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FYI October 23-24, 2024

On This Day

1157 – The Battle of Grathe Heath ends the Danish Civil War.
The Battle of Grathe Heath was fought in 1157 between the Danish armies of Valdemar I and his rival for the Danish throne, Sweyn III. Valdemar’s forces won the battle, and Sweyn III was slain while attempting to flee.[1]

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1596 – The second Spanish armada sets sail to strike against England, but is smashed by storms off Cape Finisterre forcing a retreat to port.[5]
The 2nd Spanish Armada also known as the Spanish Armada of 1596[12][13] was a naval operation that took place during the Anglo–Spanish War. Another invasion of England or Ireland was attempted in the autumn of 1596 by King Philip II of Spain.[9][14] In an attempt at revenge for the English sack of Cadiz in 1596, Philip immediately ordered a counter strike in the hope of assisting the Irish rebels in rebellion against the English crown.[6] The strategy was to open a new front in the war, forcing English troops away from France and the Netherlands, where they were also fighting.[7][15]

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Born On This Day

1516 – Charlotte of Valois, French princess (d. 1524)
Charlotte of France (23 October 1516 – 18 September 1524) was the second child and second daughter of King Francis I and his wife Claude.

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1637 – Lorenzo Magalotti, Italian philosopher (d. 1712)
Lorenzo Magalotti (24 October 1637 – 2 March 1712) was an Italian philosopher, author, diplomat and poet.

Magalotti was born in Rome into an aristocratic family, the son of Ottavio Magalotti, Prefect of the Pontifical Mail: his uncle Lorenzo Magalotti was a member of the Roman Curia. His cousin Filippo was rector at University of Pisa. The Jesuit Magalotti became the secretary of the Accademia del cimento and a gazetteer of the sciences.[1]


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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 
Wise Trivia
 
 

By E.J. Dickson, The Cut: Talking to the Woman Behind the Viral Texas Breakup Song

The Break-up Song
 
 
 
 
James Clear: 3-2-1: On the biggest barrier to learning, powerful self-talk strategies, and the ripples we leave behind
 
 
James Clear: 3-2-1: On finding games worth winning, the power of making a lot and choosing the best, and two types of kindness
 
 
James Clear: 3-2-1: The power of one minute, how to discover something useful, and clinging to old truths
 
 
 
 

WASP: A.J. May Starr 43-W-4 | From the Women Flyers of America to the WASP by Julia Lauria-Blum

 
 
 
 
Rare Historical Photos: The Go-Go Boots Era: Vintage Photos of Women Who Wore the Style with Confidence, 1960s-1970s

 
 
 
 
By Natasha Frost, Quartz: The Founder of the Famous Marshmallow Test Had Some Great Advice About Self-Control Kicking a bad habit is a tricky process.

 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Crash of ’24
 
 
Craig Medred: War on cars
 
 
Craig Medred: A pink flood

 
 
 
 

NSFW
Ozzy’s Hall of Fame Induction Will Leave You SPEECHLESS feat. Wolfgang Van Halen
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

Recipes

The Kitchn: My Husband’s Ingenious Hack for an Empty Ketchup Bottle That We Use Every Single Day
 
 
Food Network Kitchen: Mummy Jalapeño Poppers
 
 
Simple Recipes: For the Best Cheesy Potatoes, Make Them In a Sheet Pan
 
 
The Kitchn: I Made Reese Witherspoon’s “Favorite” Weeknight Dinner, and It’s the Most Delicious Way to Cook Ground Beef
 
 
Taste of Home: Bumpy Cake Is an Iconic Michigan Dessert You Need to Try

 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
DamnDelicious
 
 


 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

E-book Deals:

 

BookGorilla

The Book Blogger List

BookBub

The Book Junction: Where Readers Go To Discover Great New Fiction!

Books A Million

Digital Book Spot

eBookSoda

eBooks Habit

FreeBooksy

Indie Bound

Love Swept & The Smitten Word

Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted

Pixel of Ink

The Rock Stars of Romance

Book Blogs & Websites:

Alaskan Book Cafe

Alternative-Read.com

Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!

Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.

Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

FYI October 16-22, 2024

On This Day

1311 – The Council of Vienne convenes for the first time.[3]
The Council of Vienne was the fifteenth ecumenical council of the Catholic Church and met between 1311 and 1312 in Vienne, France. One of its principal acts was to withdraw papal support for the Knights Templar at the instigation of Philip IV of France. The Council, unable to decide on a course of action, tabled the discussion. In March 1312 Philip arrived and pressured the Council and Clement to act. Clement passed papal bulls dissolving the Templar Order, confiscating their lands, and labeling them heretics.

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690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China.[1]
Zhou, known in historiography as the Wu Zhou (Chinese: 武周), was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that existed between 690 and 705. The dynasty consisted of the reign of one empress regnant, Wu Zhao (Wu Zetian), who usurped the throne of her son, the Emperor Ruizong of Tang, in 690. The dynasty lasted until another one of Wu Zhao’s sons, the Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, was restored to the throne in the Shenlong Coup in 705, marking the restoration of the Tang dynasty. Historians generally regard the Wu Zhou as an interregnum of the Tang dynasty.


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320 – Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philosopher, observes an eclipse of the Sun and writes a commentary on The Great Astronomer (Almagest).
Pappus of Alexandria (/ˈpæpəs/; Greek: Πάππος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. 290 – c.  350 AD) was a Greek mathematician of late antiquity known for his Synagoge (Συναγωγή) or Collection (c. 340),[1] and for Pappus’s hexagon theorem in projective geometry. Almost nothing is known about his life except for what can be found in his own writings, many of which are lost. Pappus apparently lived in Alexandria, where he worked as a mathematics teacher to higher level students, one of whom was named Hermodorus.[2]


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1386 – The Universität Heidelberg holds its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.
Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; Latin: Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis), is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany’s oldest university and one of the world’s oldest surviving universities; it was the third university established in the Holy Roman Empire after Prague (1347) and Vienna (1365). Since 1899, it has been a coeducational institution.


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1572 – Eighty Years’ War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the relief of Goes.[2]
In August 1572, during the course of the Eighty Years’ War, the city of Goes, in the Spanish Netherlands, was besieged by Dutch forces with the support of English troops sent by Queen Elizabeth I. This was a menace to the safety of the nearby city of Middelburg, also under siege. Given the impossibility of rescue of Goes by sea, 3,000 soldiers of the Spanish Tercios under the command of Cristóbal de Mondragón waded across the river Scheldt at its mouth, walking 15 miles overnight in water up to chest deep. The surprise arrival of the Tercios forced the withdrawal of the Anglo-Dutch troops from Goes, allowing the Spanish to maintain control of Middelburg, capital of Walcheren Island.


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1520 – João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of “Islands of the 11,000 Virgins”.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (/ˈmɪkəlɒn/),[4] officially the Overseas Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (French: Collectivité d’outre-mer de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ e miklɔ̃] ⓘ), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.[5][6] An archipelago of eight islands, St. Pierre and Miquelon is a vestige of the once-vast territory of New France.[5] Its residents are French citizens. The collectivity elects its own deputy to the National Assembly and participates in senatorial and presidential elections. It covers 242 km2 (93 sq mi) of land and had a population of 6,008 as of the March 2016 census.[2]


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1383 – The male line of the Portuguese House of Burgundy becomes extinct with the death of King Fernando, leaving only his daughter Beatrice. Rival claimants begin a period of civil war and disorder.[4]
The 1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum was a war of succession in Portuguese history during which no crowned king of Portugal reigned. The interregnum began when King Ferdinand I died without a male heir and ended when King John I was crowned in 1385 after his victory during the Battle of Aljubarrota.

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Born On This Day

1430 – James II of Scotland (d. 1460)
James II (16 October 1430 – 3 August 1460) was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460. The eldest surviving son of James I of Scotland, he succeeded to the Scottish throne at the age of six, following the assassination of his father. The first Scottish monarch not to be crowned at Scone, James II’s coronation took place at Holyrood Abbey in March 1437. After a reign characterised by struggles to maintain control of his kingdom, he was killed by an exploding cannon at Roxburgh Castle in 1460.

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1493 – Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560)
Baccio Bandinelli (also called Bartolomeo Brandini; 12 November 1493 – shortly before 7 February 1560[1]), was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, draughtsman, and painter.[2]


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1405 – Pope Pius II (d. 1464)[15]
Pope Pius II (Latin: Pius PP. II, Italian: Pio II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini (Latin: Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August 1458 to his death.


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1433 – Marsilio Ficino, Italian astrologer and philosopher (d. 1499)
Marsilio T. Ficino (Italian: [marˈsiːljo fiˈtʃiːno]; Latin name: Marsilius Ficinus; 19 October 1433 – 1 October 1499) was an Italian scholar and Catholic priest who was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissance. He was an astrologer, a reviver of Neoplatonism in touch with the major academics of his day, and the first translator of Plato’s complete extant works into Latin.[2] His Florentine Academy, an attempt to revive Plato’s Academy, influenced the direction and tenor of the Italian Renaissance and the development of European philosophy.

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1496 – Claude, Duke of Guise (d. 1550)[15]
Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise (20 October 1496 – 12 April 1550) was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528.

He was a highly effective general for the French crown. His children and grandchildren were to lead the Catholic party in the French Wars of Religion.


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1527 – Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (d. 1578)
Louis de Lorraine, cardinal de Guise et prince-évêque de Metz (21 October 1527, in Joinville, Champagne – 29 March 1578, in Paris) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and Bishop during the Italian Wars and French Wars of Religion. The third son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon he was destined from a young age for a church career. At the age of 18 he was appointed Bishop of Troyes, a position he could only serve in an administrative capacity as he would not reach the Canonical Age for another 9 years. Having served in this position for 5 years, he transferred to become Bishop of Albi, staying in this role until 1561, when he was replaced due to his lethargic suppression of ‘heresy’. From here he moved to become Archbishop of Sens, a see he would hold from 1561 to 1562, during which time a massacre of Protestants would occur in the city. By 1562 he decided to retire from active episcopal involvement. Nevertheless, he would become Prince-Bishop of Metz in 1568, an office he would hold until his death a decade later. While he lacked much interest in spiritual matters and was renowned for his drinking, he built up a considerable empire of abbeys during his life, which he passed on to his nephew Claude, chevalier d’Aumale.


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1197 – Juntoku, Japanese emperor (d. 1242)
Emperor Juntoku (順徳天皇, Juntoku-tennō) (October 22, 1197 – October 7, 1242) was the 84th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1210 through 1221.[1]

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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 
Wise Trivia
 
 

Mitzi Gaynor (born Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber; September 4, 1931 – October 17, 2024) was an American actress, singer and dancer. Her notable films included We’re Not Married! (1952), There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954), The Birds and the Bees (1956), and South Pacific (1958) – for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical at the 1959 awards.

Gaynor was one of the last surviving actors of the “Golden Age” of the Hollywood Musical.[1]

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Just think about how lucky I am. I’ve never had to work with a stinker.
Mitzi Gaynor,
actor
1931-2024
 
 
 
 

By MessyNessy, 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 713): An antique railway car miniature made by a retired French postman; A creative reuse of an old radio; Vintage library infographics from the 1930s and 1940s; A country house in the middle of Paris, for sale; Meet the ‘giant’ river crabs that live beneath Rome’s ancient ruins; Stranger asks you…; Some good “words of the day” and more ->

 
 
By MessyNessy, 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 714): Séance, the 1970s board game; This gem of literary history; Such a modern pose for 1915; The two-month old Emperor; The War Piano; Diana Ross and Maxine Powell’s Motown Charm School; A Jazz Age NYC Bohemian Dinner in List Form; Salvador Dali silver-gilt cutlery, 1957; Salvador Dali silver-gilt cutlery, 1957 and more ->
 
 

 
 
 
 

Mia McPherson’s On The Wing Photography: Fall Red-breasted Nuthatch Images From Arkansas

 
 
 
 

By Simon Hill, Wired: How to Digitize Old Photos With Your Phone Bring memories back to life by taking your old pictures into the future. We tested three popular photo scanning apps against a scanner.

 
 
 
 

Rare Historical Photos: The Lost Stadium of Magnesia: A Look at the Before and After of Its Excavation
 
 
 
 

 
 
Iron Clad: ‘People Get Crazy’: The Gear You Need to Survive Mega-Disasters (Mike Glover & Andy Stumpf)
 
 

Cleared Hot Podcast: Nelson Grant – Motorcycle injuries and Business Plans
 
 
Cleared Hot Podcast: Are We Doomed?
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Ideas

mcorbin: Halloween Garage Door Silhouette
 
 
By chainie: “Discover” a New Mushroom Species
 
 

Recipes

By Federica: Edible Intestines
 
 
Kickass Baker: Foolproof Soft & Buttery One-Hour Dinner Rolls
 
 
By Yumchief: Korean Egg Drop Sandwich
 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
DamnDelicious
 
 


 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

E-book Deals:

 

BookGorilla

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BookBub

The Book Junction: Where Readers Go To Discover Great New Fiction!

Books A Million

Digital Book Spot

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eBooks Habit

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Indie Bound

Love Swept & The Smitten Word

Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted

Pixel of Ink

The Rock Stars of Romance

Book Blogs & Websites:

Alaskan Book Cafe

Alternative-Read.com

Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!

Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.

Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

Music October 18, 2024

Karen Waldrup New Orleans Saints National Anthem (October 17 2024)
 
 
 
 
Georgia – The US Army Blues / Jazz from the Stacks
 
 
 
 
Scotty Hasting Lee Brice Dolly Parton – Til The Last Shot’s Fired (Lyric Video)
 
 
 
 

FYI October 14-15, 2024

On This Day

1758 – Seven Years’ War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.[5]
The Battle of Hochkirch took place on 14 October 1758, during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years’ War). After several weeks of maneuvering for position, an Austrian army of 80,000 commanded by Lieutenant Field Marshal Leopold Josef Graf Daun surprised the Prussian army of 30,000–36,000 commanded by Frederick the Great. The Austrian army overwhelmed the Prussians and forced a general retreat. The battle took place in and around the village of Hochkirch, 9 kilometers (6 mi) east of Bautzen, Saxony.

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1529 – The Siege of Vienna ends when Austria routs the invading Ottoman forces, ending its European expansion.
The Siege of Vienna, in 1529, was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the city of Vienna in the Archduchy of Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empire. Suleiman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottomans, attacked the city with over 100,000 men, while the defenders, led by Niklas Graf Salm, numbered no more than 21,000. Nevertheless, Vienna was able to survive the siege, which ultimately lasted just over two weeks, from 27 September to 15 October, 1529.


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Born On This Day

1425 – Alesso Baldovinetti, Italian painter (d. 1499)
Alesso or Alessio Baldovinetti (14 October 1427 – 29 August 1499) was an Italian early Renaissance painter and draftsman.


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1440 – Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, German noble (d. 1483)
Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, called “the Rich” (15 October 1440[1] – 13 January 1483) was the second son of Louis I of Hesse and his wife Anna of Saxony.

Upon the death of his father Louis I in 1458, Henry received Upper Hesse and his brother Louis II received Lower Hesse. He succeeded to the title of Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg in 1458.[1] His nickname “the Rich” is indicative of his fortune in territory and tolls on the Rhine received by his marriage to Anna, daughter and heir of Philipp, the last Count of Katzenelnbogen and his wife Anne of Württemberg.


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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 
Wise Trivia
 
 

By Hatch Magazine: Beloved author John Gierach passes away at 78 Gierach was one of fly fishing’s most iconic voices

John Gierach (1946 – October 3, 2024) was an American author and freelance writer who lived in Larimer County, near Lyons, Colorado.[1]

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By Kevin Roose, The New York Times: Did Apple Just Kill Social Apps? Some app makers worry that a subtle change to the iPhone’s contact-sharing permissions could make it hard for them to get the fast growth they need to compete.

 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Costs of aging

 
 
 
 
Interesting! Suspect the land is where the money is, a 9,583 sqft flat lot in Anchorage.

7517 Zurich St, Anchorage, AK 99507. $169,000
What’s special
Unique opportunity to own a 1/4 acre lot featuring a small home in one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in town! This property is zoned R5, making it ideal for future expansion or development. Equipped with a non-legal functioning septic system and well. Electric system is functional but requires some updating. Single car garage w elect and heat. 20′ Connex comes with full price offer.
 
 
 
 
By Amanda Caswell, Tom’s Guide: Did Apple Intelligence just make Grammarly obsolete?

 
 
 
 

Recipes

Stephanie A. Ganz, Simply Recipes: The French Onion Beans I’m Making All Autumn Long Creamy white beans plus the flavors of French onion soup.

 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
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E-book Deals:

 

BookGorilla

The Book Blogger List

BookBub

The Book Junction: Where Readers Go To Discover Great New Fiction!

Books A Million

Digital Book Spot

eBookSoda

eBooks Habit

FreeBooksy

Indie Bound

Love Swept & The Smitten Word

Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted

Pixel of Ink

The Rock Stars of Romance

Book Blogs & Websites:

Alaskan Book Cafe

Alternative-Read.com

Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!

Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.

Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

Music October 14-15, 2024

Stephen Sanchez | Austin City Limits Music Festival 2024 | Full Set
 
 
 
 
Leon Bridges | Austin City Limits Music Festival 2024 | Full Set
 
 
 
 

FYI October 08-13, 2024

On This Day

1075 – Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia.
Demetrius Zvonimir (Croatian: Dmitar Zvonimir, pronounced [dmîtar zʋônimiːr]; died 1089) was a King of Croatia and Dalmatia from 1075 or 1076 until his death in 1089. Zvonimir also served as Ban of Croatia (1064/1070–1074), and was named Duke of Croatia in around 1075. His native name was Zvonimir, but adopted the forename Demetrius at his coronation.

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1446 – The Hangul alphabet is published in Korea.
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul[a] or Hangeul[b] in South Korea (English: /ˈhɑːnɡuːl/ HAHN-gool;[1] Korean: 한글; Korean pronunciation: [ha(ː)n.ɡɯɭ]) and Chosŏn’gŭl in North Korea (조선글; North Korean pronunciation [tsʰo.sʰɔn.ɡɯɭ]), is the modern writing system for the Korean language.[2][3][4] The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs used to pronounce them. They are systematically modified to indicate phonetic features. The vowel letters are systematically modified for related sounds, making Hangul a featural writing system.[5][6][7] It has been described as a syllabic alphabet as it combines the features of alphabetic and syllabic writing systems.[8][6]

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1471 – Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark.
The Battle of Brunkeberg was fought on 10 October 1471 between the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Elder and forces led by Danish king Christian I.[2] Sture won a decisive victory.[2]

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1614 – The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in what is now the northeastern United States.
New Netherland (Dutch: Nieuw Nederland) was a 17th-century colonial province[5] of the Dutch Republic located on the East Coast of what is now the United States of America. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to Cape Cod. Settlements were established in what became the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut, with small outposts in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

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1398 – In the Treaty of Salynas, Lithuania cedes Samogitia to the Teutonic Knights.[4]
The Treaty of Salynas (German: Frieden von Sallinwerder, Lithuanian: Salyno sutartis) was a peace treaty signed on 12 October 1398 by Vytautas the Great, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Konrad von Jungingen, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. It was signed on an islet of the Neman River, probably between Kulautuva and the mouth of the Nevėžis River.[1] It was the third time, after the Treaty of Königsberg (1384) and Treaty of Lyck (1390), that Vytautas promised Samogitia to the Knights.[1] The territory was important to the Knights as it physically separated the Teutonic Knights in Prussia from its branch in Livonia.[2] It was the first time that the Knights and Vytautas attempted to enforce the cession of Samogitia.[3] However, it did not solve the territorial disputes over Samogitia and they dragged on until the Treaty of Melno in 1422.

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 1307 – Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy.
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a French military order of the Catholic faith, and one of the wealthiest and most popular military orders in Western Christianity. They were founded c. 1119 to defend pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem, with their headquarters located there on the Temple Mount, and existed for nearly two centuries during the Middle Ages.

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Born On This Day

1515 – Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas (d. 1578)
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (8 October 1515 – 7 March 1578), was the daughter of the Scottish queen dowager Margaret Tudor and her second husband Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and thus the granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and the half-sister of King James V. She was the grandmother of King James VI and I.


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1261 – Denis of Portugal (d. 1325)
Denis (Latin: Dionysius, Portuguese: Dinis or Diniz, IPA: [diˈniʃ]; 9 October 1261 – 7 January 1325), called the Farmer King (Rei Lavrador)[1] and the Poet King (Rei Poeta), was King of Portugal. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile, and grandson of Afonso II of Portugal, Denis succeeded his father in 1279. He was married to Elizabeth of Aragon, who was later canonised as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.[2]


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867 – Li Siyuan, Chinese emperor (d. 933)
Li Siyuan (李嗣源, later changed to Li Dan (李亶)[4][note 1]) (10 October 867[2] – 15 December 933[7]), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Mingzong of Tang (唐明宗), was the second emperor of the Later Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 926 until his death. He was an ethnic Shatuo originally named, in the Shatuo language, Miaojilie (邈佶烈).

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1616 – Andreas Gryphius, German poet and playwright (d. 1664)
Andreas Gryphius (German: Andreas Greif; 2 October 1616 – 16 July 1664) was a German poet and playwright. With his eloquent sonnets, which contains “The Suffering, Frailty of Life and the World”, he is considered one of the most important Baroque poets of the Germanosphere. He was one of the first improvers of the German language and German poetry.

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1350 – Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Duke of Moscow (d. 1389)
Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy[a] (Russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й; 12 October 1350 – 19 May 1389) was Prince of Moscow from 1359 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1363 until his death. He was the heir of Ivan II.


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1381 – Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (d. 1415)[10]
Thomas Fitzalan, 5th Earl of Arundel, 10th Earl of Surrey KG (13 October 1381 – 13 October 1415) was an English nobleman, one of the principals of the deposition of Richard II, and a major figure during the reign of Henry IV.

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Emily Drinkard (September 30, 1933 – October 7, 2024), known professionally as Cissy Houston, was an American soul and gospel singer. Houston was a founding member of the R&B group The Sweet Inspirations, and sang backup for artists such as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan. Houston embarked on a solo career in 1970, and won two Grammy Awards in the Traditional Gospel Album category.
Houston was the mother of singer and actress Whitney Houston, the aunt of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. Houston was also the grandmother of Whitney Houston’s only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown.

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Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

FYI October 05-07, 2024

On This Day

1143 – With the signing of the Treaty of Zamora, King Alfonso VII of León and Castile recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.[4]
The Treaty of Zamora (5 October 1143) recognized Portugal as a kingdom with its own monarch by the Kingdom of León. Based on the terms of the accord, King Alfonso VII of León recognized the Kingdom of Portugal in the presence of his cousin King Afonso I of Portugal, witnessed by the papal representative, Cardinal Guido de Vico, at the Cathedral of Zamora. Both kings promised durable peace between their kingdoms.[1] By this treaty, Afonso I of Portugal also recognized the suzerainty of the Pope.

This treaty came as of a result of the Battle of Valdevez.

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69 BC – Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdue Armenia.
The Third Mithridatic War (73–63 BC), the last and longest of the three Mithridatic Wars, was fought between Mithridates VI of Pontus and the Roman Republic. Both sides were joined by a great number of allies, dragging the entire east of the Mediterranean and large parts of Asia (Asia Minor, Greater Armenia, northern Mesopotamia and the Levant) into the war. The conflict ended in defeat for Mithridates; it ended the Pontic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire (by then a rump state), and also resulted in the Kingdom of Armenia becoming an allied client state of Rome.

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1403 – Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon.[2]
The Battle of Modon was fought on 7 October 1403 between the fleets of the Republic of Venice and of the Republic of Genoa, then under French control, commanded by the French marshal Jean Le Maingre, better known as Boucicaut. One of the last clashes in the Venetian–Genoese wars, the battle ended in a decisive Venetian victory.


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Born On This Day

1377 – Louis II of Anjou (d. 1417)
Louis II (5 October 1377 – 29 April 1417)[1] was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1384 to 1417; he claimed the Kingdom of Naples, but only ruled parts of the kingdom from 1390 to 1399. His father, Louis I of Anjou—the founder of the House of Valois-Anjou—was a younger son of King John II of France and the adopted son of Queen Joanna I of Naples. When his father died during a military campaign in Naples in 1384, Louis II was still a child. He inherited Anjou from his father, but his mother, Marie of Blois, could not convince his uncles, John, Duke of Berry and Philip II, Duke of Burgundy, to continue her husband’s war for Naples. The Provençal nobles and towns refused to acknowledge Louis II as their lawful ruler, but Marie of Blois persuaded them one after another to swear fealty to him between 1385 and 1387.


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1459 – Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)
Martin Behaim (6 October 1459 – 29 July 1507), also known as Martin von Behaim and by various forms of Martin of Bohemia, was a German textile merchant and cartographer. He served John II of Portugal as an adviser in matters of navigation and participated in a voyage to West Africa. He is now best known for his Erdapfel, the world’s oldest known globe, which he produced for the Imperial City of Nuremberg in 1492.


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1409 – Elizabeth of Luxembourg (d. 1442)
Elizabeth of Luxembourg (Hungarian: Luxemburgi Erzsébet; 7 October 1409 – 19 December 1442) was queen consort of Hungary, queen consort of Germany and Bohemia.

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Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.

Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

FYI October 02-04, 2024

On This Day

1552 – Russo-Kazan Wars: Russian troops enter Kazan.[6]
The siege of Kazan in 1552 was the final battle of the Russo-Kazan Wars and led to the fall of the Khanate of Kazan. Conflict continued after the fall of Kazan, however, as rebel governments formed in Çalım and Mişätamaq, and a new khan was invited from the Nogais. This guerrilla war lingered until 1556.

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2457 BC – Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea’s National Foundation Day.
Gaecheonjeol (Korean: 개천절; Hanja: 開天節; lit. ‘The day the heaven opened’) is a public holiday in South Korea on 3 October. Also known by the English name National Foundation Day, this holiday celebrates the legendary formation of the first Korean state of Gojoseon in 2333 BC. This date has traditionally been regarded by Koreans as the date for the founding of the Korean race.[1][2]

Gaecheonjeol is also recognized in North Korea, although not as a public holiday, with an annual ceremony at the Mausoleum of Tangun, the founder of Gojoseon.

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AD 23 – Rebels sack the Chinese capital Chang’an during a peasant rebellion.
Lulin (Chinese: 绿林; pinyin: Lùlín, ‘green forest’) was one of two major agrarian rebellion movements against Wang Mang’s short-lived Xin dynasty in the modern southern Henan and northern Hubei regions. These two regions banded together to pool their strengths, their collective strength eventually leading to the downfall of the Xin and a temporary reinstatement of the Han dynasty with Liu Xuan (Gengshi Emperor) as the emperor.

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Born On This Day

1527 – William Drury, English politician (d. 1579)[39]
Sir William Drury (2 October 1527 – 13 October 1579) was an English statesman and soldier.

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1458 – Saint Casimir, Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (d. 1484)
Casimir Jagiellon (Latin: Casimirus; Lithuanian: Kazimieras; Polish: Kazimierz; 3 October 1458 – 4 March 1484) was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The second son of King Casimir IV Jagiellon, he was tutored by Johannes Longinus, a Polish chronicler and diplomat. After his elder brother Vladislaus was elected as King of Bohemia in 1471, Casimir became the heir apparent. At the age of 13, Casimir participated in the failed military campaign to install him as King of Hungary. He became known for his piety, devotion to God, and generosity towards the sick and poor. He became ill (most likely with tuberculosis) and died at the age of 25. He was buried in Vilnius Cathedral. His canonization was initiated by his brother King Sigismund I the Old in 1514 and the tradition holds that he was canonized in 1521.


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1276 – Margaret of Brabant (d. 1311)
Margaret of Brabant (4 October 1276 – 14 December 1311), was the daughter of John I, Duke of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders. She was the wife of Henry, Count of Luxembourg, and after his election as King of Germany in 1308, she became Queen of Germany.

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Gavin James Creel (April 18, 1976 – September 30, 2024) was an American actor, singer, and songwriter best known for his work in musical theater. Over his career he received a Grammy Award, Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.

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Peter Edward Rose Sr. (April 14, 1941 – September 30, 2024), nicknamed “Charlie Hustle”, was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds lineup known as the Big Red Machine for their dominance of the National League in the 1970s. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, where he won his third World Series championship in 1980, and had a brief stint with the Montreal Expos. He managed the Reds from 1984 to 1989.

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By James Clear: 3-2-1: On the power of going for it, the value of sharing what you know, and how to figure out what you really want

 
 
 
 

By Ernie Smith, Tedium: When Benevolence Fades The WordPress situation devolves further, which raises an obvious question: What does this mean for every other open-source project?
 
 
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Taste of Home: Pumpkin Chili
 
 
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Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!

Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.

Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

FYI September 29-30, October 01, 2024

On This Day

1364 – During the Hundred Years’ War, Anglo-Breton forces defeat the Franco-Breton army in Brittany, ending the War of the Breton Succession.[5]
The War of the Breton Succession (French: guerre de Succession de Bretagne, Breton: Brezel hêrezh dugelezh Breizh) was a conflict between the Counts of Blois and the Montforts of Brittany for control of the Sovereign Duchy of Brittany, then a fief of the Kingdom of France. It was fought between 1341 and 12 April 1365.[1] It is also known as the War of the Two Jeannes (French: guerre des deux Jeannes) due to the involvement of two rival duchesses of that name (Jeanne (Joanna) of Flanders and Jeanne de Penthièvre).[2]

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1520 – Suleiman the Magnificent is proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Suleiman I (Ottoman Turkish: سليمان اول, romanized: Süleyman-ı Evvel; Turkish: I. Süleyman, pronounced [syleiˈman]; 6 November 1494 – 6 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in Western Europe and Suleiman the Lawgiver (Ottoman Turkish: قانونى سلطان سليمان, romanized: Ḳānūnī Sulṭān Süleymān) in his Ottoman realm, was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 until his death in 1566.[3]: 541–545  Under his administration, the Ottoman Empire ruled over at least 25 million people.


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1779 – The city of Tampere, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden.[6]
Tampere[b][c] is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately 259,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 421,000. It is the 3rd most populous municipality in Finland, and the second most populous urban area in the country after the Helsinki metropolitan area.

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Born On This Day

1402 – Ferdinand the Holy Prince of Portugal (d. 1443)[59]
Ferdinand the Holy Prince (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du]; Portuguese: Fernando o Infante Santo; 29 September 1402 – 5 June 1443), sometimes called the “Saint Prince” or the “Constant Prince”, was an infante of the Kingdom of Portugal. He was the youngest of the “Illustrious Generation” of 15th-century Portuguese princes of the House of Aviz, and served as lay administrator of the Knightly Order of Aviz.


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1550 – Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1631)
Michael Maestlin (also Mästlin, Möstlin, or Moestlin; 30 September 1550 – 26 October 1631)[1] was a German astronomer and mathematician, known for being the mentor of Johannes Kepler. He was a student of Philipp Apian and was known as the teacher who most influenced Kepler. Maestlin was considered to be one of the most significant astronomers between the time of Copernicus and Kepler.[2]


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1476 – Guy XVI, Count of Laval (d. 1531)
Guy XVI, Count of Laval, Mayenne (1 October 1476 – 20 May 1531) was a member of the House of Laval. He was christened Nicolas, but upon inheriting the title, he took the required name of Guy, as his predecessors had done. He was the son of Jean de Laval, who was the brother of Guy XV and the son of Guy XIV and Isabella of Brittany.

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By Bill Friskics-Warren, The Times: Kris Kristofferson, Country Singer, Songwriter and Actor, Dies at 88

He wrote songs for hundreds of other artists, including “Me and Bobby McGee” for Janis Joplin and “Sunday Morning Coming Down” for Johnny Cash, before a second act in film.

 
 

Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American country singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s.

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By Harvey Araton, The New York Times: Dikembe Mutombo, a Towering N.B.A. Presence, Dies at 58 Coming late to basketball, he nevertheless found stardom, retiring with the second-most blocked shots in league history. He devoted much of his life to humanitarian causes.
 
 
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (June 25, 1966 – September 30, 2024) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed “Mount Mutombo” for his defensive prowess, he is commonly regarded as one of the best shot-blockers and defensive players of all time. Outside of basketball, he was well known for his humanitarian work.

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Jake Wynn – Public Historian: First funerals for the victims of the East Brookside Mine Disaster | August 1913
 
 
 
 

Wickersham’s Conscience: Notes on Hummingbird Diversity
 
 
 
 

By Lynne Curry: Writing on Writing: A national author’s journal published my newest article on writing: The Secret Sauce for Pitches and Blurbs

 
 
 
 

By Kate Bartlett, NPR: ‘America’s Nobel’ goes to a power couple who made a startling discovery about HIV
 
 
 
 

By Natalie Zarrelli, Atlas Obscura: When Squirrels Were One of America’s Most Popular Pets Benjamin Franklin even wrote an ode to a fallen one.

 
 
 
 

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Cleared Hot Podcast: Chris Skates – From Coal Mines to the White House

 
 
 
 
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Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

FYI September 26-28, 2024

On This Day

1212 – The Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.
The Golden Bull of Sicily (Czech: Zlatá bula sicilská; Latin: Bulla Aurea Siciliæ) was a decree issued by the King of Sicily and future Emperor Frederick II in Basel on 26 September 1212 that confirmed the royal title obtained by Ottokar I of Bohemia in 1198, declaring him and his heirs kings of Bohemia.[1][2] The kingship signified the exceptional status of Bohemia within the Holy Roman Empire.

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1422 – After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania.[3]
The Treaty of Melno (Lithuanian: Melno taika; Polish: Pokój melneński) or Treaty of Lake Melno (‹See Tfd›German: Friede von Melnosee) was a peace treaty ending the Gollub War. It was signed on 27 September 1422, between the Teutonic Knights and an alliance of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at Lake Melno (‹See Tfd›German: Melnosee, Meldensee; Polish: Jezioro Mełno), east of Graudenz (Grudziądz). The treaty resolved territorial disputes between the Knights and Lithuania regarding Lithuania Minor and Samogitia, which had dragged on since 1382, and determined the Prussian–Lithuanian border, which afterwards remained unchanged for about 500 years. A portion of the original border survives as a portion of the modern border between the Republic of Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, making it one of the oldest and most stable borders in Europe.[1]


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351 – Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius.[3]
The Battle of Mursa was fought on 28 September 351 between the eastern Roman armies led by the Emperor Constantius II and the western forces supporting the usurper Magnentius. It took place at Mursa, near the Via Militaris in the province of Pannonia (modern Osijek, Croatia). The battle, one of the bloodiest in Roman history, was a pyrrhic victory for Constantius.


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Born On This Day

1406 – Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)
Thomas Ros or Roos, 8th Baron Ros of Helmsley (26 September 1406 – 18 August 1430) was an English peer.

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1271 – Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, King of Bohemia and Poland (d. 1305)[20]
Wenceslaus II Přemyslid (Czech: Václav II.; Polish: Wacław II Czeski; 27 September[2] 1271 – 21 June 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–1305), and King of Poland (1296–1305).


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1494 – Agnolo Firenzuola, Italian poet and playwright (d. 1545)[48]
Agnolo Firenzuola (28 September 1493 – 27 June 1543) was an Italian writer and poet, of mainly secular works, despite having been a Vallombrosan monk.


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Condolences
BBC News: Tributes have poured in for Dame Maggie Smith, star of the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, who has died aged 89

Dame Margaret Natalie Smith CH DBE (28 December 1934 − 27 September 2024) was a British actress. Known for her wit in comedic roles, she had an extensive career on stage and screen over seven decades and was one of Britain’s most recognisable and prolific actresses.[1] She received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, four Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award as well as nominations for six Laurence Olivier Awards. Smith was one of the few performers to earn the Triple Crown of Acting.[2]At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

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Nelson Richard DeMille (August 23, 1943 – September 17, 2024)was an American author of action adventure and suspense novels. His novels include Plum Island, The Charm School, and The General’s Daughter. DeMille also wrote under the pen names Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Ellen Kay, and Brad Matthews.

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I don’t like mysteries, which is why I want to solve them. It bothers me that there are things I don’t know.
There are days when you might hate what you’ve written, but you love your life because you’re able to make your own world.
Nelson DeMille,
writer
1943-2024
 
 
 
 

By Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com: NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ women awarded Congressional Gold Medals
 
 
 
 

By James Clear: 3-2-1: On cheat codes, love as a creative force, and how to make something great

 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Surprise, surprise
 
 
 
 

By Matt Lee, Tedium: No Plane? No Problem What it’s like to travel across the country via Amtrak—and what you need to know if you want to do it yourself.

 
 
By Ernie Smith, Tedium: Tethered On the freedom that cellular modems gave to consumers—and how mobile companies tried to claw it back during the iPhone era.
 
 

By Ernie Smith, Tedium: The Paywall’s Final Frontier Word that CNN is getting a paywall feels like a sign that good information is more expensive than ever.
 
 
 
 

Helen Hegener, Sled Dogs in America: The Art of Veryl Goodnight

This book is an in-depth look at the incredible paintings done by the award-winning Colorado artist who has elevated the history of sled dogs to an exhibit at the prestigious Western Spirit Museum in Scottsdale, Arizona. Running for nine months, from July, 2024 through April, 2025, the exhibit showcases not only the paintings done by Veryl Goodnight, but includes the history behind the paintings as researched by Alaskan historian Helen Hegener, author of the landmark book Sled Dogs in North America (Northern Light Media, 2023).

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Ann Wilson of Heart: A health update from Ann.

 
 
 
 
Excellent!
Nick Freitas: I channeled Ron Swanson for this one.
 
 
 
 
Colion Noir: Exposed, Kamala Harris Sponsored Handgun Ban & Confiscation Bill
 
 
 
 
Interesting, depressing and WTF??
Andy Stumpf, IronClad: A Serial Killer Targeting Veterans? (with Jake Adelstein) I IRONCLAD
 
 
 
 

Alejandro Villanueva – 10th Mountain Divison to the NFL | BRCC #322
 
 
 
 
Cleared Hot Podcast: Andy Vs. Michael – Round 9 – The Ginger goes to Italy
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Recipes

By Eric Kim, NY Times Cooking: Mayo Corn Fried Rice
 
 
By Melissa Clark, NY Times Cooking: Crispy-Edged Quesadilla

 
 
By Ali Slagle, NY Times Cooking: Cheesy White Bean-Tomato Bake
 
 
By Eric Kim, NY Times Cooking: Chilled Tofu With Gochujang Sauce
 
 
By Erin: Butterfinger Poke Cake
 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
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