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Quote of the Day
"The only limits in your life are those that you set yourself."
Word of the Day
rapturous
/ˈɹæp.tʃəɹ.əs/
adjective
Full of rapture.
Example: the rapturous emotions on the pulpit
The Meaning of Liff
CORRIEMUCHLOCH
n.
Word describing the kind of person who can make a complete mess of a simple job like walking down a corridor.
Met Museum
Plate 4: The peace with the king of France in order to fight the Turks, from the Triumphs of Charles V
1614
Jacques de Gheyn, III
MoMA Highlight
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
1907
Pablo Picasso
Oil on canvas
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On This Day
- 2020 A large explosion of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon killed 218 people and caused US$15 billion in damage. 2020 Beirut explosionAmmonium nitratePort of Beirut
- 2014 Julieka Ivanna Dhu, an Aboriginal Australian woman, died in police custody after her deteriorating condition was mocked and ignored. Aboriginal AustraliansDeath of Ms Dhu
- 2007 An airport police officer discovered a suitcase containing approximately US$800,000 as it passed through security at Jorge Newbery Airfield in Buenos Aires, sparking an international scandal involving Venezuela and Argentina. María del Luján TelpukAeroparque Jorge NewberySuitcase scandal
- 2006 Sri Lankan civil war: Seventeen employees of the French nongovernmental organization ACF International were massacred in Mutur. Sri Lankan civil warAction Against Hunger2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workersMutur
- 1997 French supercentenarian Jeanne Calment died at the age of 122 years, 164 days, with the longest confirmed human lifespan in history. SupercentenarianJeanne CalmentOldest people
- 1995 Yugoslav Wars: The Croatian Army initiated Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and the largest European land battle since the Second World War. Yugoslav WarsCroatian ArmyOperation StormCroatian War of Independence
- 1991 An explosion on the Greek cruise ship MTS Oceanos ruptured its hull, causing it to sink off the east coast of South Africa, with all 571 people on board rescued. MTS OceanosHull (watercraft)
- 1983 Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, the president of Upper Volta, was ousted in a coup d'état led by Thomas Sankara. Jean-Baptiste OuédraogoRepublic of Upper Volta1983 Upper Voltan coup d'étatThomas Sankara
- 1972 President Idi Amin announced the expulsion of Asians from Uganda. Idi AminExpulsion of Asians from Uganda
- 1964 Vietnam War: The National Security Agency falsely claimed that a U.S. Navy destroyer was attacked a second time by North Vietnamese vessels in the Gulf of Tonkin, leading Congress to authorize the use of military force. Vietnam WarNational Security AgencyGulf of Tonkin incidentUSS Maddox (DD-731)North VietnamGulf of TonkinUnited States CongressGulf of Tonkin Resolution
- 1953 Alfred C. Glassell Jr. caught a black marlin weighing 1,560 lb (710 kg) (pictured) off the coast of Peru, setting the record for the largest bony fish caught by hand. Alfred C. Glassell Jr.Black marlinOsteichthyes
- 1914 World War I: Adhering to the terms of the Treaty of London, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany in response to the latter's invasion of Belgium. World War ITreaty of London (1839)German invasion of Belgium (1914)
- 1892 Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother were found murdered in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts; Borden was later tried and acquitted for the murders. Lizzie BordenFall River, Massachusetts
- 1862 In Brooklyn, a mob composed largely of Irish Americans attacked a group of African Americans in a riot. BrooklynIrish AmericansAfrican Americans1862 Brooklyn riot
- 1830 American surveyor James Thompson produced the first plat of Chicago for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commissioners. James Thompson (surveyor)Plat
- 1796 French Revolutionary Wars: Commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte (depicted), the French Army of Italy decisively defeated Austrian forces led by Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich at the Battle of Lonato. French Revolutionary WarsNapoleonArmy of Italy (France)Peter Vitus von QuosdanovichBattle of Lonato
- 1791 The signing of the Treaty of Sistova brought an end to the Austro-Turkish War. Treaty of SistovaAustro-Turkish War (1788–1791)
- 1783 Mount Asama (pictured) in Japan began a climactic eruption, which exacerbated the Great Tenmei famine and led to thousands of deaths. Mount AsamaTenmei eruptionGreat Tenmei famine
- 1704 War of the Spanish Succession: A combined Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles captured Gibraltar from Spain. War of the Spanish SuccessionGeorge RookeCharles VI, Holy Roman EmperorCapture of Gibraltar
- 1356 Hundred Years' War: A large-scale mounted raid by Anglo-Gascon forces began under the command of Edward the Black Prince. Hundred Years' WarBlack Prince's chevauchée of 1356Edward the Black Prince
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