Picture of the day for March 31, 2018

Panoramic view from Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge with the Kremlin to the right. Moscow, Russia.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 30, 2018

Winged altar at the parish- and pilgrimage church Maria Laach am Jauerling, Lower Austria. View with closed inner wings, showing the passion and resurrection of Christ. Anonymous master, 1480.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 29, 2018

Et selskab af danske kunstnere i Rom painted by Constantin Hansen in 1837. A group of Danish artists in Rome. Lying on the floor is the architect Gottlieb Bindesbøll. From left to right: Constantin Hansen, Martinus Rørbye, Wilhelm Marstrand, Albert Küchler, Ditlev Blunck and Jørgen V. Sonne.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 28, 2018

The main office complex of the ADAC (General German Automobile Club) in Munich was designed by Sauerbruch Hutton and opened in 2012.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 27, 2018

Illustration of the relative sizes of the one-man Mercury spacecraft, the two-man Gemini spacecraft, and the three-man Apollo spacecraft. Also shows line drawing of launch vehicles (Saturn V, Titan II and Atlas-D) to show their relative size to each other and the position of the spacecraft at launch (highlighted at top).. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 26, 2018

The western span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge at night.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 25, 2018

A potrait of a jaguar (Panthera onca) at the Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 24, 2018

Panoramic view of the city of Tbilisi, capital of Georgia from the Narikala fortress.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 23, 2018

A Meteor-type hydrofoil on a floating dockyard at the Volga in Kazan, Russia.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 22, 2018

World Water Day is an annual event celebrated on March 22. The day focuses attention on the importance of fresh water and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. This day was first formally proposed in Agenda 21 of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. In 1993, the first World Water Day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly and since, each year focuses on a different issue. This image shows light reflections on the water surface of Lake Stappitz, High Tauern National Park, Carinthia.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 21, 2018

Male common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii) in the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa. Tomorrow is World Water Day. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 20, 2018

An automobile with 2 men and 2 children in Paris, France, 1910.. Learn more.

St. Joseph's Day

In Valencia, Spain, the feast of the foster-father of Jesus is a week-long festival called Fallas de San Jose (Bonfires of St. Joseph). On St. Joseph's Eve, March 18, fallas—huge floats of intricate scenes made of wood and papier-mâché, satirizing everything from the high cost of living to political personalities—parade through the streets. At midnight on March 19, the celebration ends with the spectacular ceremony known as the crema, when all the fallas are set on fire. The festival is said to reflect the happy and satirical nature of the Valencians. Discuss


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Picture of the day for March 16, 2018

Eastern wing of the General Staff Building in Saint Petersburg, Russia.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 15, 2018

Entrance hall of Kammergericht (higher regional court) in Berlin-Schöneberg.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 14, 2018

Fractal forms on the coverside of a microwaved DVD. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 13, 2018

RhB Ge 4/4 III with a Regio Express train from St. Moritz to Chur on the Landwasser Viaduct. The locomotive carries advertisement for the UNESCO world heritage Albula and Bernina lines. The stylized viaduct pictured on the locomotive is the very same that it is currently passing over. Also note the two first coaches of a train have panoramic windows. This type of panoramic coach is normally used on the Bernina line, but because there's less traffic on that line during winter the coaches are used on other parts of the network.. Learn more.

Sir William Henry Perkin (1838)

At the age of 15, Perkin entered the Royal College of Chemistry in London. It was there, just a few years later, that he discovered the first synthetic dye. Since antiquity, purple garments had been a mark of royalty, as natural purple dyes had to be extracted from mollusks or insects and were thus quite expensive. The lab-created dye made Perkin a wealthy man. In 1906, the chemist was knighted. At the time of his discovery, he had had been trying to create a synthetic version of what? Discuss


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make ground

To become more successful, popular, important, or accepted. Watch the video

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Splendid Isolation

Splendid Isolation is the name given to the foreign policy pursued by Britain during the late 19th century, a policy characterized by a reluctance to enter into permanent European alliances or commitments with other powers and by an increase in the importance placed on British colonies, protectorates, and dependencies overseas. Still, there is much debate among historians regarding whether or not the policy was intentional. What marked the end of Britain's so-called Splendid Isolation? Discuss


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First American Girl Scouts Meeting (1912)

After meeting Boy Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell, Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low organized the first meeting of the Girl Scouts in the US in Savannah, Georgia. There were only 18 girls at the first meeting, but within a few decades, the organization boasted hundreds of thousands of participants. More than 50 million American women have participated in the Girl Scouts since then, learning practical skills through character-building activities. What was the original name of the Girl Scouts? Discuss


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St. Gregory's Day

St. Gregory, a sixth-century monk who became pope, is also the patron saint of schoolchildren and scholars. In Belgium, schoolchildren rise early on March 12 and parade through the streets dressed as "little soldiers of St. Gregory." They carry a big basket for gifts and are accompanied by a noisy drummer. The young girls in the procession wear big shoulder bows that resemble the wings of a butterfly. They march from house to house, pausing at each door to sing a song and to ask for treats, and the procession always includes a group of angels. Discuss


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palpate

Definition: (verb) To examine or explore by touching (an organ or area of the body), usually as a diagnostic aid.
Synonyms: feel.
Usage: The nurse palpated the patient's stomach but felt nothing out of the ordinary.
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Picture of the day for March 12, 2018

Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) surfs the wake of a research boat on the Banana River - near the Kennedy Space Center.. Learn more.

Douglas Adams (1952)

Best known as the creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which began as a BBC radio series in 1978 and was thereafter adapted for a series of bestselling novels, a TV series, a record album, a computer game, and several stage productions, Douglas Adams was a talented writer and musician. Though his career was cut short by a fatal heart attack, he left behind a creative legacy that includes the "answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything." What is it? Discuss


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Picture of the day for March 11, 2018

Ruined armenian church inside Lori Berd (Lori Fortress), a 11th-century fortress located in the Lori Province, Armenia. The fortress was built by David Anhoghin to become the capital of Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget in 1065.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 10, 2018

Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) from Uganda.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 9, 2018

A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III T-1 flies over Owens Valley to Edwards Air Force Base, California, after 208 days of life-extension modifications in San Antonio, Texas. The T-1 is the first Air Force C-17 built to perform developmental testing.. Learn more.

fungicide

Definition: (noun) A chemical substance that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.
Synonyms: antifungal, antimycotic.
Usage: Dr. Johnson prescribed a fungicide to treat her patient's athlete's foot.
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Picture of the day for March 8, 2018

International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. It commemorates the movement for women's rights.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 7, 2018

View of three peaks of the Chuya Alps in the Altai Mountains. Altai Republic, Russia.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 6, 2018

Steel monument of a biking couple on a Harley-Davidson Fat Bob at a roundabout on Rosental Strasse in Faak am See, market town Finkenstein on the Lake Faak, district Villach Land, Carinthia, Austria, EU. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 5, 2018

Fountain in the Old City of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.. Learn more.

overstep

Definition: (verb) To go beyond (a limit); exceed.
Synonyms: transgress, trespass.
Usage: The hotel was criticized for its $11 million Christmas tree adorned with gold and precious stones by those who felt it overstepped the bounds of taste.
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Bridge Crossing Jubilee

This annual event in Selma, Alabama, commemorates "Bloody Sunday," which occurred on March 7, 1965, when a group of African-American marchers were beaten by police. Every year on the first weekend in March, the Bridge Crossing Jubilee commemorates both the bloody confrontation at the Pettus Bridge and the march from Selma to Montgomery that followed. Events include a parade, a Miss Jubilee Pageant, a mock trial, and a commemorative march to the bridge. Every five years, celebrants continue all the way to Montgomery. Discuss


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Picture of the day for March 4, 2018

Melanitis leda, Common Evening Brown, is a species of butterfly found flying at dusk. This is wet season form.. Learn more.

Hina Matsuri

Hina Matsuri is a festival for girls, celebrated in homes throughout Japan since the Edo Period (1600-1867). A set of 10 to 15 dolls (or hina), usually family heirlooms from various generations, is displayed on a stand covered with red cloth. Dressed in elaborate costumes, the dolls represent the emperor and empress, court ministers and servants. In parts of Tottori Prefecture, girls make boats of straw, place a pair of paper dolls in them and set them afloat on the Mochigase River. This custom dates back to ancient times when dolls were used as talismans to exorcize evil. Discuss


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Picture of the day for March 3, 2018

Entrance to building on Sonnenstraße 15, Munich.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 2, 2018

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, Essen, Germany, escalator to former coal washing plant.. Learn more.

Picture of the day for March 1, 2018

Panoramic view of the ancient Naqsh-e Rustam necropolis located about 12 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars Province, Iran. The site includes rock reliefs of Achaemenid and Sassanid periods, 4 tombs of Achaemenid kings and a Cube of Zoroaster (far left). The reliefs are the oldest elements (the oldest one from 1000 BC) of Elamite origin. The tombs were carved out of the rock and belong (left to right) to Darius II (c. 423-404 BC), Artaxerxes I (c. 465-424 BC), Darius I (c. 522-486 BC) and Xerxes I (c. 486-465 BC). The Cube of Zoroaster belongs to the Achaemenid era (5th century BC) and its purpose is still unclear.. Learn more.