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Quote of the Day
"Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more. "
Word of the Day
ephemeral
/əˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl/
noun
Something which lasts for a short period of time.
The Meaning of Liff
TRANTLEMORE
vb.
To make a noise like a train crossing a set of points.
Met Museum
Panel with Fish, Bats, and Clouds
18th century
MoMA Highlight
The Starry Night
1889
Vincent van Gogh
Oil on canvas
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On This Day
- 2021 A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing $1.5 billion in damages and economic loss. 2021 Haiti earthquake
- 2013 Security forces raided two camps of supporters of the ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo, leading to the deaths of at least 595 civilians. Rabaa massacreMohamed Morsi
- 2010 The inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games opened in Singapore for athletes aged between 14 and 18. 2010 Summer Youth OlympicsYouth Olympic Games
- 2007 Four coordinated suicide bomb attacks detonated in the Yazidi communities of Qahtaniya and Jazeera, Iraq, killing 796 people and wounding 1,562 others. Qahtaniyah bombingsTil EzerSiba Sheikh Khidir
- 2005 Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed into a mountain north of Marathon, Greece, killing all 121 people on board. Helios Airways Flight 522Marathon, Greece
- 1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in London, the first in its record-breaking run in cinemas, which continues in limited release. The Rocky Horror Picture ShowLimited theatrical release
- 1941 After a secret meeting in Newfoundland, British prime minister Winston Churchill and U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (both pictured) issued the Atlantic Charter, establishing a vision for a post–World War II world. Dominion of NewfoundlandWinston ChurchillFranklin D. RooseveltAtlantic Charter
- 1888 One of the first recordings of music, of Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", was played at a press conference in London to introduce Thomas Edison's phonograph. Arthur SullivanThe Lost ChordThomas EdisonPhonograph
- 1816 The United Kingdom formally annexed the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa. Tristan da CunhaCape Colony
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