Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters KUIIMWAA? Check your answers here: Unscramble words KUIIMWAA. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Historical Event(s)
– Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War
– The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.
– The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
– Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
– The Priestley Riots drive Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution, out of Birmingham, England.
– Members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing as many as 50 people.
– France becomes the first European country to emancipate its Jewish population.
– The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria.
– The first U.S Catholic college, Georgetown University, opens its doors.
– The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.
Who Were Born On ?
– Franz Grillparzer, Austrian writer (d. 1872)
– Peter Cooper, American Industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (d. 1883)
– Charles Knight, English publisher (d. 1873)
– Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer (d. 1864)
– Franz Bopp, German linguist (d. 1867)
– Michael Faraday, English scientist (d. 1867)
– Théodore Géricault, French painter (d. 1824)
– Josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1855)
– Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria, wife of Napoleon (d. 1847)
– Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor (d. 1871)