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Quote of the Day
"Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully."
Word of the Day
wanderlust
/ˈvændəˌlʊst/
noun
A strong impulse or longing to travel.
The Meaning of Liff
DITHERINGTON
n
Sudden access to panic experienced by one who realises that he is being drawn inexorably into a clabby (q.v.) conversion, i.e. one he has no hope of enjoying, benefiting from or understanding.
Met Museum
North end of Lacock Abbey
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MoMA Highlight
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Andy Warhol
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
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On This Day
- 2008 Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, setting the record for the most gold medals won by an athlete at a single games. Michael Phelps2008 Summer Olympics
- 1959 American musician Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, which became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed jazz recordings of all time. Miles DavisKind of BlueJazz
- 1950 Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea. Korean WarPrisoner of warHill 303 massacreKorean People's ArmyWaegwan
- 1945 The independence of Indonesia was proclaimed by Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta , igniting a revolution against the Dutch Empire. Proclamation of Indonesian IndependenceSukarnoMohammad HattaIndonesian National RevolutionDutch colonial empire
- 1945 Animal Farm, George Orwell's satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism, was first published. Animal FarmGeorge OrwellAllegoryTotalitarianism
- 1943 Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in a highly secret military conference (pictured) held in Quebec City. Winston ChurchillFranklin D. RooseveltFirst Quebec ConferenceQuebec City
- 1943 World War II: The Royal Air Force began a strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany's V-weapon programme by attacking the Peenemünde Army Research Center. World War IIRoyal Air ForceStrategic bombing during World War IIV-weaponsOperation Hydra (1943)Peenemünde Army Research Center
- 1915 A category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas, leaving at least 275 people dead and causing $50 million in damage. 1915 Galveston hurricaneGalveston, Texas
- 1914 World War I: Ignoring orders to retreat, Hermann von François led a successful counterattack defending East Prussia at the Battle of Stallupönen and scored the first German victory in the Eastern Front. World War IHermann von FrançoisEast PrussiaBattle of StallupönenEastern Front (World War I)
- 1907 Pike Place Market (pictured), one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opened in Seattle, Washington. Pike Place MarketSeattle
- 1876 The premiere of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner (pictured) closed the first Bayreuth Festival. GötterdämmerungBayreuth Festival
- 1676 Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad. Scanian WarBattle of Halmstad
- 1668 An earthquake struck the North Anatolia region, killing over 8,000 people. 1668 North Anatolia earthquakeBlack Sea region
- 1560 The Scottish Reformation Parliament approved a Protestant confession of faith, initiating the Scottish Reformation and disestablishing Catholicism as the national religion. Scottish Reformation ParliamentCreedScottish ReformationCatholic Church in Scotland
- 986 Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: The Bulgarians defeated Byzantine forces at the battle of the Gates of Trajan near present-day Ihtiman, with Emperor Basil II barely escaping. Byzantine–Bulgarian warsByzantine EmpireBattle of the Gates of TrajanIhtimanBasil II