Daily Content Archive
(as of Thursday, August 18, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Noun ClausesA noun clause is a type of dependent clause that is able to function grammatically like a noun in a sentence. What words most commonly begin a noun clause? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The Fabergé EggsThe Fabergé eggs were 50 jeweled "Easter eggs" created for the Russian tsars by famed jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé between 1885 and 1917. Tsar Alexander III commissioned the first egg as an Easter surprise for his wife, Maria Fedorovna. The tsarina was so delighted with the gift that Alexander established Fabergé as the Imperial Goldsmith and requested an egg each year thereafter, stipulating only that it contain a surprise. Nicholas II continued the tradition. Where are the eggs today? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 King Henry IV of France Marries Marguerite de Valois (1572)The marriage of Henry of Navarre—later King Henry IV of France—to Marguerite de Valois—daughter of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici—was intended to forge peace between Roman Catholics and Protestants. However, the occasion was instead used as a plot to massacre the Protestant Huguenots gathered for the wedding. The massacre spread from Paris throughout France, and an estimated 70,000 were killed, resulting in the resumption of civil war. How did Henry narrowly escape death amid the killings? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Virginia Dare (1587)The first English child born in the Americas, Dare began her life in the colony of Roanoke in what is now the state of North Carolina. Strangely, the colony soon disappeared, and what became of Dare and the other colonists remains a mystery. In the 400 years since, Dare has become a prominent figure in American mythology and folklore. To many, she represents concepts like innocence and hope. Others use her name as a rallying cry for bigotry and sexism. How do historians know about her birth? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Loyalty to petrified opinions never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul in this world--and never will.Mark Twain (1835-1910) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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hangdog look— A self-pitying expression of abjection, defeat, shame, or guilt. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Gabon Independence Day (2023)Gabon gained official independence from France on August 17, 1960, after more than a century of domination. August 17 is a public holiday, but celebrations often extend to the days before and after Independence Day, with parades and dancing. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: problemslife coach - An advisor who helps people with problems, decisions, and goal attainment in daily life. More... empathy, sympathy - Empathy denotes a deep emotional understanding of another's feelings or problems, while sympathy is more general and can apply to small annoyances or setbacks. More... gravity - Comes from Latin gravitas, from gravis, "heavy, important"—and it can apply to situations and problems as well as to people. More... insoluble - Can be applied to problems that cannot be solved as well as substances that will not dissolve in liquids. More... | |