On this day:
1066
Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela, and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.
Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela, and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.
So, maybe there's a problem older than the modern Israeli state?
1853
Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
1903
A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois, kills at least 605.
1906
The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later laid down the foundations of Pakistan.
1924
Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies.
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“It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.” --Einstein
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According to Politico, There is a massive, growing opportunity for Democrats to tap into rising anxiety, fear and anger about the havoc AI could wreak in people’s lives, they say, on issues from energy affordability to large-scale job losses, and channel it toward a populist movement — and not doing it, or not doing it strongly enough, will hurt the party.
Often, reporting makes it so.
Biden said the Russian invasion of Ukraine was an 'excursion.'
The Trump administration voted against a United Nations resolution condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine and calling for the withdrawal of Russian forces.
Which of these positions makes the most sense?
1853
Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
1903
A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois, kills at least 605.
1906
The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later laid down the foundations of Pakistan.
1924
Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies.
“It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.” --Einstein
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According to Politico, There is a massive, growing opportunity for Democrats to tap into rising anxiety, fear and anger about the havoc AI could wreak in people’s lives, they say, on issues from energy affordability to large-scale job losses, and channel it toward a populist movement — and not doing it, or not doing it strongly enough, will hurt the party.
Often, reporting makes it so.
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Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world, in a breakthrough that supporters hope will be a catalyst for similar moves to protect bees elsewhere.
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Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world, in a breakthrough that supporters hope will be a catalyst for similar moves to protect bees elsewhere.
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The Trump administration voted against a United Nations resolution condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine and calling for the withdrawal of Russian forces.
Which of these positions makes the most sense?
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Hogmanay is the Scottish New Year, a blend of ancient traditions and possibly a more modern response to the strict Cromwellian restrictions of the Middle Ages. It has several characteristics. Bonfires are a part, perhaps from Viking or Clan days. "Redding" the house is another. It is a ritualistic cleaning, a 'readying' for the new year. The fireplace is swept and some read the ashes, like auguries. After midnight, neighbors visit, bringing small gifts, usually food, and receiving them, usually whiskey.
Hogmanay
Hogmanay is the Scottish New Year, a blend of ancient traditions and possibly a more modern response to the strict Cromwellian restrictions of the Middle Ages. It has several characteristics. Bonfires are a part, perhaps from Viking or Clan days. "Redding" the house is another. It is a ritualistic cleaning, a 'readying' for the new year. The fireplace is swept and some read the ashes, like auguries. After midnight, neighbors visit, bringing small gifts, usually food, and receiving them, usually whiskey.
Importance was placed on the first to enter in the new year, the "first foot." (Tall handsome men were good, redheaded women bad.) The house and the livestock are blessed with water from a local stream--which sounds really old--and then the woman of the house would go from room to room with a smoldering juniper branch, seemingly counteracting all the "redding" with smoke. Robert Burn's version of the traditional Scottish Auld Lang Syne, which translates to “times gone by,” is sung.
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