Daily Content Archive
(as of Sunday, April 24, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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phantasmagoric
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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The Objective CaseWe largely do not inflect (change the form of) words to reflect whether they are acting as subjects or objects in a sentence. Personal pronouns, however, have a unique form in the objective case. "Me" and "us" are two personal pronouns in the objective case. What are the others? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The First Red ScareAfter World War I, the US was gripped by fears of communist and anarchist infiltration. Pressured by Congress, the Justice Department launched massive raids—led by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer—targeting communists, anarchists, and foreigners. More than 10,000 people were arrested and hundreds were deported, some for membership in Communist or left-wing groups, others on no greater pretext than that they looked or sounded foreign. What non-event effectively ended the Scare in 1920? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Hubble Space Telescope Launched (1990)The Hubble Space Telescope is the most sophisticated optical observatory ever placed into orbit around Earth, able to view star material some 10 to 12 billion light years away. Because it is above Earth's obscuring atmosphere, it can obtain images that are much brighter, clearer, and more detailed than ground-based telescope images. Although a defect in the primary mirror initially caused it to produce fuzzy images, a 1993 shuttle mission fixed this. What are some of Hubble's most famous images? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 William Joyce (1906)Born in the US and taken to the UK as a child, Joyce became involved with the fascist movement as a teen and fled to Germany before the outbreak of WWII. He remained there throughout the war, broadcasting Nazi propaganda in English from Berlin. He was captured by British soldiers in 1945 and, despite his American birth, was deemed subject to British jurisdiction because he held a British passport. He was convicted of treason and hanged. What urban legends about Joyce circulated during the war? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art.Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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be in with a chance— To have a good chance or high probability of doing or accomplishing something. Primarily heard in UK. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Armenian Martyrs' Day (2024)Armenian Martyrs' Day is a day of remembrance for the one million Armenians who died in the Turkish massacre of 1915-16. On April 24, 1915, Turks arrested Armenian political and intellectual leaders in Istanbul, killing 250 of them. That was the start of deportations, forced marches in the desert, rapes, and imprisonments that killed half the Armenian population in Turkey. Armenian communities throughout the world observe this day. In the United States, many state governors issue proclamations of remembrance; there are also special services in Armenian churches. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: passionacokoinonia - Sex without passion or desire. More... excandescence - The state of being glowing hot, anger or passion. More... incense - Once meant to kindle any passion, good or bad. More... wrangle - To wrangle can mean "to scream with passion." More... | |