natural, authentic, and understated acting style. He was a movie star
from the end of the silent film era through the end of the golden age of
Classical Hollywood. Cooper began his career as a film extra and stunt
rider and soon established himself as a Western hero in films such as
The Virginian (1929). He played the lead in adventure films and dramas
such as A Farewell to Arms (1932) and The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
(1935), and extended his range of performances to include roles in most
major film genres. He portrayed champions of the common man in films
such as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Meet John Doe (1941), Sergeant
York (1941), The Pride of the Yankees (1942), and For Whom the Bell
Tolls (1943). In his later years, he delivered award-winning
performances in High Noon (1952) and Friendly Persuasion (1956). Cooper
received three Academy Awards and appeared on the Motion Picture Herald
exhibitors poll of top ten film personalities every year from 1936 to
1958. His screen persona embodied the American folk hero.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Cooper>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1794:
The Reign of Terror: Branded a traitor, French chemist Antoine
Lavoisier, a former royal tax collector with the Ferme générale, was
tried, convicted, and guillotined on the same day.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Lavoisier>
1886:
In Atlanta, American pharmacist John Pemberton first sold his
carbonated beverage Coca-Cola as a patent medicine, claiming that it
cured a number of diseases.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola>
1927:
French aviators Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli aboard
L'Oiseau Blanc biplane, attempting to make the first non-stop
transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, disappeared after takeoff.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Oiseau_Blanc>
1945:
In the presence of Allied commanders the representatives of
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht signed the German Instrument of Surrender,
ending World War II in Europe (Wilhelm Keitel pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Instrument_of_Surrender>
1963:
In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers of the Army of the Republic
of Vietnam opened fire into a crowd of Buddhist protestors against a
government ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesākha, killing
nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu%E1%BA%BF_Ph%E1%BA%ADt_%C4%90%E1%BA%A3n_shootings>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
adversity:
1. (uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or
calamity.
2. (countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/adversity>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Liberty not only means that the individual has both the
opportunity and the burden of choice; it also means that he must bear
the consequences of his actions. … Liberty and responsibility are
inseparable.
--Friedrich Hayek
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek>
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