Victor Manuel Grimaldi Céspedes

Cominciate con fare il necessario, poi cio' que e' possibile e all' improvviso vi sorprenderete a fare l'impossibile. S. Francesco d'Assisi

[Global Index @TheGlobal_Index]

All the languages spoken in China 🇨🇳.

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

12 July 210 BC: The first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, dies at the age of 49. During the Warring States Period, he defeated six independent kingdoms to unify #China in 221 BC, though this lasted only four years. He's also known for his army of terracotta warriors, who were buried with him. #History #OTD #ad https://t.co/RlWW7Tamzx

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

The Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway. U.S. forces are positioned and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available despite unwarranted Iranian aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary declarations. Iran does not control the strait. Traffic is flowing.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

The US military launches new attacks on southern Iran, as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz intensifies.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: https://t.co/z9P1tVmLT0

[Civixplorer @Civixplorer]

🪖 The largest armies in the world by active military personnel.

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

Interstellar dust appears poised to engulf the galaxy NGC 7013 ✨

NGC 7013 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cygnus, located approximately 40 million light-years from Earth. Its diameter is estimated at nearly 100,000 light-years, making it comparable in size to the Milky Way.

Long-exposure astrophotographs reveal faint clouds of interstellar dust from our own galaxy surrounding it—clouds located just a few hundred light-years away from us.

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[Financial Times @FT]

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, July 13 https://t.co/e1KlBBIDmn

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

12 July 1862: During the Civil War, President Abraham #Lincoln signs legislation authorizing the Medal of Honor. Originally designed to recognize the battlefield valor of enlisted soldiers, this #historic measure established the nation's highest military decoration. #History #OTD #CivilWar #ad https://t.co/d1jkGK8yOJ

[Universal-Sci @universal_sci]

Spectacular stellar sidekicks in R Aquarii!

In R Aquarii, a dense white dwarf orbits a cooler red giant star - The white dwarf pulls material from the red giant onto its surface

(Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/STScI, Palomar Observatory, DSS; NSF/NRAO/VLA LCO/IMACS/MMTF)

[World and Science @WorldAndScience]

Fascinating: The hidden magnetic chaos within the Whirlpool Galaxy!

Credit: NASA, the SOFIA science team, A. Borlaff; NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

[Universal-Sci @universal_sci]

A cosmic masterpiece in blue: the Boomerang Nebula, the coldest known natural place in the universe.

(Credit: ESA/NASA)

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

At 7:15 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching the third round of strikes this week against Iran after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces blatantly attacked M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. A civilian crew member is missing and the vessel is unable to continue the journey due to an onboard fire and significant engineroom damage.

Iran was provided yet another opportunity to demonstrate adherence to the Memorandum of Understanding after being held accountable for earlier attacks on commercial vessels but has again failed.

In response, the United States is imposing a heavy cost by continuing to degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the strait. The strikes are being carried out at the direction of the Commander in Chief.

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

8 July 1889: The Wall Street Journal is #published for the first time. The paper is founded by Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser. #WSJ #newspaper #OTD #finance #history #ad https://t.co/c9QCRoyWFu

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

8 July 1709: Sweden's Charles XII is defeated by Peter the Great, aka Peter I, of #Russia in the Battle of Poltava, effectively ending #Sweden as a major European power and establishing Russia as a major power. #OTD #History #ad https://t.co/snFdIFD4vA

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

8 July 1951: #Paris celebrates its 2,000th birthday, though its founding is more likely around 250 B.C. The area of #Paris can be traced to a #Gallic tribe known as the Parisii, who settled an island in the Seine River in present-day Paris. #History #ad https://t.co/3fP6IsB2Mh

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

8 July 1918: American writer and #author Ernest #Hemingway is wounded when he is hit by shrapnel from a mortar shell on the #Italian front during World War I. He was an 18-year-old #ambulance driver for the American Red Cross during the war. #History #OTD #ad https://t.co/6PsxfWHprX

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

9 July 1776: With 1000s of British #troops on Staten Island, George #Washington has the Declaration of #Independence read to the #Army in Manhattan. Citizens who heard it ran down Broadway, toppled a King George III's statue, melting it for bullets. #History #OTD #ad https://t.co/2v4YV2VaYk

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

9 July 1868: The 14th Amendment to the U.S. #Constitution is ratified after South Carolina becomes the 28th state to ratify it. The state had rejected the amendment on December 20, 1866. The amendment guaranteed African-Americans full #citizenship and due process. #history #ad https://t.co/lP31NoJFuX

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

9 July 1942: #German dictator Adolf Hitler changes his plan for his forces to only take the city of #Stalingrad and orders a simultaneous attack on both Stalingrad and the oil-rich Caucasus. Army Group South was split into Army Group A and #Army Group B. This fateful decision proved to be a catastrophic strategic blunder, as dividing already-strained forces diluted their combat power and exposed vulnerable flanks, ultimately paving the way for the disastrous defeat at Stalingrad. #History #OTD #ad https://t.co/CVJYhtshzA

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

9 July 1943: The allies begin the invasion of Sicily, #Italy during World War II, known as Operation Husky. Later that month, #Italian dictator Benito Mussolini would be deposed, and Italy would join in with the allies. #History #OTD  #ad https://t.co/Zk0CCJ1v7I