Daily Content Archive
(as of Tuesday, January 17, 2023)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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 RugbyThe game of rugby originated in the early 19th century in, according to tradition, Rugby, England. It is related to both soccer and American football and is said to have started when a soccer player picked up the ball and ran with it. It was introduced into the US in 1875 but faded as American football developed. Unlike that sport, rugby features almost continuous play. Though tackling is permitted, blocking is forbidden, and players may not pass the ball forward. What is the "scrum"? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Matt Drudge Breaks the Lewinsky Scandal (1998)Matt Drudge is the proprietor of the popular Drudge Report website that gained notoriety for breaking a series of news reports ahead of the mainstream media. He won fame for his coverage of the Monica Lewinsky affair, a scandal that led to the impeachment of US President Bill Clinton. He was inspired to start his news site after becoming privy to insider gossip at CBS studios while working as its gift shop manager. What other odd jobs did Drudge hold before his breakthrough in journalism? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Muhammad Ali (1942)The self-proclaimed "greatest of all time," Ali is celebrated as much for his flamboyant manner, colorful boasts, and doggerel verse—"float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"—as for his boxing prowess. He beat the best fighters of his day and won the world heavyweight title a record three times, once after being stripped of it for refusing induction into the US Army during the Vietnam War on religious grounds. After his retirement, Ali began to fight a battle of a different sort, against what? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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bald-faced lie— A blatantly obvious and/or impudent untruth, one in which the liar does not attempt to disguise their mendacity. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Australian Open (2023)The Australian Open is the year's first event in the Grand Slam of tennis. It is played on synthetic hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, and known officially as the Australian Championships. The championship for men began in 1905, and the women's championship in 1922. The matches became an "open" (to both amateurs and professionals) in 1969. Margaret Smith Court, an Australian known for her powerful serve and volley, is the all-time champion in the women's division of the open; she won the title 11 times between 1960 and 1973. More... | |