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Lou Henry Hoover (March 29, 1874 – January 7, 1944) was the first lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933 as the wife of President Herbert Hoover. She was active in community groups, including the Girl Scouts of the USA, which she led from 1922 to 1925 and from 1935 to 1937. She was the first woman to earn a geology degree from Stanford. In the first twenty years of their marriage, the Hoovers lived in several countries; during World War I, they led efforts to assist war refugees. Beginning in 1917, they lived in Washington, D.C., as Herbert became a high government official. In the White House, Lou Hoover dedicated her time as first lady to her volunteer work, though she did not publicize it. Her invitation of Jessie De Priest to the White House for tea was controversial in the South. After Herbert's defeat for re-election in 1932, Lou Hoover continued her work, helping provide refugee support with her husband during World War II, and died suddenly of a heart attack in 1944. (Full article...)
Did you know ...
- ... that despite receiving a head injury, and the guns of his fighter becoming jammed after being attacked by enemy aircraft, Jack A. Bade (pictured) continued to defend American bombers over Guadalcanal?
- ... that in some rare cases, large Siberian tigers prey on adult brown bears?
- ... that gynecologist Linda Giudice found that bisphenol A contamination in water systems correlates with higher miscarriage rates?
- ... that a massive smallpox epidemic struck the Pacific Northwest shortly before historical records were kept?
- ... that Karsten Januschke's conducting of Offenbach's Die Banditen was described as producing a "lean, dry, [and] delicate" sound with an ensemble of 22 soloists, including 11 tenors?
- ... that in accordance with Hale's law, sunspot groups have magnetic fields that align in opposite directions on opposite sides of the Sun's equator?
- ... that due to segregation, coach Millard Naylor's high school football team needed to play out-of-state opponents for his first 19 seasons?
- ... that during the rollout of her album Can You See Me?, Rezz released a sex toy?
- ... that George Parks was president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and his son Rowan Parks became president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh?
In the news
- The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the U.S. city of Baltimore collapses (wreckage pictured) after being hit by a container ship.
- Bassirou Diomaye Faye is elected President of Senegal.
- A mass shooting and explosions kill 143 people at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Russia.
- Following the Indonesian general election, Prabowo Subianto wins the presidential election, and the Democratic Party of Struggle wins the most votes in the legislative election.
On this day
March 29: Boganda Day in the Central African Republic (1959); Martyrs' Day in Madagascar (1947)
- 1461 – Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrian army at the Battle of Towton, allowing Edward IV to secure the English throne.
- 1882 – The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, was founded by Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
- 1974 – NASA's Mariner 10 (pictured) became the first space probe to make a flyby of Mercury.
- 1999 – The Chamoli earthquake, one of the strongest to hit the foothills of the Himalayas in more than 90 years, killed at least 100 people.
- 2014 – The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales took place following the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
- Thomas Coram (d. 1751)
- Emilia Baeyertz (b. 1842)
- Sam Loxton (b. 1921)
- Ruth A. M. Schmidt (d. 2014)
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 30 international goals since 2009 as a forward for the Gabon national football team, making him the country's all-time top scorer. Born in France to Pierre Aubameyang, a former Gabon international, he has played 75 games for the national team as of 2024. Aubameyang scored on his international debut against Morocco on 28 March 2009, helping Gabon win 2–1. He scored his first and only international hat-trick against Niger in 2013 during a FIFA World Cup qualifier. Aubameyang's most recent goal for Gabon was against Mauritania in a 1–1 friendly draw on 4 January 2022. Aubameyang has been haunted by various controversies concerning his involvement with the national team, promoting criticism and a media boycott. Nonetheless, the forward remains a valuable asset to the team and has been described as "the greatest player in Gabon" by the team's current head coach, Patrice Neveu. (Full list...)
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Head of Christ is a painting in oil on panel by the Italian Renaissance painter Antonio da Correggio, dated 1521. It depicts the head of Christ, wearing the crown of thorns. In the background there is a white cloth showing that the image represents the Veil of Veronica, but Christ's head is given volume through alternate use of light and dark shadows. The painting is in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Correggio was known for creating some of the most sumptuous religious paintings of the period. The Getty Museum considers this artwork as one of the masterpieces of painting held by the museum. Painting credit: Antonio da Correggio
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