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Herschel Grynspan
A Child of Our Time is a secular oratorio by the British composer Michael Tippett (1905–98). It was inspired by events in 1938 that had affected Tippett profoundly: the assassination of a German diplomat by a young Jewish refugee (Herschel Grynszpan, pictured) and the Nazi government's reaction in the form of the so-called Kristallnacht—a vicious pogrom against Germany's Jewish population on the night of 9–10 November. Tippett uses these incidents to represent the experiences of all oppressed peoples, in the context of a pacifist message of ultimate understanding and reconciliation. The text's recurrent themes of shadow and light reflect the Jungian psychoanalysis which Tippett underwent in the years immediately before writing the work. The oratorio's most original feature is the use of African American spirituals, which perform the function allocated in Bach's Passions to chorales; Tippett believed that these songs of oppression possess a universality absent from specifically Christian and other hymns. A Child of Our Time was well received on its first performance in 1944 at the Adelphi Theatre, London, and has since been performed all over the world in many languages. (Full article...)
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Dan Cohen, pictured sitting in 2013
... that Dan Cohen (pictured) lost the 1969 Minneapolis mayoral election despite holding endorsements from the DFL, the Republican Party, and President Richard Nixon?
... that a fort is being excavated in Unnao, India, for a possible 1000 tons of gold treasure?
... that drug lord Homero Cárdenas Guillén is believed to be the new leader of Mexico's Gulf Cartel?
... that the Illinois Central Railroad's Green Diamond debuted in 1936 with IC 121, the last new fixed-consist articulated streamliner built in the United States in the 1930s?
... that American frontier doctor Charles Boarman Harris delivered over 3,000 babies in Pembina County, North Dakota, during his 60-year medical career?
... that Armenian writer Jak Sayabalyan was murdered and his remains are yet to be found?
... that the wasp Cystomastacoides kiddo was named after Beatrix Kiddo from the film Kill Bill?
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Fiorente, ridden by Damien Oliver
Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest tropical cyclone of 2013, makes landfall in the Philippines.
The European Central Bank cuts its bank rate to 0.25%.
A court in Bangladesh sentences 152 people to death for their part in the Bangladesh Rifles revolt.
The Congolese army declares a defeat of the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In horse racing, Fiorente (pictured), ridden by Damien Oliver, wins the Melbourne Cup.
India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
Kenyans Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo win the New York City Marathon.
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November 9: Inventors' Day in Austria, Germany and Switzerland; Independence Day in Cambodia (1953); Muhammad Iqbal's Day in Pakistan

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
1799 – The coup of 18 Brumaire led by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès and Napoleon deposed the French government, replacing the Directory with the Consulate.
1888 – Mary Jane Kelly was murdered in London, widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper.
1913 – The "Big Blow" storm reached its maximum intensity in the Great Lakes Basin of North America, destroying 19 ships and 68,300 tons of cargo, and killing over 250 people.
1989 – East Germany announced the opening of the inner German border and the Berlin Wall, marking the symbolic end of the Cold War, impending collapse of the Warsaw Pact, and beginning of the end of Soviet communism.
1998 – With the passing of the Human Rights Act, the United Kingdom abolished capital punishment for all criminal offences.
More anniversaries: November 8 – November 9 – November 10
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It is now November 9, 2013 (UTC) – Reload this page

 

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Dark-sided Thrush
The Dark-sided Thrush (Zoothera marginata) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. Described by Edward Blyth in 1847, the species is closely related to the Long-billed Thrush and Scaly Thrush.
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Herschel Grynspan
A Child of Our Time is a secular oratorio by the British composer Michael Tippett (1905–98). It was inspired by events in 1938 that had affected Tippett profoundly: the assassination of a German diplomat by a young Jewish refugee (Herschel Grynszpan, pictured) and the Nazi government's reaction in the form of the so-called Kristallnacht—a vicious pogrom against Germany's Jewish population on the night of 9–10 November. Tippett uses these incidents to represent the experiences of all oppressed peoples, in the context of a pacifist message of ultimate understanding and reconciliation. The text's recurrent themes of shadow and light reflect the Jungian psychoanalysis which Tippett underwent in the years immediately before writing the work. The oratorio's most original feature is the use of African American spirituals, which perform the function allocated in Bach's Passions to chorales; Tippett believed that these songs of oppression possess a universality absent from specifically Christian and other hymns. A Child of Our Time was well received on its first performance in 1944 at the Adelphi Theatre, London, and has since been performed all over the world in many languages. (Full article...)
Recently featured: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) – Ine of Wessex – Blackwater fire of 1937
Archive – By email – More featured articles...
 
Did you know...
 

From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

Dan Cohen, pictured sitting in 2013
... that Dan Cohen (pictured) lost the 1969 Minneapolis mayoral election despite holding endorsements from the DFL, the Republican Party, and President Richard Nixon?
... that a fort is being excavated in Unnao, India, for a possible 1000 tons of gold treasure?
... that drug lord Homero Cárdenas Guillén is believed to be the new leader of Mexico's Gulf Cartel?
... that the Illinois Central Railroad's Green Diamond debuted in 1936 with IC 121, the last new fixed-consist articulated streamliner built in the United States in the 1930s?
... that American frontier doctor Charles Boarman Harris delivered over 3,000 babies in Pembina County, North Dakota, during his 60-year medical career?
... that Armenian writer Jak Sayabalyan was murdered and his remains are yet to be found?
... that the wasp Cystomastacoides kiddo was named after Beatrix Kiddo from the film Kill Bill?
Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

 
In the news
 

Fiorente, ridden by Damien Oliver
Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest tropical cyclone of 2013, makes landfall in the Philippines.
The European Central Bank cuts its bank rate to 0.25%.
A court in Bangladesh sentences 152 people to death for their part in the Bangladesh Rifles revolt.
The Congolese army declares a defeat of the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In horse racing, Fiorente (pictured), ridden by Damien Oliver, wins the Melbourne Cup.
India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
Kenyans Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo win the New York City Marathon.
Recent deaths – More current events...
 
On this day...
 

November 9: Inventors' Day in Austria, Germany and Switzerland; Independence Day in Cambodia (1953); Muhammad Iqbal's Day in Pakistan

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
1799 – The coup of 18 Brumaire led by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès and Napoleon deposed the French government, replacing the Directory with the Consulate.
1888 – Mary Jane Kelly was murdered in London, widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper.
1913 – The "Big Blow" storm reached its maximum intensity in the Great Lakes Basin of North America, destroying 19 ships and 68,300 tons of cargo, and killing over 250 people.
1989 – East Germany announced the opening of the inner German border and the Berlin Wall, marking the symbolic end of the Cold War, impending collapse of the Warsaw Pact, and beginning of the end of Soviet communism.
1998 – With the passing of the Human Rights Act, the United Kingdom abolished capital punishment for all criminal offences.
More anniversaries: November 8 – November 9 – November 10
Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries
It is now November 9, 2013 (UTC) – Reload this page

 

Today's featured picture
 

Dark-sided Thrush
The Dark-sided Thrush (Zoothera marginata) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. Described by Edward Blyth in 1847, the species is closely related to the Long-billed Thrush and Scaly Thrush.
Photograph: JJ Harrison
Recently featured: Democratic presidential ticket, 1864 – Robert Sheehan – Mandelbulb

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This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 4,371,379 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
More than 1,000,000 articles:
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