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This Day in History, August 25
On August 25th, 1718, the city of New Orleans was founded. Read More
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This Day in History, August 24
On August 24th, 1853, potato chips were first prepared.
This Day in History, August 23
On August 23rd, 1614, the University of Groningen was established.
We tested popular cellphones for radiofrequency radiation. Now the FCC is investigating.
The Apple iPhone 7 was set to operate at full power and secured below a tub of clear liquid, specially formulated to simulate human tissue.
With the push of a button, a robotic arm swung into action, sending a pencil-thin...Read more
A tropical disturbance is moving toward Florida, and forecasters are watching
MIAMI -- The National Hurricane Center is watching an area of disturbed weather that is hovering in the Atlantic over the central and northwestern Bahamas.
As of Wednesday morning, the system is primarily a batch of ...Read more
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries. -- American writer Anne Herbert
Other Notable Events for August 25
On this date in history:
In 1609, Galileo Galilei exhibited his first telescope in Venice.
In 1718, the city of New Orleans was founded.
In 1875, Matthew Webb, a 27-year-old British ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for August 25
Those born on this date include:
- Czar Ivan IV, Ivan the Terrible, of Russia, in 1530
- composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein in 1918
- former Alabama Gov. George Wallace in 1919
- game show ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Sunday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2019 with 128 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.
Fake Stone
I am a fake stone,
I am green without envy.
I am three in one,
I can symbolize the Trinity.
What am I?
View full teaser and answerOther Notable Events for August 24
On this date in history:
In 79 A.D., thousands died and the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy.
In 1814, the British captured Washington and...Read more
Notable Birthdays for August 24
Those born on this date include:
- Argentine poet/author Jorge Luis Borges in 1899
- Palestinian leader/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yasser Arafat in 1929
- British novelist A.S. Byatt, born Antonia ...Read more
Class Photo
Jacob's class picture has 40 photos arranged in a 8 x 5 grid. The photos in the top row are numbered 1 through 8 from left to right, with the photos in the remaining rows similarly numbered (as shown below). Given the following clues (bordering includes horizontal, vertical, and diagonal), where is Jacob's picture?
X X X X X X X X (1 - 8)
X X X X X X X X (9 - 16)
X X X X X X X X (17 - 24)
X X X X X X X X (25 - 32)
X X ...
Other Notable Events for August 23
On this date in history:
In 1914, the British Expeditionary Force fought on European soil for the first time since the 1815 Battle of Waterloo in a confrontation with the German army in the Battle of Mons in ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for August 23
Those born on this date include:
- French King Louis XVI in 1754
- dancer/actor/director Gene Kelly in 1912
- baseball Hall of Fame member George Kell in 1922
- actor Vera Miles in 1929 (age 90)...Read more
Call 911
What is the meaning of this rebus?
Buse, train derailment!
Emic, head-on collision!
Larm!
Oint, apartment on fire!
Rena, bank robbery in progress!
Lizards gone wild: UC Berkeley researcher's 'feminist science' bucks male-dominated inquiry
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- For as long as humans have practiced science, men have dominated research. Much of our understanding of the world has been filtered through their beliefs. For UC Berkeley post-doctoral researcher Ambika...Read more
Apple looking to new iPhones to spur upcoming holiday sales: report
Apple may be putting more emphasis on services such as Apple Music and its upcoming Apple TV+ streaming television offering, but that doesn't mean the tech giant is giving up on its iconic products in any way.
As an ...Read more
Other Notable Events for August 22
On this date in history:
In 1851, the U.S.-built schooner America outran a fleet of Britain's finest ships around England's Isle of Wight in an international race that became known as the America's Cup.
...Read more
Notable Birthdays for August 22
Those born on this date include:
- Pope Leo XII in 1760
- French composer Claude Debussy in 1862
- writer/critic Dorothy Parker in 1893
- heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley in 1920
- science ...Read more
Slice & Splice
Slice the six 3-letter words in Group A into individual letters. Then create three 6-letter words for Group B. Each of the Group B words is constructed by splicing one letter from each of the Group A words together. The letters can be spliced in whatever order necessary to create a word in the English language. Each letter from Group A can only be used one time. The Group B words share a common characteristic. One letter of each Group B word ...
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