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This Day in History, July 17
On July 17th, 1816, the Klondike gold rush began. Read More
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How the women of NASA made their mark on the space program
HOUSTON -- The Civil Rights Act had just passed and the slide rule was giving way to computers when Frances "Poppy" Northcutt arrived at NASA's Houston campus in 1965, eager to join the space race. But her job title ...Read more
This Day in History, July 16
On July 16th, 1769, Father Junipero Serra founded Mission San Diego de Alcala in California.
L.A.'s ShakeAlert earthquake warning app worked exactly as planned. That's the problem
LOS ANGELES -- More than 500,000 people have downloaded Los Angeles County's new ShakeAlertLA app to warn them of impending earthquakes.
So when the two strongest earthquakes in almost two decades hit Southern California ...Read more
This Day in History, July 15
On July 15th, 1799, the Rosetta Stone was discovered by Pierre-Francois Bouchard.
Tech Q&A: Why your phone shouldn't go swimming
On a lake trip over July 4th weekend, my daughter's iPhone 7 Plus ended up taking a dive. It was found in about 3 feet of water 24 hours later, still working but with some permanent damage. The experience provided a few ...Read more
Qualcomm gets support from Justice Department, others in antitrust appeal
The U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies have weighed in to support Qualcomm's efforts to put antitrust sanctions on hold pending appeal, claiming immediately imposing the stiff requirements could harm ...Read more
Full Speed 'Ahead'!
Some random dispatches from the Word Front ...
-- Off With Their "Aheads": When did "ahead of" start to replace "before"? A recent New York Times headline proclaimed "Xi Jinping Will Make First Visit to North Korea ...Read more
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Democracy must be our answer to terrorism. -- Angela Merkel
Other Notable Events for July 17
On this date in history:
In 1918, Russian Czar Nicholas II and his family were killed by Bolsheviks who had held them captive for two months. Though the whereabouts of their bodies was unknown for years, later ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for July 17
Those born on this date include:
- English clergyman/author Isaac Watts in 1674
- financier John Jacob Astor in 1763
- actor James Cagney in 1899
- TV personality Art Linkletter in 1912
- ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Wednesday, July 17, the 198th day of 2019 with 167 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune and Saturn.
Celebrity Challenge
What word/phrase is described by the following rebus?
Julio Iglesias
Lana Turner
Dinah Shore
John Wayne
Robert Redford
John Ireland
Elizabeth Taylor
John Travolta
Barbara Eden
Jack Nicholson
Other Notable Events for July 16
On this date in history:
In 1790, the U.S. Congress designated the District of Columbia as the permanent seat of the U.S. government.
In 1935, the world's first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma...Read more
Notable Birthdays for July 16
Those born on this date include:
- Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science Church, in 1821
- journalist/civil rights activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett in 1862
- Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen...Read more
Today's Word "concinnity"
concinnity \kuhn-SIN-uh-tee\ (noun) - 1 : Internal harmony or fitness in the adaptation of parts to a whole or to each other. 2 : Studied elegance of design or arrangement -- used chiefly of literary style. 3 : An instance...Read more
Anagram Riddle
Three 5-letter words,
Anagrams of each other.
One is a cloth,
The second a spot,
The third is at home with the Father.
What are the three words?
View full teaser and answerOther Notable Events for July 15
On this date in history:
In 1799, the Rosetta Stone, which helped decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, was found in an Egyptian village by French soldiers.
In 1806, Zebulon Pike began an ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for July 15
Those born on this date include:
- Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn in 1606
- poet Clement Clarke Moore, author of A Visit from St. Nicholas (Twas the Night Before Christmas) in 1779
- Roman Catholic ...Read more
Today's Word "Zeitgeist"
Zeitgeist \TSYT-guyst; ZYT-guyst\ (noun) - [Often capitalized] The spirit of the time; the general intellectual and moral state or temper characteristic of any period of time.
"Yet being a man, as I say, with his hair a ...Read more
Mono-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter (each sentence describes a different set). Example: malt, melt, molt.
1) Instead of buying one baked good at the restaurant, Mark bought a whole box.
2) Do not decline to prove the falseness of the necessity of a shelter.
3) Neil loves to brag about how he killed the animal with an explosion.
4) The uncommon rabbit should...
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