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zealous
adjective
Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.
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Part of Khety's desert hunt scene
ca. 2051–2000 B.C.
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Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
1907
Pablo Picasso
Oil on canvas
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On This Day
- 2016 Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others. 2016 Atatürk Airport attackAtatürk Airport
- 1990 Paperback Software, a company founded by Adam Osborne, was found guilty of copyright infringement for using Lotus 1-2-3's look-and-feel interface in its own spreadsheet program. Paperback SoftwareAdam OsborneCopyright infringementLotus 1-2-3Look and feelSpreadsheet
- 1989 President Slobodan Milošević gave a speech at Gazimestan in which he described the possibility of "armed battles" in the future of Serbia's national development. Slobodan MiloševićGazimestan speechGazimestan
- 1978 In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the U.S. Supreme Court barred quota systems in college admissions but held that affirmative-action programs advantaging minorities were constitutional. Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United StatesRacial quotaAffirmative actionMinority group
- 1969 In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began demonstrations, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement. Stonewall InnGayTransgenderStonewall riotsLGBTQ movements
- 1969 In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began demonstrations, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement. Stonewall InnGayTransgenderStonewall riotsLGBTQ movements
- 1956 Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed by the Polish People's Army and the Internal Security Corps. 1956 Poznań protestsPoznańPolish People's ArmyInternal Security Corps
- 1950 Korean War: South Korean forces began the Bodo League massacre, summarily executing tens of thousands of suspected North Korean sympathizers. Korean WarBodo League massacreSummary execution
- 1942 World War II: The Wehrmacht launched Case Blue, a strategic German offensive to capture oil fields in the south of the Soviet Union. World War IIWehrmachtCase Blue
- 1916 First World War: Around 55,000 workers in Berlin went on strike to protest against the trial of anti-war campaigner Karl Liebknecht. World War I1916 Berlin strikeKarl Liebknecht
- 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip (pictured), a Yugoslav nationalist, sparking the outbreak of World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaSophie, Duchess of HohenbergAssassination of Archduke Franz FerdinandSarajevoGavrilo PrincipYugoslavismWorld War I
- 1911 The Nakhla meteorite (fragments pictured), the first meteorite to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth in Abu Hummus, Egypt. Nakhla meteoriteMeteoriteWater on MarsAbu Hummus
- 1904 In the worst maritime disaster involving a Danish merchant ship, SS Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock and sank in the North Atlantic, resulting in more than 635 deaths. SS NorgeHasselwood Rock
- 1895 The U.S. Court of Private Land Claims ruled that James Reavis's claim to 18,600 sq mi (48,000 km2) of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico was "wholly fictitious and fraudulent". United States Court of Private Land ClaimsJames ReavisArizonaNew Mexico
- 1880 Police captured Australian bank robber and cultural icon Ned Kelly (pictured) after a gun battle in Glenrowan, Victoria. Cultural iconNed KellyGlenrowan, Victoria
- 1846 Belgian musician Adolphe Sax patented his design of the saxophone (example pictured). Adolphe SaxSaxophone
- 1841 Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris. GiselleAdolphe AdamSalle Le Peletier
- 1776 American Revolutionary War: The militia of the Province of South Carolina repelled a British attack on Charleston. American Revolutionary WarMilitia (United States)Province of South CarolinaBattle of Sullivan's IslandCharleston, South Carolina
- 1461 Edward IV was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. Edward IVList of English monarchsWestminster Abbey
- 572 Alboin, the king of the Lombards, was assassinated in Verona in a coup d'état instigated by the Byzantines. AlboinLombardsVeronaByzantine Empire