Trivia of the Day 26 Feb 2012

Feb 26, 1838
The Upper Canada rebellion continues

Pelee Island Ontario - Rensselaer Van Rensselaer invades Pelee Island in
Lake Erie with 500 American sympathizers of the Canadian rebels; until
March 3

Feb 26, 1935:
Hitler organizes Luftwaffe

On February 26, 1935, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler signs a secret decree
authorizing the founding of the Reich Luftwaffe as a third German
military service to join the Reich army and navy. In the same decree,
Hitler appointed Hermann Goering, a German air hero from World War I and
high-ranking Nazi, as commander in chief of the new German air force.

Feb 26, 1993:
World Trade Center is bombed

A bomb explodes in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center in
New York City on this day in 1993. Six people died and 1,000 were
injured by the powerful blast, which also caused the evacuation of
thousands of people from the Twin Towers.

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February 26, 2012
Word of the Day

loath

adjective
: unwilling to do something contrary to one's way of thinking : reluctant

She was loath to admit her mistakes.

"Doctors are loath to testify against colleagues guilty of malpractice."
-- From an article by Tammerlin Drummond in the Contra Costa Times
(alifornia), December 21, 2011

Many usage commentators point out that the spelling of "loath" the
adjective is distinct from "loathe," the verb that means "to dislike
greatly." Merriam-Webster dictionaries record "loathe" (along with
"loth") as a variant spelling for the adjective, at the same time
indicating that the spelling with an "e" is not as common as the form
without it. Both words hark back to Old English, and the "e" ending in
each has come and gone over the centuries -- but if you want to avoid
the ire of those who like to keep the language tidy, stick with "loath"
for the adjective and "loathe" for the verb.

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Question of the Day

What office image transmitter did Bell Labs demonstrate as early as 1924?

Yesterdays Question

What will not be back to entice astronomers until 2061?

Answer

Halley's comet

On 27/2/12 17:31 , Alastair Black wrote:
On 02/25/2012 09:08 PM, Dan Gall wrote:

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Question of the Day

What office image transmitter did Bell Labs demonstrate as early as 1924?

I thought it was this:

<http://www.bookrags.com/research/the-invention-of-the-fax-machine-scit-07123456/>


but I was worng, wasn't I?

Heh! Heh! My knowledge is now trans-Lucent.

Alastair

You have to pay attention to the wording of the question me thinks.