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Quote of the Day
"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows."
Word of the Day
luminescent
/luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt/
adjective
Emitting light by luminescence.
The Meaning of Liff
CLOVIS
q.v.
One who actually looks forward to putting up the Christmas decorations in the office.
Met Museum
Mediolanensis Viri Feminaeque Ornatus, from Fashions of Different Nations
n.d.
Pieter de Jode I
MoMA Highlight
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1962
Andy Warhol
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
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On This Day
- 1981 An estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million watched the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (combined coat of arms pictured) at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana SpencerSt Paul's Cathedral
- 1954 The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, was published by Allen & Unwin. The Fellowship of the RingJ. R. R. TolkienThe Lord of the RingsAllen & Unwin
- 1950 Korean War: Over fears that North Korean soldiers were infiltrating refugee columns, U.S. forces concluded a four-day massacre of hundreds of civilians through shootings and air attacks near the village of Nogeun-ri. Korean WarNo Gun Ri massacreNogeun-ri
- 1938 The Essential Commodities Reserves Act, which allowed the British government to build up reserves of essential commodities in anticipation of war, received royal assent. Essential Commodities Reserves Act 1938
- 1921 Adolf Hitler became leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. Adolf HitlerNazi Party
- 1914 The Cape Cod Canal (pictured), connecting Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, opened on a limited basis. Cape Cod CanalCape Cod BayBuzzards BayMassachusetts
- 1914 The first shots of World War I were fired by the Austro-Hungarian river monitor Bodrog on Serbian defences near Belgrade. River monitorYugoslav monitor SavaBelgrade
- 1900 Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci assassinated King Umberto I of Italy in Monza. Gaetano BresciUmberto I of ItalyMonza
- 1818 French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel submitted a memoir on the diffraction of light to the Royal Academy of Sciences, providing strong support for the wave theory of light. Augustin-Jean FresnelDiffractionFrench Academy of SciencesLight
- 1693 Nine Years' War: French troops defeated the forces of the Grand Alliance led by William III of England at the Battle of Landen in present-day Neerwinden, Belgium. Nine Years' WarGrand Alliance (League of Augsburg)William III of EnglandBattle of LandenNeerwinden
- 1567 The infant James VI was crowned King of Scotland at Stirling. James VI and ICoronation of James VIStirling
- 1014 Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Byzantine forces defeated troops of the Bulgarian Empire at the Battle of Kleidion in the mountains of Belasica near present-day Klyuch. Byzantine–Bulgarian warsByzantine EmpireFirst Bulgarian EmpireBattle of KleidionBelasicaKlyuch
- 904 Arab–Byzantine wars: Thessalonica, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, was sacked by Saracen raiders. Arab–Byzantine warsThessalonikiByzantine EmpireSack of Thessalonica (904)Saracen