Daily Content Archive
(as of Wednesday, January 22, 2020)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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-2.jpg) BirdsongsBirds sing using the syrinx, the avian vocal organ. Singing is usually confined to males and is at its height during the breeding season, when it is used to attract a mate. Birdsongs are usually more complex and longer than birdcalls. There is evidence that songs are learned, while certain calls are inherited. A male chaffinch hatchling, for example, sings a "subsong" but only learns the true song by hearing and imitating adult males. Deaf birds sing, but their songs are different in what way? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Bloody Sunday: Massacre in St. Petersburg (1905)The Russian Revolution of 1905 began on Bloody Sunday, when Czar Nicholas II's troops killed and wounded hundreds of unarmed, peaceful demonstrators marching toward the Winter Palace. The protesters, organized by Georgy Gapon, a Russian Orthodox priest, were going to present the czar with a petition for an eight-hour workday, improved working conditions, and fair wages, when troops opened fire on them. Gapon was killed soon after. How was his friend Pinhas Rutenberg involved in his death? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Bruno Kreisky (1911)Kreisky was an Austrian statesman who helped negotiate the treaty that restored Austrian independence and neutrality in 1955 and who became chancellor of Austria in 1970, retaining the office until 1983. As chancellor, he increased Austria's role in world affairs and presided over a growing economy. He instituted many liberal reforms, such as the decriminalization of homosexuality and abortion. The chancellor, who had Jewish roots, stirred up controversy by appointing whom to his cabinet? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Few are the hearts whose happy lot it is at once to recognize in each other's voices the partner intended for them by Providence.Edwin Abbott (1838-1926) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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crushing blow— A major defeat or setback that is devastating to the goals of a person, group, or organization. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 St. Vincent's Day (2023)São Vicente St. Vincent of Saragossa is the patron saint of Lisbon, Portugal. In Lisbon, people celebrate his feast day with processions and prayers. But in the surrounding rural areas, there are a number of folk traditions associated with this day. Farmers believe that by carrying a resin torch to the top of a high hill on January 22, they can predict what the coming harvest will be like. If the wind extinguishes the flame, the crops will be abundant; if the torch continues to burn, a poor growing season lies ahead. More... | |