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Quote of the Day
"Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit."
Word of the Day
perspicacious
/ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/
adjective
Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.
The Meaning of Liff
SCOSTHROP
vb.
To make vague opening or cutting movements with the hands when wandering about looking for a tin opener, scissors, etc. in the hope that this will help in some way.
Met Museum
Fragment
ca. 1150–ca. 1250
MoMA Highlight
Campbell's Soup Cans
1962
Andy Warhol
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
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On This Day
- 2020 After a five day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera was recovered from Lake Piru, confirming her death. Naya RiveraLake PiruDeath of Naya Rivera
- 2013 Typhoon Soulik (pictured) made landfall in East China and Taiwan, killing at least 20 people. Typhoon Soulik (2013)East ChinaTaiwan
- 2003 French Directorate General for External Security personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombian politician Íngrid Betancourt from FARC guerrillas, resulting in a political scandal. Directorate General for External SecurityOperation 14 JulyÍngrid BetancourtRevolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
- 1992 Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army concluded Operation Tiger, advancing 17 kilometres (11 miles) into the Dubrovnik hinterland. Croatian War of IndependenceCroatian ArmyOperation Tiger (1992)Dubrovnik
- 1973 Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of a secret taping system (tape recorder pictured) in the Oval Office. Watergate scandalUnited States SenateWhite HouseAlexander ButterfieldNixon White House tapesOval Office
- 1962 In an unprecedented reshuffle, British prime minister Harold Macmillan (pictured) dismissed seven members of his cabinet. Cabinet reshuffleHarold MacmillanNight of the Long Knives (1962)
- 1943 World War II: Operation Fustian, an Allied operation to capture the Primosole Bridge in Sicily, was launched. World War IIOperation Fustian
- 1942 World War II: The 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment was converted from a battalion to accommodate a larger number of volunteers spurred on by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. World War II1st Filipino Infantry RegimentBattalionPhilippines campaign (1941–1942)
- 1930 The first FIFA World Cup was opened in Uruguay. 1930 FIFA World Cup
- 1913 While on a campaign in Bulgaria, the Romanian Army suffered a cholera outbreak that led to around 1,600 deaths. Second Balkan War1913 Romanian Army cholera outbreak
- 1863 Four days of rioting began in New York City in response to laws passed by the U.S. Congress to draft men to fight in the American Civil War. New York City draft riotsUnited States CongressConscription in the United StatesAmerican Civil War
- 1831 Wallachian officials adopted the Regulamentul Organic, which engendered a period of reforms that provided for the westernization of the local society. WallachiaRegulamentul Organic
- 1713 Eight representatives of the Wabanaki Confederacy ratified the Treaty of Portsmouth, ending their hostilities against the British in Queen Anne's War. Wabanaki ConfederacyTreaty of Portsmouth (1713)Queen Anne's War
- 1643 English Civil War: Royalist forces defeated the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Roundway Down near Devizes, Wiltshire. English Civil WarCavalierRoundheadBattle of Roundway DownDevizesWiltshire
- 1586 Anglo–Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company repelled a fleet of Spanish and Maltese galleys at the Battle of Pantelleria. Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)Levant CompanyHospitaller MaltaBattle of Pantelleria (1586)
- 1260 Livonian Crusade: Samogitian forces defeated Teutonic knights and the Livonian Order at the Battle of Durbe. Livonian CrusadeSamogitiansTeutonic OrderLivonian OrderBattle of Durbe