Daily Content Archive
(as of Thursday, November 21, 2019)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Idioms that Start with "In"As there is no way to decipher a prepositional idiom's meaning simply by looking at it, it is best to memorize as many combinations as possible. Many combinations start with "in," such as "in advance," "in common," and "in general." What are some others? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The Bible RiotsThe 1844 Bible Riots were a series of anti-Catholic riots in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that resulted in several dozen deaths, many more injuries, and the destruction of two churches. At the time, scores of immigrants, particularly Irish Catholics, were settling in the city. Consequently, the nativist movement, which espouses a sociopolitical policy favoring the interests of established inhabitants over those of immigrants, saw rapid growth there. Who did grand juries blame for the riots? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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_under_the_Verrazano_Narrows_Bridge.jpg) Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Opens (1964)The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City. From the time of its completion until 1981, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world, with a span of 4,260 feet (1,298 m). Designed by engineer Othmar Ammann, a noted authority on bridges, it furnished a critical link in the regional highway system and is widely known today as the starting point for the New York City Marathon. Who was Giovanni da Verrazano, the bridge's namesake? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Mollie Steimer (1897)After immigrating to New York City from Russia as a teen, Steimer worked in the garment industry, where she became involved in workers' rights and anarchism. After joining a Jewish anarchist collective, she began publishing leaflets that opposed US involvement in World War I. Arrested for distributing them, she was convicted under the Espionage Act and deported to Russia. She was soon forced to leave Russia, and later fled both Germany and France. Where did she spend the rest of her life? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 One likes to be respected as highly as his neighbors are.L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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screw (one's) courage to the sticking place— To remain bold, resolute, determined, and courageous, especially in the face of possible danger, difficulty, hardship, or adversity. Taken from a line in Shakespeare's Macbeth: "We fail! But screw your courage to the sticking-place, and we'll not fail." More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2025)The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary was first celebrated by the Greeks in about the 8th century and was not adopted by the Roman Catholic Church until the later Middle Ages; no one is quite sure when this festival was first introduced. As related in the apocryphal Book of James, it commemorates the presentation of the three-year-old Mary in the Temple to consecrate her to the service of God. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: justicehigh court - A supreme court of justice. More... attain - First meant "bring to justice." More... revenge, justice - Revenge is personal and justice is societal. More... blind justice - The Greek statue for justice is wearing a blindfold so she cannot see the bribes being offered to her, hence blind justice. More... | |