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Quote of the Day
"One mistake does not have to rule a person's entire life."
Word of the Day
nefarious
/nɛˈfɛəɹi.əs/
adjective
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
Example: Aliens have a nefarious connotation in many science fiction books.
The Meaning of Liff
SCREEB
n.
To make the noise of a nylon anorak rubbing against a pair of corduroy trousers.
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On This Day
- 2012 The largest power outage in history occurred across 22 Indian states, affecting more than 620 million people, or about 9 percent of the world's population. 2012 India blackoutsStates and union territories of India
- 2007 The Troubles: Operation Banner, the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland, ended after 38 years with a military stalemate and ceasefire. The TroublesOperation BannerBritish Armed Forces
- 2006 Following intestinal surgery, Fidel Castro provisionally transferred the duties of the Cuban presidency to his brother Raúl. Fidel Castro2006–2008 Cuban transfer of presidential dutiesPresident of CubaRaúl Castro
- 2002 Hamas detonated a bomb at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, killing nine students and injuring about 100 more. HamasHebrew University bombingMount ScopusHebrew University of Jerusalem
- 2000 Three years after being hit by a mudslide, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (pagoda pictured) in Hong Kong fully reopened. MudflowTen Thousand Buddhas Monastery
- 1991 Soviet Special Purpose Police Unit troops killed seven Lithuanian customs officials in Medininkai in the most serious attack of their campaign against Lithuanian border posts. OMONMedininkaiSoviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border posts
- 1975 The Troubles: In a botched paramilitary attack, three members of the popular Miami Showband and two Ulster Volunteer Force gunmen were killed in County Down, Northern Ireland. The TroublesMiami Showband killingsThe Miami ShowbandUlster Volunteer ForceCounty Down
- 1972 The Troubles: Hours after the British Army's Operation Motorman brought an end to the self-declared autonomous area of Free Derry (Free Derry Corner pictured) in Northern Ireland, three car bombs exploded in the village of Claudy. The TroublesBritish ArmyOperation MotormanFree DerryFree Derry CornerClaudy bombingClaudy
- 1966 The pleasure cruiser MV Darlwyne disappeared off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all 31 people aboard. Loss of MV DarlwyneCornwall
- 1964 The space probe Ranger 7 captured thousands of close-up photographs of the Moon over its final minutes of flight and transmitted them to Earth before crashing on the lunar surface. Uncrewed spacecraftRanger 7Moon
- 1954 A team of Italian climbers became the first to reach the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain. 1954 Italian expedition to K2K2List of highest mountains on Earth
- 1941 The Holocaust: Under instructions from Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring authorised SS General Reinhard Heydrich to handle preparations for "the Final Solution of the Jewish question". The HolocaustAdolf HitlerHermann GöringSchutzstaffelReinhard HeydrichFinal SolutionJewish question
- 1924 A private senator's bill by Herbert Payne to introduce compulsory voting in Australia became law. Private member's billHerbert PayneElectoral system of Australia
- 1917 First World War: The Battle of Passchendaele began near Ypres, Belgium, with the Allies aiming to force German troops to withdraw from the Channel Ports. World War IBattle of PasschendaeleYpresAllies of World War IChannel Ports
- 1874 Patrick Francis Healy was inaugurated as president of Georgetown University, becoming the first African-American president of a predominantly white university in the United States. Patrick Francis HealyGeorgetown UniversityAfrican Americans
- 1777 The Second Continental Congress passed a resolution commissioning the Marquis de Lafayette (pictured) as a major general in the American revolutionary forces. Second Continental CongressGilbert du Motier, Marquis de LafayetteMajor generalContinental Army
- 1667 The Second Anglo-Dutch War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Breda. Second Anglo-Dutch WarTreaty of Breda (1667)
- 1009 Sergius IV became the 142nd pope, succeeding John XVIII. Pope Sergius IVList of popesPope John XVIII