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Quote of the Day
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
Word of the Day
unanimous
adjective
Based on unanimity, assent or agreement.
Example: The debate went on for hours, but in the end the decision was unanimous.
The Meaning of Liff
FROLESWORTH
n.
Measure. The minimum time it is necessary to spend frowning in deep concentration at each picture in an art gallery in order that everyone else doesn't think you've a complete moron.
Met Museum
Ceramic Fragment
8th–9th century
MoMA Highlight
The Starry Night
1889
Vincent van Gogh
Oil on canvas
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On This Day
- 1998 Car bombs exploded simultaneously at the American embassies in the East African capital cities of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 4,000 others. 1998 United States embassy bombingsList of diplomatic missions of the United StatesDar es SalaamNairobi
- 1987 Lynne Cox became the first person to swim between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, crossing from Little Diomede to Big Diomede in the Bering Strait in 2 hours and 5 minutes. Lynne CoxLittle Diomede IslandBig Diomede IslandBering Strait
- 1985 Five members of the Bamber family were found murdered at a farmhouse in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, England. White House Farm murdersTolleshunt D'Arcy
- 1970 Jonathan Jackson kidnapped Harold Haley, a judge in Marin County, California, to coerce the release of the Soledad Brothers, including Jackson's brother George. Jonathan P. JacksonMarin County Civic Center attacksHarold HaleyMarin County, CaliforniaSoledad BrothersGeorge Jackson (activist)
- 1955 Hurricane Diane, the first Atlantic hurricane to cause more than $1 billion in damages, formed between the Lesser Antilles and Cape Verde. Hurricane DianeAtlantic hurricaneLesser AntillesCape Verde
- 1946 The Soviet Union informed Turkey that the way in which the latter was handling the Turkish straits no longer represented the security interests of its fellow Black Sea nations, escalating the Turkish Straits crisis. Turkish straitsBlack SeaTurkish Straits crisis
- 1944 IBM presented the first program-controlled calculator to Harvard University, after which it became known as the Mark I (pictured). IBMProgrammable calculatorHarvard UniversityHarvard Mark I
- 1942 World War II: U.S. Marines initiated the first American offensive of the Guadalcanal campaign, with landings on Tulagi (pictured), Gavutu–Tanambogo and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. World War IIUnited States Marine CorpsBattle of Tulagi and Gavutu–TanambogoGuadalcanal campaignTulagiGavutuTanambogoGuadalcanal
- 1914 The Battle of Mulhouse began with France's first attack of World War I in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to recover the region of Alsace from Germany. Battle of MulhouseWorld War IAlsace
- 1909 Fifty-nine days after leaving New York City with three passengers, Alice Huyler Ramsey arrived in San Francisco to become the first woman to drive an automobile across the contiguous United States. Alice Huyler RamseySan FranciscoContiguous United States
- 1897 Mahdist War: Anglo-Egyptian soldiers clashed with Mahdist Sudanese rebels in the Battle of Abu Hamed. Mahdist WarAnglo-Egyptian conquest of SudanMahdist StateBattle of Abu Hamed
- 1782 The Badge of Military Merit (pictured), the precursor to the U.S. Purple Heart, was established as a military decoration of the Continental Army. Badge of Military MeritPurple HeartMilitary awards and decorationsContinental Army
- 1744 Prussia declared its intervention in the War of the Austrian Succession on behalf of Charles VII, beginning the Second Silesian War. PrussiaWar of the Austrian SuccessionCharles VII, Holy Roman EmperorSecond Silesian War
- 1461 Ming Chinese general Cao Qin staged a failed coup against the Tianshun Emperor. Ming dynastyRebellion of Cao QinEmperor Yingzong of Ming