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Quote of the Day
"Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it! Life is a game, play it! Life is love, enjoy it!"
Word of the Day
enigmatic
/ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/
adjective
Pertaining to an enigma.
The Meaning of Liff
KIRBY
n.
Small but repulsive piece of food prominently attached to a person's face or clothing. See also CHIPPING ONGAR.
Met Museum
Mirror with paired fantastic birds and floral designs
8th century
MoMA Highlight
The Starry Night
1889
Vincent van Gogh
Oil on canvas
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On This Day
- 2016 A U.S. Army Reserve veteran ambushed and shot at police officers in Dallas, Texas, killing five of them and injuring nine others, before being killed by a bomb attached to a police robot. United States Army Reserve2016 shooting of Dallas police officersDallas
- 1991 Yugoslav Wars: The signing of the Brioni Agreement ended the Ten-Day War between SFR Yugoslavia and Slovenia. Yugoslav WarsBrioni AgreementTen-Day WarSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- 1983 After writing a letter to Soviet premier Yuri Andropov, American schoolgirl Samantha Smith visited the Soviet Union as Andropov's personal guest, becoming known as "America's Youngest Ambassador". Yuri AndropovSamantha Smith
- 1963 The secret police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest during the Buddhist crisis. Ngô Đình NhuSouth VietnamNgo Dinh DiemDouble Seven Day scuffleBuddhist crisis
- 1937 The Peel Commission published a report stating that the League of Nations' Mandate for Palestine had become unworkable and recommended the partition of British-administered Mandatory Palestine into two states. Peel CommissionLeague of NationsMandate for PalestineMandatory Palestine
- 1911 Four countries signed the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention, which banned the hunting of seals in the pelagic zone. North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911Seal huntingPelagic zone
- 1907 Inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris, American impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (pictured) staged the first of his Ziegfeld Follies. Folies BergèreImpresarioFlorenz Ziegfeld Jr.Ziegfeld Follies
- 1800 War of the Second Coalition: The British Royal Navy force attacked the well-defended French anchorage of Dunkirk (depicted), capturing a French frigate. War of the Second CoalitionRoyal NavyRaid on Dunkirk (1800)Frigate
- 1798 Outraged by the XYZ Affair, the United States rescinded its treaties with France, resulting in the undeclared Quasi-War, fought entirely at sea. XYZ AffairUndeclared warQuasi-War
- 1777 American Revolutionary War: British forces caught up with American troops withdrawing from Ticonderoga, capturing more than 200 men at the Battle of Hubbardton. American Revolutionary WarSiege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)Battle of Hubbardton
- 1575 Anglo-Scottish Wars: A dispute between Sir John Forster and Sir John Carmichael led to a Scottish raid on Northumberland, England, in which 27 men were killed. Anglo-Scottish WarsJohn Forster (soldier)Sir John CarmichaelRaid of the Redeswire
- 1456 Joan of Arc was declared innocent of heresy in a retrial twenty-five years after her death. Joan of ArcRehabilitation trial of Joan of Arc