Daily Content Archive
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Using "Should" to Describe ExpectationsThe modal auxiliary verb "should" can be used in affirmative (non-negative) sentences to express an expected outcome. If we use the negative of "should" ("should not" or "shouldn't"), what does it imply? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The Vestments ControversyArising during the English Reformation, the vestments controversy superficially pertained to vestments—liturgical garments worn by clergy members—but more fundamentally concerned the future of English Protestant identity, doctrine, and various church practices. The controversy stemmed in part from a debate about whether or not the wearing of vestments should be required during certain religious ceremonies. The development of which two branches of Protestantism was affected by the debate? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America (1861)As a US senator, Davis advocated states' rights but tried to discourage secession. Still, when Mississippi seceded, he resigned from the Senate, was appointed major general of the Mississippi militia, and soon was chosen to be president of the Confederacy. After Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered without Davis's approval in 1865, Davis fled Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital, hoping to continue the fight until he could secure better terms from the North. What happened to him? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Charles Dow (1851)In the early 1880s, Charles Dow and Edward Davis Jones established the Dow Jones Average as a stock price indicator consisting mostly of railroad stocks. In 1889, Dow Jones & Co. began publication of the Wall Street Journal, and the well-known Dow Jones Industrial Average was created in 1896. Today, there are four different Dow Jones averages—industrial stocks, transportation stocks, utility stocks, and a composite average of all three. What were Dow's "Leadville Letters"? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Few are the hearts whose happy lot it is at once to recognize in each other's voices the partner intended for them by Providence.Edwin Abbott (1838-1926) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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kick the tires— To inspect or test something or someone to ensure that he, she, or it meets the required or expected standard of quality. Primarily heard in US, Canada. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Sitka Whalefest (2024)Gray whales are native to the northern Pacific Ocean. They spend their summers in the Bering Sea but migrate every year to the waters off the coast of Mexico. Since the whales prefer to hug the coast, they are often visible to those living in seaside towns. Several towns along the migration route celebrate the whales' yearly appearances by hosting whale festivals. In Alaska, the town of Sitka holds a whale festival in November. Festival organizers coordinate a program of whale-watching tours, special presentations by marine biologists, and performances by Native and Russian dance troupes. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: projectingledgit - A label or memo slip projecting from a book's pages. More... broach - Comes from Latin brocchus/broccus, "projecting." More... eminent - Can mean "projecting, protruding" and is based on Latin eminere, "project." More... eaves - Its etymological meaning is "going over the edge, projecting." More... | |