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The battle of Adys was fought in late 255 BC during the First Punic War between a Roman army led by Marcus Atilius Regulus and a Carthaginian army jointly commanded by Bostar, Hamilcar and Hasdrubal. The Romans had successfully invaded Carthage's homeland in North Africa and left Regulus with 15,500 men to hold their lodgement over the winter. Regulus advanced on and besieged the city of Adys. The Carthaginian army established itself on a rocky hill nearby. Regulus had his forces execute night marches to launch dawn assaults on the Carthaginians' fortified hilltop camp. One part of the Roman force was repulsed and pursued down the hill. After the other part charged the pursuing Carthaginians in the rear and routed them, the remaining Carthaginians panicked and fled. Despairing, the Carthaginians sued for peace, but the terms Regulus offered were so harsh that they resolved to fight on. A few months later at the battle of Tunis Regulus was decisively beaten. (Full article...)
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In the news
- In association football, the FIFA World Cup concludes with Argentina defeating France in the final (player of the match Lionel Messi pictured).
- At least 24 people are killed in a landslide near Batang Kali, Malaysia.
- The US National Ignition Facility announces that it has achieved fusion ignition.
- A housing block collapses after a suspected gas explosion on the island of Jersey, killing nine people.
On this day
December 19: First day of Hanukkah (Judaism, 2022)
- 1154 – Henry II was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey, London.
- 1675 – King Philip's War: In the Great Swamp Fight, the colonial militia of New England and their Pequot allies attacked a Narragansett fort in Rhode Island, killing many warriors and hundreds of non-combatants.
- 1956 – British physician and suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams was arrested in connection with the death of Edith Alice Morrell.
- 1985 – Aeroflot Flight 101/435 was hijacked by the co-pilot and landed in a cow pasture in China, where he was apprehended.
- 2016 – Andrei Karlov (pictured), Russia's ambassador to Turkey, was assassinated at an art gallery in Ankara.
- J. M. W. Turner (d. 1851)
- Mileva Marić (b. 1875)
- Ashfaqulla Khan (d. 1927)
From today's featured list
The British rock band Coldplay have released sixty-four music videos, four video albums and six films, and have appeared on multiple television shows throughout their career. They were formed in London by Chris Martin (lead vocals, piano), Jonny Buckland (guitar), Guy Berryman (bass guitar), Will Champion (drums, percussion) and Phil Harvey (creative direction). Before the band signed a record deal with Parlophone in 1999, a music video for "Bigger Stronger" was shot and directed by Mat Whitecross, who would later become one of their long-time collaborators. It was followed by the singles "Shiver", "Yellow", "Trouble" and "Don't Panic" from Parachutes (2000), with the third receiving a MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction. To promote A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), Coldplay released "In My Place" and "The Scientist"; the latter was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards and won three MTV Video Music Awards. (Full list...)
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Pauline Gracia Beery Mack (December 19, 1891 – October 22, 1974) was an American chemist, home economist, and college administrator. Her research in calcium, nutrition, radiation, and bone density began during the 1930s, and culminated in work for NASA when she was in her seventies. This photograph of Mack, from the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, was probably taken in the early 1940s. Photograph credit: Underwood & Underwood; restored by Adam Cuerden
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