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Today's featured article Lewis W. Green (January 28, 1806 – May 26, 1863) was an American Presbyterian minister, educator, and academic administrator. Born in Danville, Kentucky, and educated in Woodford County, he enrolled at Transylvania University but transferred to Centre College to complete his degree. He graduated in 1824 as one of two members of Centre's first graduating class. Green enrolled at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1831 but returned to Kentucky the following year. He spent time as a professor and minister before returning to Centre in 1839 as its vice president. In January 1849, he was elected the president of Hampden–Sydney College, where he spent eight years. He left to become president of Transylvania in November 1856 shortly following the establishment of a normal school there by the Kentucky General Assembly. Green resigned a year later, following the repeal of the bill that created the normal school, and became the president of Centre. He led his alma mater through parts of the Civil War and died in office in May 1863. (Full article...) Recently featured: The Holocaust in Bohemia and Moravia "Telephone" (song) New wave of British heavy metal Selected anniversaries January 28: Chinese New Year's Eve (2025) Charles VI after the Bal des Ardents 1393 – King Charles VI of France (pictured) was nearly killed when several other dancers' costumes caught fire during a masquerade ball in Paris. 1568 – Delegates of the Three Nations of Transylvania adopted the Edict of Torda, allowing local communities to elect their preachers freely, in an unprecedented act of religious tolerance. 1671 – Anglo-Spanish War: In pursuit of retreating Spanish troops, English soldiers sacked the city of Panama. 1916 – The province of Manitoba passed a law that first granted some Canadian women the right to vote. 1941 – About three hours after Thai bombers raided Sisophon, a ceasefire paused hostilities in the Franco-Thai War. Joan II of Navarre (b. 1312) Agnes Sampson (d. 1591) Colette (b. 1873) Cicely Tyson (d. 2021) More anniversaries: January 27 January 28 January 29	In the news Micheál Martin Alexander Lukashenko is re-elected as the president of Belarus, after banning opposition candidates. Micheál Martin (pictured) becomes Taoiseach of Ireland as the leader of a coalition government. A fire at a ski resort hotel in Kartalkaya, Turkey, leaves at least 78 people dead and 51 others injured. A series of attacks by the National Liberation Army in the Catatumbo region of Colombia leaves more than 80 people dead. A ceasefire agreement suspends the Gaza war, involving the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Ongoing: Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Lynn Ban Gloria Romero Tabish Mehdi André Soltner Mauricio Funes John Sykes Did you know... Jonna Adlerteg ... that in 2018 Jonna Adlerteg (pictured) became the first Swedish female gymnast since 1958 to qualify for an event final at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships? ... that Mark IV was the first commercial software to cross $10 million in total sales, and the first to cross $100 million as well? ... that lukken, a traditional dessert waffle from West Flanders, gets its name from the Dutch word for 'luck'? ... that Rickey Henderson was the first American League baseball player to join the 20–50 club? ... that Shloyme Bastomski reestablished the first children's periodical published in Yiddish after it was discontinued due to World War I? ... that "Pantropiko" made Bini the first P-pop group to top the Billboard Philippines Songs chart? ... that the Ruthenian Catholic bishop Artur Bubnevych earned a degree in Gaming? ... that Joe Biden has cited Wilmington, Delaware, and Syracuse, New York, as possible locations for the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Presidential Library? ... that Science Fiction Literature Through History: An Encyclopedia contains entries on topics not typically associated with science fiction, such as William Shakespeare and the Odyssey?
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