FYI June 21, 2019

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On This Day

1582 – Sengoku period: Oda Nobunaga, the most powerful of the Japanese daimyōs, was forced to commit suicide by his own general Akechi Mitsuhide.
Oda Nobunaga (織田 信長 Oda Nobunaga, About this soundlisten; June 23, 1534 – June 21, 1582) was a powerful daimyō (feudal lord) of Japan in the late 16th century who attempted to unify Japan during the late Sengoku period, and successfully gained control over most of Honshu. Nobunaga is regarded as one of three unifiers of Japan along with his retainers Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. During his later life, Nobunaga was widely known for most brutal suppression of determined opponents, eliminating those who by principle refused to cooperate or yield to his demands. His reign was noted for innovative military tactics, fostering free trade, and encouraging the start of the Momoyama historical art period. He was killed when his retainer Akechi Mitsuhide rebelled against him at Honnō-ji.

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Born On This Day

1912 – Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (d. 1989)
Mary Therese McCarthy (June 21, 1912 – October 25, 1989) was an American novelist, critic and political activist.

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FYI

It’s Friday. Be kind — to you, to everyone you meet, to all of the broken and messed up places inside, to all of the busted people who stumble across your path. Be kind.
Claudia Hall Christian Everyday Kindness

 
 
 
 
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