Zhao Chongguo (137 BCE – 52 BCE) was a Chinese military commander

and official during the Western Han dynasty. Emperor Wu, impressed by

Zhao's military service, promoted him, and he served as chief of staff

for the supreme head of cavalry units. In 74 BCE, Zhao collaborated

with the political leader Huo Guang to depose the newly enthroned

emperor Liu He in favor of Emperor Xuan. For this, he was appointed

Marquis of Yingping and promoted to general of the rear. He volunteered

to lead a campaign against the Qiang people in 62 BCE. Joined by his

son, he persuaded the Qiang to defect to the Han cause. Zhao rejected

proposals by his fellow generals and the Emperor to continue offensive

operations, believing that a protracted occupation would subdue the

Qiang through attrition. He was able to implement a policy of tuntian

(farming garrisons) in spite of imperial opposition. This gained him

acclaim and influenced later tacticians. He retired in 60 BCE after his

son caused a scandal.

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Today's selected anniversaries:

1883:

A massive eruption destroyed the island of Krakatoa, Indonesia,

ejecting so much volcanic ash that average global temperatures fell by

as much as 1.2 °C (2.2 °F) over the next year.

1955:

Pather Panchali, the first film in The Apu Trilogy by Satyajit

Ray, was released and went on to win many Indian and international film

awards.

1970:

Betty Friedan and the National Organization for Women organized

the Women's Strike for Equality in New York City, in which 50,000 women

protested the continuing lack of gender equality.

2015:

Two American journalists were murdered on live television while

conducting an interview in Moneta, Virginia.

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Wiktionary's word of the day:

lie doggo:

(intransitive, slang) To lie quiet and still in order to avoid

detection; also (by extension), to stay hidden by being discreet and not

drawing attention; to keep a low profile, to lie low.

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Wikiquote quote of the day:

  Civilisation needs more than the law to hold it together. You

see, all mankind are not equally willing to accept as divine justice

what is called human law.  

--John Buchan

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