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- demure August 5, 2020Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 5, 2020 is: demure • \dih-MYOOR\ • adjective 1 : reserved, modest 2 : affectedly modest, reserved, or serious : coy Examples: "Her demure demeanor belies the inner Goth girl who once hung out with Mötley Crue and Ozzy Osbourne. She maintains art forms her first priority for being […]Merriam-Webster
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The East–West Schism, also called the Great Schism and the Schism of 1054, was the break of communion between what are now the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches, which has lasted since the 11th century.[1] The Schism was the culmination of theological and political differences between the Christian East and West which had developed over the preceding centuries, and marked the first time since the Edict of Milan that there was more than one body considered by secular authorities to constitute the Christian Church.
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1934 – Katherine D. Ortega, 38th Treasurer of the United States
Katherine Dávalos Ortega (born July 16, 1934) was the 38th Treasurer of the United States. She served from September 26, 1983 to July 1, 1989 under Presidents Ronald Reagan and then George H. W. Bush. Ortega also has the distinction of being the first female bank president in the state of California.
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- Please report to Star Trek: Lower Decks to help solve An American Pickle August 6, 2020Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Thursday, August 6. All times are Eastern.Read more...Allison Shoemaker on TV Club, shared by Allison Shoemaker to The A.V. Club
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- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for August 6 August 6, 2020Picture of the day Nasturtium leaves with water drops stacked from 18 pictures.
- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for August 5 August 5, 2020Picture of the day Tübingen, Germany: The so-called Neckarfront consists almost entirely of listed buildings. This photo shows it as seen from the Plataneninsel (plane tree island). In the middle on the river Neckar there is a Stocherkahn (punt) passing, very typical for Tübingen. On the left you see the Hölderlinturm behind its magnificent weeping […]
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