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Quote of the Day
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Word of the Day
resilience
/ɹə.zɪl.ɪ.əns/
noun
The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.
The Meaning of Liff
BAUGHURST
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On This Day
- 2020 A landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant killed 175–200 miners, the deadliest mining accident in Burmese history. 2020 Hpakant jade mine disasterHpakant
- 2013 The International Astronomical Union announced that the fourth and fifth moons of Pluto to be discovered would be named Kerberos and Styx, respectively. International Astronomical UnionMoons of PlutoKerberos (moon)Styx (moon)
- 2013 In the Indonesian province of Aceh on the northern end of Sumatra, a Mw 6.1 strike-slip earthquake killed at least 35 people and injured 276 others. AcehSumatra2013 Aceh earthquake
- 2008 Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An Arab man rammed a loader into traffic in Jerusalem, killing three people and injuring 40 others (damage pictured). Israeli–Palestinian conflict2008 Jerusalem bulldozer attack
- 1998 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling, the second novel of the Harry Potter series, was published. Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJ. K. RowlingHarry Potter
- 1990 Singing Revolution: The Soviet economic blockade of Lithuania (pictured) was lifted when the Lithuanian parliament agreed to suspend the effects of their act to re-establish Lithuania as a state. Singing RevolutionSoviet economic blockade of LithuaniaAct of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
- 1976 More than a year after the end of the Vietnam War, North and South Vietnam officially merged under communist rule to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Vietnam WarNorth VietnamSouth VietnamCommunist Party of VietnamVietnam
- 1964 The Civil Rights Act was signed into law, outlawing segregation in schools, at the workplace, and other facilities that served the general public in the United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964Racial segregation in the United States
- 1941 A German SS unit arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania, and began the systematic execution of up to 100,000 people over the next three years. SchutzstaffelVilniusPonary massacre
- 1881 U.S. president James A. Garfield (pictured) was fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad station in Washington, D.C. James A. GarfieldAssassination of James A. GarfieldCharles J. GuiteauBaltimore and Potomac Railroad
- 1816 The French frigate Méduse ran aground off the coast of present-day Mauritania, with the survivors escaping on a makeshift raft, depicted in Théodore Géricault's painting The Raft of the Medusa (pictured). French frigate Méduse (1810)Théodore GéricaultThe Raft of the Medusa
- 1779 American Revolutionary War: French troops landed near St. George's, Grenada, and began their capture of the island. American Revolutionary WarSt. George's, GrenadaCapture of Grenada (1779)
- 1724 On the Feast of the Visitation, Bach led the first performance of his Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10, based on the German Magnificat. Visitation (Christianity)Johann Sebastian BachMeine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
- 1644 First English Civil War: The combined forces of Scottish Covenanters and English Parliamentarians defeated Royalist troops at the Battle of Marston Moor. First English Civil WarCovenantersRoundheadCavalierBattle of Marston Moor
- 706 The bodies of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Empress Wu Zetian were interred in the Qianling Mausoleum. Emperor Gaozong of TangWu ZetianQianling Mausoleum
- 626 Li Shimin led his forces to assassinate his rival brothers in a coup for the imperial throne of Tang China. Emperor Taizong of TangXuanwu Gate IncidentTang dynasty