Daily Content Archive
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 Photographic MosaicsSimply speaking, a photographic mosaic is a picture made of smaller pictures. Often used to recreate iconic images such as the Mona Lisa, photomosaics are created by replacing rectangular sections of an image with smaller pictures or photographs of an average color. When viewed from afar, a primary image is visible. When examined closely, the hundreds or thousands of smaller images acting as pixels are revealed. In 1994, a photomosaic of John F. Kennedy was created with pictures of whom? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Mayflower Sets Sail for New England (1620)The Mayflower set sail from England to the New World with 102 passengers and about 25 crew members. After a two-month voyage marked by disease, the ship dropped anchor in Cape Cod Bay. After spending the winter selecting a suitable site for their new colony and drawing up an agreement for its temporary government by the will of the majority—the Mayflower Compact—the surviving passengers settled Plymouth. Why did the Speedwell, which set out with the Mayflower, turn back? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Julia Drusilla (16 CE)Drusilla was the sister of the Roman Emperor Caligula, a man widely characterized as insane, autocratic, and cruel. Drusilla was reportedly her brother's favorite sibling. During banquets at his residence, she consistently occupied the seat of honor normally reserved for the host's wife and, perhaps because of this practice, was rumored to be Caligula's lover. Upon Drusilla's death, Caligula had the Roman Senate declare her "Diva Drusilla," deifying her as a representation of what goddess? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children.Charles Darwin (1809-1882) | |
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harp away at (someone or something)— To complain about or dwell upon someone or something repeatedly and to the point of tediousness. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (2016)In 1994, the United Nations established September 16 as International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The date honors the September 16, 1987, signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Nations may observe the day with activities that support the aims of the Protocol. More... | |
| In the News | |
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Mars Looks Amazingly like the US West in Beautiful New PhotosCuriosity has shared its latest photos of Mars, offering us another glimpse into the rover's adventures on the Red Planet. In photos taken last week, the tall, layered rock formations in the Murray Buttes area bear resemblance to national parks in the American ... More... | |