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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

    • 70 – First Jewish–Roman War: Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. (17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar).
    • 1741 – Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
    • 1918 – World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.
    • 1922 – The Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan.
    • 1996 – A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.

  • Births

    • 1359 – Antonio Correr, Italian cardinal (died 1445)
    • 1638 – Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Italian violinist and composer (died 1693)
    • 1924 – Jeremiah Denton, American admiral and politician (died 2014)
    • 1940 – Chris Cord, American racing driver (died 2022)
    • 1951 – Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (died 2010)

  • Deaths

    • 1940 – Robert Wadlow, American giant, 8″11′ 271 cm (born 1918)
    • 1960 – Set Persson, Swedish politician (born 1897)
    • 1992 – Hammer DeRoburt, Nauruan educator and politician, 1st President of Nauru (born 1922)
    • 2013 – Henry Braden, American lawyer and politician (born 1944)
    • 2013 – Tom Greenwell, American lawyer and judge (born 1956)