Wikipedia article of the day is SMS Dresden (1907). Check it out: https://ift.tt/3jutbsI Summary: SMS Dresden was a German light cruiser, armed with ten 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/40 guns and two torpedo tubes, launched in October 1907. Dresden visited the United States in 1909 during the Hudson–Fulton Celebration, before serving in the High Seas Fleet. In 1913, she […]
“The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.” – Isaac Bashevis Singer
Wikipedia article of the day is Joseph A. Lopez. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2ItaUeC Summary: Joseph A. Lopez (October 4, 1779 – October 5, 1841) was a Mexican Catholic priest who became a prominent ally of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide. As a priest in Peribán, he tried to arrest the first leader of the Mexican War of Independence, Miguel […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Antiochus XI Epiphanes. Check it out: https://ift.tt/33nBLni Summary: Antiochus XI Epiphanes (died 93 BC) was a Seleucid monarch who reigned as King of Syria in 94–93 BC, during the Hellenistic period. He ruled at a time of civil war, waged by several claimants to the throne. At first a follower of his […]
“When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear.” – Alfred Eisenstaedt
Wikipedia article of the day is Vermilion flycatcher. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2WJpdUc Summary: The vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) is a tyrant flycatcher found in South America and southern North America. The male (pictured) has a bright red crown and underparts, and brownish wings and tail; females lack the red coloration. The male’s chirpy song is […]
“Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.” – George Bernard Shaw
Wikipedia article of the day is Rwandan Civil War. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1nHk7Su Summary: The Rwandan Civil War was a conflict between the Hutu-led Rwandan Armed Forces and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), founded by Tutsi refugees. The war began on 1 October 1990 with an RPF invasion but the army, assisted by French troops, had […]
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” – Thomas Merton
Wikipedia article of the day is Herbert Maryon. Check it out: https://ift.tt/33bQzFE Summary: Herbert Maryon (1874–1965) was an English sculptor, conservator, goldsmith, archaeologist and authority on ancient metalwork. Maryon was the first director of the Arts and Crafts–inspired Keswick School of Industrial Art, then taught at the universities of Reading and Durham until 1939. During […]