Daily Content Archive
(as of Friday, February 20, 2026)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Indicative MoodThe indicative mood is a type of grammatical mood used to express facts, statements, opinions, or questions. It is the sole realis mood in English. In which tenses can the indicative mood can be used? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Father of the DeafCharles-Michel de l'Épée was born to a wealthy French family in 1712. He trained to be a Catholic priest but was denied ordination and went on to study law before returning to the Church. A chance encounter with two deaf sisters who communicated using a signed language inspired Épée to dedicate himself to the education and salvation of the deaf. In the 1750s, he founded a shelter that eventually became the world's first free school for the deaf. What are some criticisms of his signing system? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 The Station Nightclub Fire (2003)Moments after the band Great White took the stage at the Station nightclub in Rhode Island, sparks from one of the group's pyrotechnic devices—of which the nightclub was unaware—ignited the highly flammable sound insulation around the stage. The nightclub, which had no sprinklers, was engulfed in minutes, trapping many inside. One hundred people were killed, making it one of the deadliest nightclub fires in US history. How many people faced criminal charges in the aftermath of the tragedy? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Tony Wilson (1950)Beginning in the late 1970s, the English city of Manchester became the epicenter of a vibrant music scene that produced such seminal bands as Joy Division, Happy Mondays, and the Stone Roses. One of the key people behind the Manchester scene was Wilson, a record label owner, club manager, and journalist. The 2002 film 24 Hour Party People is based on his life. Despite his widespread influence, he made little money from his work and was unable to pay for what expensive medical treatment? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Birth, n.: The first and direst of all disasters.Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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between dog and wolf— Between dusk and daylight. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Black History Month (2025)Black History Month grew out of Negro History Week, which was established in February 1926 by African-American historian Carter G. Woodson, who founded the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History. Initially designed to encompass the birthday of the abolitionist orator Frederick Douglass on February 14 as well as Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, it was expanded in 1976 to a month-long observance. The event is widely observed by schools, churches, libraries, clubs, and organizations wishing to draw attention to the contributions of African Americans. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: outlinewrite - From Proto Germanic writanan, "tear, scratch." More... curriculum, syllabus - A curriculum is a complete course of study offered by a school; a syllabus is the outline of a single course. More... profile - Literally "draw in outline" or "shown by a thread," from Latin pro, "forth," and filum, "thread." More... scarify - From Greek skariphasthai, "to scratch an outline," it now means "to break up the surface of." More... | |
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