Daily Content Archive
(as of Friday, November 9, 2018)| Word of the Day | |||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Defining InterjectionsAn interjection is a word, phrase, or sound used to convey an emotion such as surprise, excitement, happiness, or anger. Capable of standing alone, interjections are grammatically unrelated to any other part of a sentence. What are interjections also known as? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Hanno the ElephantHanno was the pet white elephant of Pope Leo X, a member of the wealthy and powerful Medici family and one of the most extravagant Renaissance pontiffs. Hanno was given to Leo as a gift by King Manuel I of Portugal to commemorate the pope's coronation. A favorite of the papal court, Hanno was featured in processions in Rome. He contracted an illness after just two years there, however, and died in 1516. Hanno was the subject of a satirical pamphlet that helped launch the career of what author? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Garry Kasparov Becomes Youngest World Chess Champion (1985)In the 1984 World Chess Championship, 1980 World Junior Champion and international grandmaster Gary Kasparov faced reigning world champion Anatoly Karpov. The longest title match in chess history, it was aborted after 5 months of play and 48 games, after chess officials concluded that it was taking too great a psychological and physical toll on Karpov, who was leading but appeared likely to lose. Kasparov won a rematch 6 months later, becoming the youngest world champion ever. How old was he? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Benjamin Banneker (1731)Banneker was a free African American who was largely self-educated in astronomy and mathematics. In 1761, he drew attention by building a wooden clock that kept precise time for some 50 years. He accurately predicted a solar eclipse in 1789 and began publishing annually the Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Almanac and Ephemeris, sending an early copy to Thomas Jefferson to counter the belief that African Americans were intellectually inferior. How did Jefferson respond? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 It isn't possible to love and to part. You will wish that it was. You can transmute love, ignore it, muddle it, but you can never pull it out of you. I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal.E. M. Forster (1879-1970) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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kick (someone or something) to the curb— To discard, abandon, or dismiss someone or something that has become redundant, obsolete, useless, or unwanted. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal (2020)In Pakistan, November 9 is a national holiday to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal, a famous Pakistani poet and philosopher. Iqbal was born in the city of Sialkot in the Punjab province of Pakistan on November 9, 1877. On this day, a number of functions are held to honor the great poet. Many educational institutions sponsor programs that showcase his life and achievements. In addition to the main function at Iqbal's tomb, the National Museum of Pakistan in Karachi exhibits Iqbal's personal belongings, including his costumes, books and publications. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: obligationobstriction - An obligation. More... convert into, convert to - Convert into means to change from one thing to another; convert to means to switch allegiance, loyalty, or obligation. More... delinquent - Literally "completely having left" one's duty or obligation. More... likely, liable - Use likely if you mean "probable, expected"; use liable if you mean "bound by law or obligation." More... | |