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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

    • 1792 – The Coinage Act is passed by Congress, establishing the United States Mint.
    • 1972 – Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
    • 1991 – Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
    • 1992 – Forty-two civilians are massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    • 2014 – A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured.

  • Births

    • 1934 – Paul Cohen, American mathematician and theorist (d. 2007)
    • 1945 – Linda Hunt, American actress
    • 1957 – Hank Steinbrenner, American businessman (d. 2020)
    • 1959 – Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver
    • 1985 – Thom Evans, Zimbabwean-Scottish rugby player

  • Deaths

    • 968 – Yuan Dezhao, Chinese chancellor (b. 891)
    • 1118 – Baldwin I, king of Jerusalem
    • 1640 – Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish author and poet (b. 1595)
    • 1894 – Achille Vianelli, Italian painter and academic (b. 1803)
    • 2009 – Bud Shank, American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1926)