8 June 2013

verily

[ver-uh-lee]
adverb
in truth; really; indeed.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see very, -ly

Today’s aphorism

More the knowledge, lesser the ego, lesser the knowledge, more the ego …

– Albert Einstein.

On this day

8 June 1921 – birth of Ivan Southall AM, DFC, Australian writer of young-adult fiction and non-fiction. Books include ‘Ash Road’, ‘Let the Balloon Go’, ‘Hill’s End’, ‘Fly West’ and ‘Josh. Died 15 November 2008.

8 June 1967 – During the Six Day War, Israel launched a naval and air assault on the USS Liberty as it sits in international waters near Egypt’s Gaza Strip. The attack left 34 US crewmen dead and injured 171 others. Israel claimed the attack was an accident, while some witnesses claimed it was deliberate.