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Quote of the Day
"Turn your face to the sun, as flowers know how to do."
Word of the Day
luminous
/ˈluːmɪnəs/
adjective
Emitting light; glowing brightly.
The Meaning of Liff
BLITTERLESS
The little slivers of bomboo picked off a cane chair by a nervous guest which litter the carpet beneath and tell the chair's owner that the whole piece of furniture is about to uncoil terribly and slowly until it resembles a giant pencil sharpening.
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On This Day
- 2005 The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending more than 28 years of fighting. Free Aceh MovementGovernment of IndonesiaInsurgency in Aceh
- 1998 The Troubles: A car bomb attack carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army killed 29 people and injured approximately 220 others in Omagh, Northern Ireland. The TroublesOmagh bombingReal Irish Republican ArmyOmagh
- 1977 Big Ear, a radio telescope at Ohio State University received a strong, apparently extraterrestrial radio signal that became known as the Wow! signal. Ohio State University Radio ObservatoryRadio telescopeOhio State UniversityRadio waveWow! signal
- 1963 President Fulbert Youlou was overthrown in the Republic of Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital. Fulbert YoulouTrois Glorieuses (1963)
- 1948 The Republic of Korea was established with Syngman Rhee (pictured) as its first president. History of South KoreaSyngman Rhee
- 1947 Jawaharlal Nehru (pictured) took office as the first prime minister of India, a post he held for 16 years. Jawaharlal NehruPrime Minister of India
- 1944 World War II: Allied forces began Operation Dragoon, their invasion of southern France. World War IIAllies of World War IIOperation DragoonSouthern France
- 1942 World War II: The tanker SS Ohio reached Malta as part of an operation to deliver much-needed supplies during the siege of Malta. World War IISS Ohio (1940)Operation PedestalSiege of Malta (World War II)
- 1941 Josef Jakobs, a German spy, became the last person executed at the Tower of London. Josef JakobsTower of London
- 1909 A military coup against the government of Dimitrios Rallis began in the neighbourhood of Goudi in Athens, Greece. Goudi coupDimitrios RallisGoudiAthens
- 1812 War of 1812: Potawatomi warriors ambushed a United States Army convoy after it had evacuated Fort Dearborn (site pictured), in present-day Chicago, and razed the fort. War of 1812PotawatomiBattle of Fort DearbornFort DearbornChicago
- 1461 Byzantine–Ottoman wars: The Empire of Trebizond, the longest-surviving Byzantine successor state, was conquered by Ottoman forces following a month-long siege. Byzantine–Ottoman warsEmpire of TrebizondByzantine EmpireOttoman EmpireSiege of Trebizond (1461)
- 1261 Michael VIII Palaiologos was crowned Byzantine emperor in Constantinople. Michael VIII PalaiologosList of Byzantine emperorsConstantinople
- 1038 Upon the death of his uncle Stephen I, Peter (depicted) became the second king of Hungary. Stephen I of HungaryPeter, King of HungaryKing of Hungary
- 1018 Byzantine general Eustathios Daphnomeles captured and blinded Ibatzes of Bulgaria by means of a ruse, ending the last resistance against Emperor Basil II's conquest of Bulgaria. Eustathios DaphnomelesIvatsBasil IIByzantine conquest of Bulgaria
- 718 Forces of the Umayyad Caliphate abandoned a year-long siege of Constantinople, ending their goal of conquering the Byzantine Empire. Umayyad CaliphateSiege of Constantinople (717–718)Byzantine Empire