Daily Content Archive
(as of Tuesday, November 29, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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 Guide DogsGuide dogs are service dogs that have been specially trained to help the visually impaired safely navigate their environments. The first school for guide dogs was established by the German government after World War I to provide service dogs to blinded veterans. Schools now exist in several European countries and in the US, where the pioneer Seeing Eye, Inc., founded by Dorothy Harrison Eustis in 1929, is one of the best known. What breeds are most frequently trained to be guide dogs? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Japan's Meiji Constitution Goes into Effect (1890)In the mid-19th century, Japan was forced to end its isolation by signing a series of unequal treaties that gave Western nations special privileges in Japan. The unpopular Tokugawa shogunate collapsed soon after and, in 1868, the boy emperor Meiji was "restored" to power. The Meiji constitution defined Japan as a capable, modern nation deserving of Western respect while preserving its own power. What did Ito Hirobumi, who drafted the Meiji constitution, do to prepare himself for the task? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Jacques Chirac (1932)Chirac, a French political leader, was president of France from 1995 to 2007, served twice as prime minister, and was the mayor of Paris for nearly two decades. As president, he sought to reduce unemployment, cut the deficit, and strengthen ties with Germany. In the early 2000s, Chirac was implicated in a number of corruption scandals, and, in 2011, he was convicted on corruption charges. In 2002, Chirac survived an attempt on his life during celebrations of what French national holiday? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 We are not concerned with the very poor. They are unthinkable, and only to be approached by the statistician or the poet.E. M. Forster (1879-1970) | |
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home sweet home— An expression of pleasure or relief upon returning to one's home, especially after an extended period away from it. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (2022)In 1977, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared November 29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. On December 1, 2000, the Assembly reaffirmed the UN's responsibility to work towards the peaceful creation of a Palestinian homeland and lauded those countries that observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. More... | |