Daily Content Archive
(as of Wednesday, December 23, 2015)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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prodigal
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Adverbial ClausesAn adverbial clause, or adverb clause, is a group of words behaving as an adverb. What is used to connect an adverbial clause to the main clause in a sentence? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Chancellor of the ExchequerThe Chancellor of the Exchequer is the UK's senior finance minister and a member of the Prime Minister's cabinet. He oversees public spending across Government departments and frames the annual budget. The office, established under Henry III, is now considered one of the four Great Offices of State. As Second Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor's official residence is 11 Downing St, next door to the home of the First Lord of the Treasury. In 1997, who actually moved into Number 11? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Seven Japanese Military Leaders Executed for War Crimes (1948)In the aftermath World War II, thousands of people in Europe and Asia were tried for war crimes. In Tokyo, US General Douglas MacArthur presided over the years-long trial of 28 high-ranking Japanese military and political leaders, all of whom were found guilty. Seven of them—including Hideki Tojo, the former prime minister of Japan—were sentenced to death. A month later, they were executed by hanging. At the execution, MacArthur defied the wishes of US President Harry S. Truman in what way? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Sir Richard Arkwright (1732)Arkwright was a British textile industrialist whose inventions marked an integral step in the Industrial Revolution. His first spinning machine was patented in 1769, and with further innovations he was able to mechanize much of the fabric-production process. The huge cotton mills he founded helped bring about the factory system. Though Arkwright's patents were later disputed, his inventions nevertheless made him very wealthy. As a young man, Arkwright developed a dye for use in what product? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are slow to acknowledge that they have changed, even for the better.E. M. Forster (1879-1970) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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lightning quick— (hyphenated if used before a noun) Incredibly fast; too quick to keep up with. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Giant Lantern Festival (2017)This festival is a highlight of Christmas in the Philippines. In San Fernando, Pampanga, giant lanterns of colored paper and capiz shells, some 12 feet in diameter, are lit and carried in a parade. The event attracts crowds of people from Manila and nearby provinces. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: skilledart - Comes from a base word meaning "put together"; its original general meaning referred to any kind of skill. More... deipnosophist - If you are skilled at table talk, you are a deipnosophist. More... kung fu - From Chinese words translating to "merit master" or "one who is highly skilled." More... linguished - Means "skilled in languages." More... | |
| In the News | |
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Even with Advanced Cancer, Many Patients Still Want to WorkMany patients with advanced cancer may still want to work, but symptoms from their disease or related treatment prevent them from doing so, a U.S. study suggests. The study focused on almost 700 adults aged 65 and under with metastatic cancer, meaning ... More... | |