Daily Content Archive
(as of Sunday, June 5, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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empirical
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Adverbs of LocationAdverbs of location all indicate the location of someone or something in relation to someone or something else. They can each function either as adverbs, in which case they stand alone, or as prepositions, in which case they are followed by nouns to form what? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The Eames HouseThe Eames House is a landmark of modern architecture, designed and inhabited by famed husband-and-wife design pioneers Charles and Ray Eames, of Eames chair fame. Constructed in 1949, it was part of the Case Study House program, sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, which commissioned major architects of the day to design model homes that could meet the post-war housing needs of a modern American household. Who had originally partnered with Charles to design the house? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Brandeis Sworn in as Justice of US Supreme Court (1916)Brandeis was an American lawyer and the author of the "Brandeis Brief," a report that detailed the impact of long working hours on women and revolutionized the practice of law. He was also a leader of the American Zionist movement. Appointed to the Supreme Court by Woodrow Wilson in 1916, he served until 1939 and was the first Jew to hold that office. Brandeis University, a liberal arts university located in Waltham, Massachusetts, is named after him. Why was he called the "people's lawyer"? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Pat Garrett (1850)When cowboy and buffalo hunter Pat Garrett decided to settle in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in 1879, he could never have imagined the dramatic turn his life was about to take. Soon after settling in, Garrett was appointed sheriff and charged with tracking down and arresting outlaw Henry McCarty, a murderer and participant in the Lincoln County War who was better known as Billy the Kid. What led Garrett to ultimately kill "the Kid," and why did this act eventually sully his reputation? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Go on, get out. Last words are for fools who haven't said enough.Karl Marx & Frederick Engels (1818-1883) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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tell (someone's) fortune— To (profess to) anticipate and inform someone about certain outcomes or events in their near or distant future. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Denmark Constitution Day (2022)This public holiday commemorates the constitution signed on June 5, 1849, that made Denmark a constitutional monarchy, and the one signed on June 5, 1953, that created parliamentary reforms. A parade takes place in Copenhagen, and other festivities are held in villages throughout Denmark. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: sailscrab-skuit - A small, open fishing boat with sails. More... haul - Originally had the nautical meaning of "to trim the sails to sail closer to the wind." More... sail - Once meant specifically "to travel on a ship with sails," and, later, "to travel on any ship"; figuratively, it means "to go through effortlessly," as in, "to sail through the exam." More... three sheets to the wind - Pertains to chains that regulate the angle of sails; if the sheets were loose, the boat would become unstable and tipsy. More... | |