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mastergraywolfWord of the Day
July 15:
Impasse: a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- From French "impasse" (im = prefix for "in"; passe = passing)
July 16:
Memory: The ability of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
- From Latin memoria (“the faculty of remembering, remembrance, memory, a historical account”) and memor (“mindful, remembering”)
History of the Day
July 15:
- In 1799, the Rosetta Stone is found in Egypte of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard.
July 16:
- 1945: Allied Powers leaders Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of U.K), Harry S Truman (U.S President) and Joseph Stalin (Soviet), meet in Potsdam to decide the future of a defeated Germany.
July 15:
Impasse: a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- From French "impasse" (im = prefix for "in"; passe = passing)
July 16:
Memory: The ability of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
- From Latin memoria (“the faculty of remembering, remembrance, memory, a historical account”) and memor (“mindful, remembering”)
History of the Day
July 15:
- In 1799, the Rosetta Stone is found in Egypte of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard.
July 16:
- 1945: Allied Powers leaders Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of U.K), Harry S Truman (U.S President) and Joseph Stalin (Soviet), meet in Potsdam to decide the future of a defeated Germany.
