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September 1, 2022 Word of the Day [twelvemonth](
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Definition: (noun) A year.
Synonyms: [year](
Usage: But wilt thou not give me another twelvemonth to pay my debt?
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Article of the Day Oskar Schindler
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A Catholic and a member of the Nazi party, Schindler became famous for his efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust. He rescued up to 1,200 Jews by employing them in his munitions factory, which was deemed essential to the war effort—though Schindler purposely produced faulty ammunition. After the Kraków ghetto was destroyed, he created a safe sub-camp at his factory and was later able to rescue some of his workers when they were misrouted to Auschwitz. What happened to him after the war?
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Daily Grammar Lesson Defining Syntax
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Syntax refers to the ways in which we order specific words to create logical, meaningful sentences. How does syntax work together with the parts of speech?
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This Day in History Last Passenger Pigeon Dies in Captivity (1914)
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Billions of passenger pigeons inhabited eastern North America in the early 19th century, migrating in enormous flocks that darkened the skies for days at a time. They soon fell victim to habitat loss caused by mass deforestation, along with excessive hunting on an industrial scale. The bird's rapid extinction was largely responsible for ending the marketing of game birds and gave major impetus to the conservation movement. Where did the last known passenger pigeon die in 1914?
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Today's Birthday Gloria Estefan (1957)
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Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter. Born in Cuba and raised in Florida, she began performing with the Miami Sound Machine in the 1970s. The group had a string of hit songs and albums, but Estefan was clearly the star, and by the early 1990s she was being billed as a solo artist. With over 100 million albums sold worldwide, she is the most successful crossover performer in Latin music history. What nearly ended Estefan's career just as it was beginning to take off?
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Today's Holiday Famadihana
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The [Malagasy people]( of [Madagascar]( believe that their deceased ancestors have become intermediaries between the living and God. Because they will spend [eternity]( in their new existence, tombs are built to be much sturdier than houses. The Famadihana is a celebration in which people exhume the remains of their ancestors, treat them to a grand feast and party, replace their burial clothes, and then reintern them. The specific date of a family's Famidihana is determined by a spiritual leader, but, for hygenic reasons, it always takes place during the winter months, when the weather is dry.
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Quote of the Day [Discuss](
When the mother of the race is free, we shall have a better world, by the easy right of birth and by the calm, slow, friendly forces of evolution. [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]( (1860-1935)
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