Daily Content Archive
(as of Tuesday, November 13, 2018)| Word of the Day | |||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Prepositions Commonly Used with VerbsCertain verbs require prepositions in order to connect to their sentences' objects. What are some of the prepositions most commonly used with verbs? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 MosquesThe mosque has traditionally been the center of social, political, and educational life in Islamic societies. Although Muhammad's house in Medina served as the prototype for Muslim houses of worship, mosques appear quite different in various parts of the world due to the influence of local architectural styles. Minarets, towers from which the call to prayer is sounded, are common features of mosques, as are courtyards surrounded by arcaded porticoes. What determines the orientation of a mosque? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Daredevil Sam Patch's Final, Fatal Stunt (1829)Patch, a one-time mill worker, made a name for himself as a stunt diver in the late 1920s, most famously by leaping from a 125-ft (38-m) ladder into the Niagara River near the base of Niagara Falls not once but twice. Less than a month later, he made another 125-ft jump, ironically billed as "Sam's Last Jump," this time into the Genesee River. With thousands watching, the daredevil leapt to his death. In his first Genesee stunt the week before, what did Patch send over the ledge before jumping? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Robert Louis Stevenson (1850)Born in Scotland, Stevenson traveled frequently during his life, partly in search of better climates for his tuberculosis, which would eventually cause his death at age 44. In 1885, he published A Child's Garden of Verses, one of the most influential children's works of the 19th century. His immensely popular novels Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were written over the course of just a few years. What is considered his unfinished masterpiece? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience.Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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king of the hill— The most powerful, successful, or authoritative person in a group or organization. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Feast of St. Frances Cabrini (2022)The first American citizen to be proclaimed a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, Francesca Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917) was born in Italy. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart in 1880 and went on to establish orphanages, schools, and hospitals in many American cities, as well as in Europe and South America. She was canonized on July 7, 1946. Her feast day is commemorated in many places, but particularly at Mother Cabrini High School in New York City, in whose chapel she is buried, and at every establishment of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: slighthair-trigger - Its underlying meaning is something that may be triggered with the pressure of something as slight as a hair. More... legerdemain - "Slight of hand, conjuring tricks," from French, literally "light of hand." More... velleity - Describes a mild desire, wish, or urge that is too slight to lead to action. More... | |