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Did you know...
  • that in 1894, the Ringkirche was the first Protestant church to follow the Wiesbadener Programm of Johannes Otzen, which focused on providing a clear view of the combined altar, pulpit, and organ areas (architect's sketch shown)?
  • that Mary van Kleeck, a social reformer and labor activist, was the first woman appointed to a position of authority in the American government during World War I?
  • that the metabolic rate of Rhoptropus bradfieldi is about a quarter of that of other desert lizards?
  • that following an injustice suffered by the British consul, Charles Sotheby trained his frigate's guns on the Bey of Rhodes' house and opened fire?
  • that the Lake, completed in 1858, was the first feature to be finished in New York City's Central Park?
  • that Leo Frobenius led 12 German Inner Africa Research Expeditions between 1904 and 1935?
  • that Filipino-born scientist Ye Zhupei founded chemical metallurgy in China, while his American wife became an English professor who taught the future Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing?
  • that Katharine Hepburn is said to have encountered snakes in the living room of Misty Mountain?
On this day
  • 1780 – American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by Continental Army General Benedict Arnold to hand over West Point, New York.
  • 1803 – Maratha troops were defeated by forces of the British East India Company at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
  • 1952 – U.S. vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered the "Checkers speech" (pictured), one of the first political uses of television to appeal directly to the populace.
  • 2002 – The initial version of the Firefox web browser was released by the Mozilla Organization.
  • 2016 – Following a number of high-profile sexual assaults, major reforms were enacted to strengthen laws related to rape in Germany.
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