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Quote of the Day
"Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence."
Word of the Day
immaculate
/ɪˈmækjəlɪt/
adjective
Having no stain or blemish; spotless, undefiled, clear, clean, pure.
Example: Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. — Shakespeare, Richard II, V-iii.
The Meaning of Liff
IPING
participial vb.
The increasingly anxious shifting from leg to leg you go through when you are desperate to go to the lavatory and the person you are talking to keeps on remembering a few final things he want to mention.
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Crucifixion
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The Starry Night
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On This Day
- 2016 Hillary Clinton (pictured) became the first female nominee for president of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Hillary ClintonPresident of the United States2016 Democratic National ConventionPhiladelphia
- 2012 The New Irish Republican Army was formed from a merger of a number of dissident republican militant groups. New Irish Republican ArmyDissident republican
- 2007 After widespread controversy throughout Wales, Shambo, a black Friesian bull that had been adopted by the local Hindu community, was slaughtered due to concerns about bovine tuberculosis. ShamboHolstein FriesianHinduism in WalesMycobacterium bovis
- 1993 Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashed into a mountain during a failed attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea, leading to the deaths of 68 people on board. Asiana Airlines Flight 733Mokpo Air Base
- 1968 After coming second to Nguyễn Văn Thiệu in a rigged presidential election, Trương Đình Dzu was jailed by a South Vietnamese military court for illicit currency transactions. Nguyễn Văn Thiệu1967 South Vietnamese presidential electionTrương Đình DzuSouth Vietnam
- 1953 The Battle of the Samichon River, the last engagement of the Korean War, ended a few hours before the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement. Battle of the Samichon RiverKorean WarKorean Armistice Agreement
- 1953 In Short Creek, Arizona, police conducted a mass arrest of approximately 400 Mormon fundamentalists for polygamy. Colorado City, ArizonaShort Creek raidMormon fundamentalismMormonism and polygamy
- 1936 The Canadian National Vimy Memorial, dedicated to Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed in the First World War, was unveiled in Pas-de-Calais, France. Canadian National Vimy MemorialCanadian Expeditionary ForcePas-de-Calais
- 1887 L. L. Zamenhof (pictured) published Unua Libro, the first publication to describe Esperanto, a constructed international language. L. L. ZamenhofUnua LibroEsperantoConstructed language
- 1882 Boer mercenaries established the Republic of Stellaland (later flag pictured) in land claimed by the United Kingdom as part of British Bechuanaland. BoersStellalandBritish Bechuanaland
- 1778 On the orders of Catherine the Great the first of tens of thousands of Greek and Armenian Christians were removed from Crimea and resettled in Pryazovia. Catherine the GreatEviction of Christians from the Crimea (1778)Pryazovia
- 1759 French and Indian War: Troops led by French brigadier general François-Charles de Bourlamaque attempted to blow up Fort Carillon, near present-day Ticonderoga, New York, rather than defending it against approaching British forces. French and Indian WarFrançois-Charles de BourlamaqueBattle of Ticonderoga (1759)Fort CarillonTiconderoga, New York
- 1551 The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Castello of Gozo to the Ottoman Empire following a brief siege, leading to the mass enslavement and dispersal of the Gozitan population. Knights HospitallerCittadella (Gozo)Ottoman EmpireInvasion of Gozo (1551)