9 May 2018

Thaïs

[they-is]

noun

1. flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.

Examples

The Thais of that play is the most favourable delineation of the Athenian ‘ hetaera ‘ in ancient literature.
The Roman Poets of the Republic
William Young Sellar

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Today’s quote

Angry people want you to see how powerful they are… loving people want you to see how powerful You are.

― Chief Red Eagle

On this day

9 May – Russian Victory Day which marks the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

9 May 1960 – the ‘pill’, a contraceptive, is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. It is now used by 100 million women worldwide.

9 May 1970 – 100,000 protestors gather near the White House to protest US involvement in the war in Cambodia.

9 May 1994 – Nelson Mandela is chosen by the newly-elected South African parliament to be the country’s new President.