Horoscope♉: 01/14/2020

Horoscope♉:
01/14/2020

Today you could find yourself searching for a particular piece of knowledge that you need in order to move on with something you’re doing, Taurus. You’ll probably find it, perhaps through a friend or colleague. Or else it might show itself suddenly, making you want to shout, “Eureka!” After that, it’s smooth sailing all the way. You’ll be able to use this information to accomplish whatever you need and be successful. Make good use of it.: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Today’s Holiday: Chilembwe Day

Today’s Holiday:
Chilembwe Day

John Chilembwe was born in the 1860s in the African nation of Nyasaland, now known as Malawi. Dismayed by the treatment of local peoples at the hands of plantation owners, whom he charged with racism and exploitation, he and a group of 200 followers staged an uprising. They were caught and killed on February 3, 1915. Chilembwe is now memorialized as a hero for African independence and is celebrated annually on January 15 in Malawi, which attained its independence in 1964. His image on a Malawi banknote attests to his enduring popularity as a symbol of Malawi freedom and patriotism. More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Today’s Birthday: Mihai Eminescu (1850)

Today’s Birthday:
Mihai Eminescu (1850)

Eminescu is considered Romania’s greatest poet. His first poems were published when he was just a teen, and a few years later he joined the literary circle Junimea and began contributing to its journal, Convorbiri literare. His lyrical, passionate, and revolutionary poems had a profound influence on Romanian letters. Eminescu suffered from periodic attacks of insanity and died shortly after one such attack. He is honored in a monument in the capital city of what Islamic country? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

This Day in History: Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht Murdered While

This Day in History:
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht Murdered While Under Arrest (1919)

During WWI, Luxemburg and Liebknecht formed a revolutionary, antiwar socialist group in Germany that became the Spartacus League. After the proclamation of the German republic in 1918, they opposed the moderate government formed by the Social Democrats and advocated its violent overthrow, to be replaced by a dictatorship of the proletariat. They transformed their league into the German Communist Party and led an uprising, which was crushed. Arrested, they were murdered by whom while in custody? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Quote of the Day: Jonathan Swift

Quote of the Day:
Jonathan Swift

Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance. More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Article of the Day: Beelzebub

Article of the Day:
Beelzebub

In the Old Testament, Beelzebub is a fertility god worshipped by the Philistines of Ekron and other Semitic groups. In the New Testament, he is the leader of the devils, sometimes identified with Satan and sometimes with his chief assistant. One of the fallen angels of John Milton’s 17th-century epic Paradise Lost, Beelzebub is described by the author as being next to Satan in power. His name, Beelzebub, ultimately derives from the Hebrew words bá’al zebub, meaning “lord of” what? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Idiom of the Day: a great many

Idiom of the Day:
a great many

A very large number of (people, things, etc.). Watch the video…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Word of the Day: balderdash

Word of the Day:
balderdash

Definition: (noun) Trivial nonsense.

Synonyms: fiddle-faddle, piffle

Usage: Our earnings reports prove that the rumors of our company’s imminent collapse are balderdash.: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Watch “Regina Spektor – “Don’t Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)” Official Music Video” on YouTube

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You can open any door if you only have the key…careful though: some doors are better left unopened!

You can open any door if you only have the key…careful though: some doors are better left unopened!

So, this is what they call a flower…hmmm it’s beautiful!

So, this is what they call a flower…hmmm it’s beautiful!

So many wonders to take in!

So many wonders to take in!

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Per aspera ad astra

Per aspera ad astra

Mother’s courage

Mother’s courage