Daily Content Archive
(as of Tuesday, March 29, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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sensibility
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Defining Adverbs of MannerAdverbs of manner are used to tell us how something happens or is done. What can they modify in a sentence? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Classical OrdersClassical orders are ancient styles of architecture defined by the type of column, base, capital, and entablature used. The Parthenon is a prime example of the Doric order, the earliest and simplest of the five classical orders. The Corinthian order, with its fluted columns topped with leaves and scrolls, is the most ornate. Roman architect and engineer Vitruvius details these forms in his De architectura. The only surviving architectural writing from antiquity, it was rediscovered when? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Ireland Bans Smoking in All Public Places (2004)In the latter part of the 20th century, research on the health risks of secondhand tobacco smoke spurred legislative bodies throughout the world to consider smoking bans. On March 29, 2004, Ireland became the first country to implement a nationwide ban on smoking in public places, including all enclosed workplaces. Many nations have since followed with similar legislation. Which Pope instituted the first known public smoking ban in 1590 by threatening smokers with excommunication? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Cy Young (1867)Born Denton True Young, Cy Young was an American baseball player for whom the prestigious Cy Young Award—presented annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball—is named. In his 22-year major league career, he pitched in 906 games. Known for his excellent control and ability to outwit batters, Young holds the record for winning the most games—511—including 76 shutouts and three no-hitters. In 1904, he pitched the American League's first perfect game. How did Young get the nickname "Cy"? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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like death warmed up— In a state or appearance of extreme ill health. (Often preceded by "look" or "feel.") More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Madagascar Martyrs' Day (2023)Madagascar Martyrs' Day memorializes those who died in the Revolt of 1947 against the French. Madagascar had been a French colony since 1896 and then was named an overseas territory within the French Union in the 1946 constitution. On March 29, 1947, the people staged a nationalist uprising against colonial forces. Casualties from the conflict were reported as high as 80,000. French military courts tried the leaders of the revolt and executed 20 of them. On March 29, the Malagasy government and people remember those patriots who sacrificed their lives for their country's freedom. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: sufferimpatient - Meaning "not able to bear or suffer," based on Latin pati, "to suffer." More... compatible - Its base is Latin compati, "suffer with." More... harrow, harrowing - To harrow is to wound the feelings or cause to suffer—which gives us harrowing. More... suffer - To suffer something is, etymologically, to "hold or sustain it from underneath," from Latin sufferre, "sustain." More... | |