🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning — it’s Wednesday, April 8. We're taking a look at the Venus de Milo, the first college for deaf students, the very first Irish Home Rule Bill, FDR's "New Deal," the ancient city of Aten, and a bunch of other interesting stuff — quick, to the point, and straight from reliable sources.
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🚀 Time Machine
-1820
Venus de Milo, the famous ancient Greek statue discovered in Milos.
-1864
President Lincoln signed a charter for the first college for deaf students in Washington, D.C.—the first of its kind in the U.S.
-1886
William Gladstone introduced the first Irish Home Rule Bill in the British House of Commons.
-1898
Anglo-Egyptian forces defeat 15,000 Sudanese at the Battle of Atbara River, a pivotal moment in the Mahdist War.
-1904
Britain and France signed the Entente Cordiale to resolve colonial disputes ten years before World War I broke out in Europe.
-1913
The National Assembly opens in Peking, the first free democratic parliament in Chinese history.
-1990
"Twin Peaks," created by David Lynch and starring Kyle MacLachlan, premieres on ABC.
-2004
Sudan's government and two rebel groups signed the Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement in Darfur, establishing a 45-day ceasefire.
-2021
Aten, a 3,000-year-old ancient city near Luxor, was discovered. The most important find since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
📸 Snapshot
Michael Phelps defeated Milorad Cavic by one hundredth of a second at the 2008 Olympics, in a dramatic photo finish.
🗨️ Last Words
“Why am I hemorrhaging?”