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gens: Word of the day for April 21, 2018

gens , n : (Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium. (anthropology) A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually along the male line. Rome is traditionally regarded as having been founded on this day.

Picture of the day for April 21, 2018

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Picture of the day on April 21, 2018: A port security boat assigned to Martime Expeditionary Squadron (MSRON) 1 patrols the waters near Kuwait Naval Base. MSRON-1 is deployed supporting maritime security operations and port security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

gens: Word of the day for April 21, 2018

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Word of the day is gens : (Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium. (anthropology) A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually along the male line. Rome is traditionally regarded as having been founded on this day.

Article of the day for April 21, 2018

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Article of the day is Neferirkare Kakai. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Foo Fighters Pulled A Fan Onstage To Play The Guitar And He Absolutely Nailed It

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Foo Fighters Pulled A Fan Onstage To Play The Guitar And He Absolutely Nailed It The fan, affectionately dubbed "KISS guy," was so surprisingly good that he even made Dave Grohl forget his lyrics. April 20, 2018 at 08:42PM

Foo Fighters Pulled A Fan Onstage To Play The Guitar And He Absolutely Nailed It

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Foo Fighters Pulled A Fan Onstage To Play The Guitar And He Absolutely Nailed It

Article of the day for April 21, 2018

The Article of the day for April 21, 2018 is Neferirkare Kakai . Neferirkare Kakai was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the third king of the Fifth Dynasty. The eldest son of the previous pharaoh, Sahure, he reigned for eight to eleven years, sometime in the early-to-mid 25th century BCE. His contemporaries viewed him as a kind and benevolent ruler, willing to intervene on behalf of his courtiers. During his rule the number of administration and priesthood officials increased, and they used their expanded wealth to build sophisticated mastabas (tombs) where they recorded their biographies for the first time. He was the last pharaoh to significantly modify the royal naming conventions, separating the throne name from the birth name, in front of which he added the "Son of Ra" epithet. In the royal necropolis of Abusir he started a pyramid for himself conceived as a step pyramid, a form not seen since the Third Dynasty about 120 years earlier. A modified plan represented the monume...

ICE Raided An Upstate New York Farm Without A Warrant — Here's What You Should Know

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ICE Raided An Upstate New York Farm Without A Warrant — Here's What You Should Know

Picture of the day for April 21, 2018

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A port security boat assigned to Martime Expeditionary Squadron (MSRON) 1 patrols the waters near Kuwait Naval Base. MSRON-1 is deployed supporting maritime security operations and port security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility..