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Lou Henry Hoover

Lou Henry Hoover (March 29, 1874 – January 7, 1944) was the first lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933 as the wife of President Herbert Hoover. She was active in community groups, including the Girl Scouts of the USA, which she led from 1922 to 1925 and from 1935 to 1937. She was the first woman to earn a geology degree from Stanford. In the first twenty years of their marriage, the Hoovers lived in several countries; during World War I, they led efforts to assist war refugees. Beginning in 1917, they lived in Washington, D.C., as Herbert became a high government official. In the White House, Lou Hoover dedicated her time as first lady to her volunteer work, though she did not publicize it. Her invitation of Jessie De Priest to the White House for tea was controversial in the South. After Herbert's defeat for re-election in 1932, Lou Hoover continued her work, helping provide refugee support with her husband during World War II, and died suddenly of a heart attack in 1944. (Full article...)

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Caldera of Mount Okmok
  • ... that Mount Okmok (pictured) in Alaska may have contributed to the downfall of Ptolemaic Egypt?
  • ... that Majed Abu Maraheel, the first Palestinian Olympian, tended flowers for a living before becoming an Olympic runner?
  • ... that Apollo 17 carried a 6-pound (2.7 kg) explosive charge as part of the Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment?
  • ... that Edwin Atwater and his brother were the first people to import glass into Canada?
  • ... that a former section of U.S. Route 101 was nicknamed the "Bloody Bayshore" for its frequent collisions?
  • ... that Gerald Willis, after working as a bus driver at age 15, started a business that earned $2 million per year and built a replica of the Hermitage after watching The President's Lady?
  • ... that Ian Begg restored Muckrach Castle after over 200 years without a roof?
  • ... that John Jones took a leave of absence just days before succeeding Bob Harlan as chief executive officer of the Green Bay Packers, and ultimately left the team a few months later?
  • ... that Missouri's annual Snake Saturday parade originally began in a hotel parking lot with only four floats?

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March 29: Boganda Day in the Central African Republic (1959); Martyrs' Day in Madagascar (1947)

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 30 international goals since 2009 as a forward for the Gabon national football team, making him the country's all-time top scorer. Born in France to Pierre Aubameyang, a former Gabon international, he has played 75 games for the national team as of 2024. Aubameyang scored on his international debut against Morocco on 28 March 2009, helping Gabon win 2–1. He scored his first and only international hat-trick against Niger in 2013 during a FIFA World Cup qualifier. Aubameyang's most recent goal for Gabon was against Mauritania in a 1–1 friendly draw on 4 January 2022. Aubameyang has been haunted by various controversies concerning his involvement with the national team, promoting criticism and a media boycott. Nonetheless, the forward remains a valuable asset to the team and has been described as "the greatest player in Gabon" by the team's current head coach, Patrice Neveu. (Full list...)

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Head of Christ

Head of Christ is a painting in oil on panel by the Italian Renaissance painter Antonio da Correggio, dated 1521. It depicts the head of Christ, wearing the crown of thorns. In the background there is a white cloth showing that the image represents the Veil of Veronica, but Christ's head is given volume through alternate use of light and dark shadows. The painting is in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Correggio was known for creating some of the most sumptuous religious paintings of the period. The Getty Museum considers this artwork as one of the masterpieces of painting held by the museum.

Painting credit: Antonio da Correggio

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