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  • Understanding Oyster Anatomy: Inside the Shell

    Understanding Oyster Anatomy: Inside the Shell

    Oysters are unique and complex organisms with specialized anatomy that allows them to survive in dynamic marine environments. By examining the structure inside an oyster’s shell, we can better understand how these remarkable creatures function and thrive. The Shell The oyster’s shell is its primary defense against predators and environmental stress. Made mostly of calcium […]

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On This Day:

  • Events

    • 1948 – Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.
    • 1951 – Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China.
    • 1960 – A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.
    • 1971 – The Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest opens, becoming the second-tallest building in the city.
    • 2006 – Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts.

  • Births

    • 1910 – Scatman Crothers, American actor and comedian (d. 1986)
    • 1912 – Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997)
    • 1924 – Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (d. 2014)
    • 1945 – Padmarajan, Indian director, screenwriter, and author (d. 1991)
    • 1956 – Buck Showalter, American baseball player, coach, and manager

  • Deaths

    • 1886 – Leopold von Ranke, German historian and academic (b. 1795)
    • 1921 – August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (b. 1872)
    • 1934 – Clyde Barrow, American criminal (b. 1909)
    • 1981 – David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
    • 2015 – John Forbes Nash Jr., American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1928)