Daily Content Archive
(as of Wednesday, December 27, 2023)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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perspicuous
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Wrong vs. WronglyThe adjective "wrong" can become the adverb "wrongly," but we can use "wrong" as an irregular adverb as well—both are acceptable. When "wrong" is used as an adverb, where must it be positioned in a sentence? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The Killing FieldsThe Khmer Rouge was the extremist Communist organization that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. It was one of the most lethal regimes of the 20th c and was responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people through execution, starvation, and forced labor. Victims were often buried in mass grave sites, known as The Killing Fields, scattered throughout Cambodia. Whom did the Khmer Rouge target for their “re-education” campaigns? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 The Hagia Sophia Is Completed (537 CE)Distinguished by its size and rising succession of domes, the Hagia Sophia is the supreme masterpiece of Byzantine architecture. First a church, later a mosque, and now a museum, it was designed under Justinian I by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus and completed in less than six years. Its combination of a longitudinal basilica with a main building was wholly original in the sixth century, as was its use of pendentives. The Hagia Sophia stands on the site of what earlier structure? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Marlene Dietrich (1901)Dietrich was a German actress and singer. Abandoning an early ambition to be a violinist, she turned to acting and gained international attention as a femme fatale in The Blue Angel (1930). She then moved to Hollywood, where she starred in a series of films that established her glamorous and sophisticated persona. Resisting Nazi pressure to return to Germany, she became a US citizen in 1939. During WWII, she regularly entertained Allied troops, appearing before them how many times? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Life is a predicament which precedes death.Henry James (1843-1916) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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a long row to hoe— A particularly difficult or problematic task, situation, or set of circumstances to contend with or confront. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Fossey Day (2024)American conservationist Dian Fossey (1932-1985) conducted groundbreaking research on Rwanda's mountain gorillas, a species long victimized by wide-scale poaching, and helped ensure their preservation. Fossey was murdered in her cabin at a research center in the Virunga Mountains on December 27, 1985. Ceremonies for the anniversary of her death take place in Volcanoes National Park, which contains a permanent memorial to the zoologist. Individuals typically perform traditional dances, while government officials deliver speeches and lay wreaths on her grave site. More... | |
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