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usufruct , n : (law) The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged. The tongue-in-cheek International Be Kind to Lawyers Day falls on this day in 2017, the second Tuesday of April.

The Article of the day for April 11, 2017 is Margaret Lea Houston . Margaret Lea Houston (April 11, 1819 – December 3, 1867) was First Lady of the Republic of Texas, First Lady of the state of Texas, and a founding member of Concord Baptist Church in Grand Cane, Texas. She was a poet and an accomplished musician. Her influence on husband Sam Houston persuaded him to give up alcohol and profane language. Margaret gave birth inside the governor's mansion to the youngest of their eight children, as angry mobs gathered outside in response to her husband's opposition to Texas signing the Ordinance of Secession of the Civil War. He was removed from office for refusing to swear loyalty to the Confederacy. Their eldest son joined the Confederate army and was left for dead on the battlefield at Shiloh, saved by a Union Army clergyman who found a Bible from Margaret in his pocket. Sam Houston died of illness before the end of the war, as Margaret sat by his bed reading to him from...

Police Drag Passenger Off Overbooked United Flight Airlines always overbook, and usually they can get a volunteer to wait for another flight. But instead of doing that, United had police drag an unwilling passenger off a flight from Chicago to Louisville. Horrifying.

The First Teaser Trailer For 'Thor: Ragnarok' Features Led Zeppelin And A Lighter Tone

Police Drag Passenger Off Overbooked United Flight

The First Teaser Trailer For 'Thor: Ragnarok' Features Led Zeppelin And A Lighter Tone This trailer is one record scratch sound effect from starting with a meme. Looks like "Ragnarok" wants to join the funnier side of the Marvel galaxy. April 10, 2017 at 01:27PM

The Article of the day for April 10, 2017 is Noel Park . Noel Park in north London is a planned community designed by Rowland Plumbe in the late 19th century, consisting of 2,200 model dwellings. It was developed in open countryside to the north of London between the historic villages of Highgate and Tottenham by the Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company. One of the earliest garden suburbs in the world, it provided affordable housing for working-class families wishing to leave the inner city. Every property had a front and rear garden, and it was close enough to the rail network to allow its residents to commute to work. In line with the principles of the company's founder, William Austin, it had no pubs, and there are still none today. As a result of London's rapid expansion during the early 20th century, and particularly after the London Underground was extended to the area in 1932, Noel Park was surrounded by later developments. In 1965, it was incorporated in...