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Armed Forces Day or Revolution Day (Mozambique)

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Armed Forces Day or Revolution Day (Mozambique)

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  • Bangladeshi Immigration Day (United States)

    Bangladeshi Immigration Day (United States)

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  • Day of National Recognition for the Harkis (France)

    Day of National Recognition for the Harkis (France)

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  • National Research Administrators Day (United States)

    National Research Administrators Day (United States)

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  • National Youth Day (Nauru)

    National Youth Day (Nauru)

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Kitchen · Today

Recipe

15-Minute Pork Chops Stir Fry

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15-Minute Pork Chops Stir Fry

Prep 15 min

Slice pork chops thin. Heat oil on high. Cook pork chops 3 min, add sweet potatoes and kale, stir fry 3 more min. Add garlic and toss. Serve over rice.

Ingredients

pork chops, sweet potatoes, garlic, kale, rice

History

On This Day

7 events
PauknAir Flight 4101, a British Aerospace 146, crashes near Melilla Airport in Melilla, Spain, killing 38 people.

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1998

PauknAir Flight 4101, a British Aerospace 146, crashes near Melilla Airport in Melilla, Spain, killing 38 people.

  • 1997

    NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-86 to the Mir space station.

  • 1992

    NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.

  • 1987

    Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau is overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.

  • 1969

    The charter establishing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is signed.

  • 1963

    Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair.

  • 1956

    TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.

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Birthdays

Born Today

4
  • Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

    1358·Japanese shōgun (died 1408)

  • Louis III of Anjou (died 1434)

    1403

  • Günther XLI

    1529·Count of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt (died 1583)

  • Francesco Borromini

    1599·Swiss-Italian architect, designed the San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Agnese in Agone (died 1667)

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  • Florida man arrested after his 4-year-old daughter told police: "My father was shooting"

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By the Numbers

Number of the Day

268

Day of 365 · 73% complete

Element

Og · Oganesson

Heaviest element

Math

268 is even

Today's Season

Horoscope

Libra

Libra

Sep 23 – Oct 22

Element
Air
Ruler
Venus

Passion and intensity build within matters of the heart, sweet Libra, as the Aries Moon aspects Saturn and Pluto. Relationships will become serious, and you'll begin to examine what you truly want in a long-term partnership. Recognize if you need to release old wounds or cycles that have spoiled connections in the past. On an individual level, it might be time to rediscover a love for yourself. Creative outlets and reconnecting with neglected personal interests could prove most healing. Acknowledge if you require more discipline to ensure your dreams come true while Luna squares Jupiter, vowing to move forward with renewed determination and better structures.

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Wellness · 5 min

Desk Break

2 min
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Full body Desk Break

Reset and refocus

The Routine

  1. Chair Squats: 12×
  2. Wall Push-ups: 15×
  3. Posture Reset: 15s
  4. Desk Plank: 20s
  5. Ab Squeeze Hold: 20s

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