Daily Content Archive
(as of Sunday, April 24, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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phantasmagoric
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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The Objective CaseWe largely do not inflect (change the form of) words to reflect whether they are acting as subjects or objects in a sentence. Personal pronouns, however, have a unique form in the objective case. "Me" and "us" are two personal pronouns in the objective case. What are the others? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The First Red ScareAfter World War I, the US was gripped by fears of communist and anarchist infiltration. Pressured by Congress, the Justice Department launched massive raids—led by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer—targeting communists, anarchists, and foreigners. More than 10,000 people were arrested and hundreds were deported, some for membership in Communist or left-wing groups, others on no greater pretext than that they looked or sounded foreign. What non-event effectively ended the Scare in 1920? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Armenian Genocide Begins (1915)Known by Armenians as the Great Calamity, the Armenian Genocide refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Ottoman Empire's Armenian population during and after World War I. Characterized by the use of massacres and forced marches designed to lead to the death of deportees, the genocide is estimated to have claimed up to 1 million Armenian lives. The onset of the genocide is generally accepted to be April 24, 1915, the day that Ottoman authorities did what? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Willem de Kooning (1904)De Kooning was a Dutch-American painter who became a leader of abstract expressionism, the New York-based school of painting that rejected naturalistic content. Examples of this period include his dramatic Black Paintings, which were black-and-white artworks created from enamel and oil paints. His later work became increasingly figurative, as is seen in his The Woman series of the 1950s, and was both criticized and lauded. In what unusual way did de Kooning immigrate to the US? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art.Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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a falling out— A severe quarrel or disagreement, especially one that leads to a temporary or permanent end of a relationship. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Armenian Martyrs' Day (2023)Armenian Martyrs' Day is a day of remembrance for the one million Armenians who died in the Turkish massacre of 1915-16. On April 24, 1915, Turks arrested Armenian political and intellectual leaders in Istanbul, killing 250 of them. That was the start of deportations, forced marches in the desert, rapes, and imprisonments that killed half the Armenian population in Turkey. Armenian communities throughout the world observe this day. In the United States, many state governors issue proclamations of remembrance; there are also special services in Armenian churches. More... | |
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