Daily Content Archive
(as of Tuesday, July 28, 2015)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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 Giuseppe MazziniMazzini was an Italian patriot, revolutionist, and an outstanding figure of the Risorgimento, the era of nationalism and activism that led to Italy's unification. In his youth, he devoted himself to literary and philosophical studies and later joined the Carbonari, a secret society with political purposes. He was imprisoned, went into exile, and founded Giovine Italia, a secret society that pushed for a united Italian republic. How did Mazzini's contributions factor into the formation of the EU? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Summer Jam at Watkins Glen (1973)Summer Jam at Watkins Glen was a 1973 rock festival that drew more attendees than any pop music festival before it. An estimated 600,000 fans flocked to the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway outside of Watkins Glen, New York, to see performances by The Allman Brothers Band, The Band, and the Grateful Dead. In fact, so many concertgoers arrived early that the bands performed an impromptu concert during their sound checks the day before the festival. Who was the only person to die at the festival? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Beatrix Potter (1866)Potter was an English author and illustrator whose 23 children's books, featuring her delicate drawings and watercolor paintings, are considered classics today. When she was 27, she sent an illustrated story to a sick boy whose mother, Potter's former governess, encouraged her to publish it. This became her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Now one of the best-selling children's books of all time, it was initially rejected by publishers. How did Potter respond to this setback? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 The good befriend themselves.Sophocles (496 BC-406 BC) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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guess again— A rhetorical imperative indicating that the person being spoken to is mistaken about, and thus should reconsider, something. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Lumberjack World Championships (2016)At the turn of the century, Hayward, Wisconsin, was one of the most active logging towns in the northern United States. Nowadays Hayward is known primarily as the site of the largest lumberjack competition in the country. Lumberjacks and logrollers from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, England, and the United States come to Hayward to compete in a variety of events. The three-day event takes place in the Lumberjack Bowl, a large bay of Lake Hayward that was once used as a holding pond for the North Wisconsin Lumber Company and is now used for the World Logrolling Championships. More... | |
| In the News | |
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Too much TV Time for Toddlers Linked to Risk of Being Bullied, Study SuggestsToddlers who spend a lot of time in front of a TV may be at greater risk of being bullied later in life, a new study suggests. As the number of hours of TV watching increased, so did the risk of being victimized by classmates in middle school ... More... | |