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Friday, 7 November 2014

Today in History for 7th November 2014

Historical Events

1637 - Anne Hutchinson tried in Massachusetts Bay Colony as a heretic

1831 - State of Gran Colombia disbands

1918 - United Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed

1921 - Ed Wynn's musical "Perfect Fool," premieres in NYC

1984 - STS 51-A launch scrubbed because of high shear winds

1989 - NYC elects it's 1st black mayor (Dinkins) and female comp (Holtzman)

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Famous Birthdays

1846 - Ignaz Brull, composer

1876 - Ted Arnold, cricketer (England all-rounder in 10 Tests 1903-05)

1897 - Ruth Pitter, British poet and 1st woman to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1955

1943 - Stephen Greenblatt, American literary critic

1971 - Jamie Drummond, Scottish/Canadian Sommelier

1981 - Anushka Shetty, Tollywood Film Actress

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Famous Deaths

1560 - Peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], German poet (Opera omnia), dies

1633 - Cornelis Drebbel, physicist/chemist/inventor (builder of the first submarine), dies

1978 - Gene Tunney, former heavyweight boxing champ (1926-28), dies at 80

1995 - John Patrick, screenwriter, dies at 90

1995 - Melvin "Slappy" White, comedian, dies of heart attack at 74

2000 - Queen Ingrid, Queen Dowager of Denmark (b. 1910)

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Thursday, 6 November 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Nov 07, 2014)

Word Fusion

Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the average oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).

1) This is an automobile's domesticated animal.

2) This is a group of wolves, much like stone or bronze.

3) This is an alcoholic beverage that is made from a part of a fish.

4) This is a volume's military partner.

Check Braingle.com for the answer.