish raid on Northumberland, England, in which 27 men were killed. Anglo-Scottish WarsJohn Forster (soldier)Sir John CarmichaelRaid of the Redeswire
- 1456 Joan of Arc was declared innocent of heresy in a retrial twenty-five years after her death. Joan of ArcRehabilitation trial of Joan of Arc