less than 30 miles (48 km) north of New York City. Its motto is "A
Village between Two Rivers", reflecting its location between the Hudson
and Pocantico Rivers. It extends into the towns of Mount Pleasant and
Ossining, and includes the communities of Scarborough and Chilmark. In
the precolonial era, the area was inhabited by a band of the Wappinger
tribes of Native Americans. In the early 19th century, the area was
known as Whitson's Corners. Walter William Law moved to the area and
purchased lands during the 1890s; he also developed the village,
establishing schools, churches, parks and the Briarcliff Lodge. The
village was incorporated in 1902, growing from 331 people when
established to 7,867 in the 2010 census. It is primarily residential and
has a relatively wealthy population. Its recreational facilities and
parks, about 180 acres (73 ha), are all accessible to the public. The
village has an elected local government, with departments including
police, fire, recreation, and public works (Village Hall pictured). A
2012 study found it had the second-lowest crime rate in the state.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briarcliff_Manor,_New_York>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1789:
John Jay was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United
States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jay>
1864:
American Civil War: Despite incurring nearly twice as many
casualties as the Confederates, the Union Army emerged victorious in the
Battle of Cedar Creek.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cedar_Creek>
1914:
First World War: Allied forces engaged German troops in the
First Battle of Ypres.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Ypres>
1989:
The Troubles: The Guildford Four had their convictions quashed
after serving 15 years for their alleged involvement in the Guildford
pub bombings.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildford_Four_and_Maguire_Seven>
2004:
Irish aid worker Margaret Hassan was abducted in Baghdad by
unidentified kidnappers, who murdered her about four weeks later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Hassan>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
insensate:
1. Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
2. Senseless; foolish; irrational.
3. Unfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.
4. (medicine, physiology) Not responsive to sensory stimuli.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/insensate>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The severe Schools shall never laugh me out of the Philosophy of
Hermes, that this visible world is but a picture of the invisible.
--Thomas Browne
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Browne>
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