Daily Content Archive
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_-_clovis_roi_des_francs_(465-511).jpg) Clovis ITraditionally regarded as the founder of the French monarchy, Clovis was born in the 5th century to a Frankish tribal leader. He became the sole ruler of the Salian Franks by force of perseverance—and by murdering a number of relatives. He defeated the last Roman ruler of Gaul, united the Frankish tribes to become ruler of their entire kingdom, made Paris his base of operations, and extended his realm into Germany. What experience supposedly influenced him to convert to Christianity? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Kecksburg UFO Incident (1965)Many believe that the large fireball observed in the sky above Ontario, Canada, and at least six US states in 1965 was nothing more than a passing meteor. However, some witnesses in the small town of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, claim a car-sized, acorn-shaped object with hieroglyphic-like markings crashed in a nearby wood and was then carted off by the military. Government officials long denied these allegations, but 40 years later, in 2005, NASA made what admission regarding the suspicious object? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Fritz Haber (1868)Haber was a Nobel Prize-winning German chemist whose work was instrumental in the development of poison gas during World War I. He was unwavering in his support of chemical warfare and staunchly defended his work against critics, though he might have felt differently had he known how the Nazis would use the gas he helped develop against its own people—indeed Haber's own relatives—just a few years later. His wife, on the other hand, was deeply opposed. In what way did she protest his work? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Pyrrhus, when his friends congratulated to him his victory over the Romans under Fabricius, but with great slaughter of his own side, said to them again, "Yes; but if we have such another victory, we are undone."Francis Bacon (1561-1626) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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(the) man/woman of the hour— A person currently being celebrated, honored, or admired by others, especially for a recent victory, accomplishment, or other cause for celebration. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Tanzania Independence Day (2022)Tanzania Independence Day is a celebration of the independence—from the British in 1961—of Tanganyika, which merged with Zanzibar in 1964 to become Tanzania. The day is a national holiday celebrated with parades, youth leagues marching before the president at the stadium in Dar es Salaam, school games, cultural dances, and aerobatics by the air force. More... | |