Tel Aviv bus passengers stabbed http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30910956
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Jefferson Davis Leaves the U.S. Senate
Just weeks after his home state of Mississippi seceded from the Union, U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis prepared to leave Washington, D.C., and the country he had served as a soldier, cabinet member and member of Congress. On January 21, 1861, Davis and five other Southern senators made emotional farewell speeches. One more time, Davis enumerated the reasons why the South felt secession was its only recourse: ‘…when you deny to us the right to withdraw from a Government which…threatens to be destructive to our rights, we but tread in the path of our fathers when we proclaim our independence….’ Davis then apologized to any senators he may have offended, and finished his address by saying, ‘…it only remains for me to bid you a final adieu.’
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In Bulgaria, the old women who helped deliver babies—much like the modern midwife—were called baba, or grandmother. It was widely believed that the baby received some of the baba’s wisdom, and it was customary for the baby’s parents to bring the baba flowers on a particular day each year, called Grandmother’s Day or Day of the Midwives. Eventually the children grew up, but they would continue to visit their baba each year. Most babies in Bulgaria today are born in hospitals, so the children bring flowers to the doctors and nurses who assisted at their birth. More… Discuss
Nicklaus is considered one of the greatest golfers of all time, and his legendary rivalry with Arnold Palmer helped turn the game into a major spectator sport. “The Golden Bear” turned pro in 1962 and by 1986 had played in 100 major championships, finishing in the top three 45 times. He won three British Open Championships, four US Opens, five PGA Championships, and six Masters, for a record 18 major championships. Who are the only two golfers to have accumulated more PGA wins than Nicklaus? More… Discuss
A British man’s negligence lawsuit against Sotheby’s has been dismissed despite his claims that the auction house’s experts did not do enough research when they sold a painting for him in 2006. At the time, the owner was assured by Sotheby’s that the painting he was selling was a copy of the Italian master Caravaggio‘s The Cardsharps. The piece sold for 42,000 pounds to a Caravaggio expert, who later declared it to be the work of the master himself and worth 10 million pounds. Scholars disagree about whether the painting is by Caravaggio or one of his followers. More… Discuss
A guided missile is a self-propelled, unmanned space or air vehicle whose path can be adjusted during flight, either by automatic self-contained controls or remote human control. Often propelled by rockets and carrying explosive warheads, guided missiles were first developed for military applications by the Germans, who employed V-1 and V-2 missiles in World War II. They have since become the key strategic and tactical weapon of modern warfare. What are some other types of missiles? More… Discuss
Definition: | (noun) A controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine. |
Synonyms: | tirade, diatribe |
Usage: | He launched into the polemic, not caring whom he offended or won over, intent only on getting his point across. Discuss. |
Paris mayor: We intend to sue Fox News
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Full text: Obama’s State of the Union Address
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Holy water protest at Lenin’s tomb http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30893554
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X-rays ‘read’ burnt Vesuvius scroll http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30888767
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Reps. to raise pencils during SOTU
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Parents Who Shun Vaccines Tend To Cluster, Boosting Children’s Risk http://n.pr/1J8Qj6b
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Two Yemenis face terror charges in U.S.
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Birmingham FC ‘theft’ arrest made http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30902007
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A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
1327 | Edward II of England is deposed by his eldest son, Edward III. | |
1616 | The French explorer Samuel de Champlain arrives to winter in a Huron Indian village after being wounded in a battle with Iroquois in New France. | |
1783 | Britain signs a peace agreement with France and Spain, who allied against it in the American War of Independence. | |
1908 | The Sullivan Ordinance bars women from smoking in public facilities in the United States. | |
1930 | Charles Lindbergh arrives in New York, setting a cross country flying record of 14.75 hours. | |
1935 | Belgium arrests some Nazi agitators who urge for a return to the Reich. | |
1941 | Hitler meets with Mussolini and offers aid in Albania and Greece. | |
1942 | Nazi officials meet in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to decide the “Final Solution of the Jewish Question.” | |
1944 | Allied forces in Italy begin unsuccessful operations to cross the Rapido River and seize Cassino. | |
1945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for his fourth term. | |
1945 | The Allies sign a truce with the Hungarians. | |
1946 | France’s Charles DeGaulle hands in his resignation. | |
1952 | British troops occupy Ismalia, Egypt. | |
1954 | Over 22,000 anti-Communist prisoners are turned over to UN forces in Korea. | |
1977 | President Jimmy Carter is sworn in and then surprises the nation as he walks from the U.S. Capitol to the White House. | |
1981 | Ronald Reagan is sworn in as president at the same time 52 American hostages are released from their captors in Tehran, Iran. | |
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1760 | Charles III, King of Spain. | |
1732 | Richard Henry Lee, American Revolutionary patriot and signatory of the Declaration of Independence. | |
1820 | Anne Clough, promoter of higher education. | |
1893 | Bessy Colman, first African American aviator. | |
1896 | George Burns, comedian and actor in vaudeville, radio, television and film. | |
1910 | Joy Adamson, British author and naturalist (Born Free). | |
1930 | Dr. Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, second man to walk on the moon. |
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The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop (far left) and Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav M. Molotov (far right) signed a pact on August 23, 1939, in which Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia agreed not to support any third party that might attack the other. Because Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin (second from right) had publicly condemned each other’s ideologies, the agreement came as a surprise to both Soviet and Nazi sympathizers. The pact was signed more for strategic reasons than peaceful ones, however. Specifications made public years later revealed that the leaders had divided Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres, allotting each side territory between the two. Just days after the signing, Germany invaded Poland, and by the end of September, both powers had claimed sections of Poland. World War II and Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union were just around the corner.
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Eusebius, born just a few years after Fabian’s death, tells us how Fabian came to Rome after Pope Anteros died in 236. A layperson, and not a very important one, he may have come for the same reason … continue reading
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St. Sebastian’s Day is celebrated throughout Latin America, but the dance-drama El Pochó, which takes place in Tenosique in Tabasco State, Mexico, on this day, is unique. On the morning of January 20, everyone gathers at the prearranged location: a house or a plaza. The pochoveras enter in their long skirts and embroidered blouses and perform the initial dance. Then the cojóes enter, wearing masks with exaggerated features. Soon the tigres (jaguars) invade the dance space, and the cojóes and tigres play at hunting each other until, finally, they join forces to chase the audience. More… Discuss
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In 1944, Danish novelist, poet, and essayist Johannes Vilhelm Jensen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He penned more than 60 volumes, including essays, travel books, and lyrical poems, and his interest in biology and anthropology—he had studied medicine before pursuing writing—is evident throughout. His best-known work is The Long Journey, a six-novel fantasy based on Darwinian theory that traces the story of humans from primitive times to the age of whom? More… Discuss
The overthrow of Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi of Iran by an Islamic revolutionary government in February 1979 led to a steady deterioration in Iranian-American relations. In September of that year, the exiled shah was allowed into the US for medical treatment, prompting Iranian students called the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line to seize the US embassy in Tehran and take 66 Americans hostage. After 444 days, the last 52 hostages were released. What was the “Canadian Caper”? More… Discuss
Britain’s long-lost Beagle 2 spacecraft—launched in 2003 to search for life on Mars—has been spotted on the red planet, more than 11 years after it was last heard from. Deemed a “heroic failure” when contact with it was lost on December 19, 2003, the craft has been observed in recent images from the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. According to officials from the UK Space Agency, there is evidence that Beagle 2 landed on Mars as scheduled on Christmas Day 2003, but only partially deployed, likely due to a hard landing. More… Discuss
Flagler, an American financier, was John D. Rockefeller’s business partner and a key figure in the development of Florida as a winter playground. After visiting the state in 1883 and seeing its inadequate transportation and hotel facilities, he worked to improve them. He bought up and consolidated several local railroads and organized the Florida East Coast Railway. He also established steamship lines, dredged the Miami harbor, and built palatial hotels. What accident contributed to his death? More… Discuss
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