Lady Gaga (born March 28, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to prominence in 2008 with her debut album The Fame and its singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". Her EP The Fame Monster followed the next year, and featured the successful singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone", and "Alejandro". The title track from her second album Born This Way (2011) became the fastest selling song on iTunes at the time of its release. With this as well as Artpop (2013), Cheek to Cheek (2014), and Joanne (2016), Gaga became the first woman to have four albums reach number one on the US Billboard 200 during the 2010s. In television, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her work in American Horror Story: Hotel (2015–2016). Gaga is known for her unconventionality, provocative work, and experimentation with her appearance and image. She supports a variety of activist causes, and created the Born This Way Foundation to empower youth and combat bullying.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Gaga> _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 193: Praetorian Guards assassinated Roman emperor Pertinax and sold the Imperial office in an auction to Didius Julianus. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertinax> 1814: War of 1812: Off the coast of Valparaíso, Chile, two Royal Navy ships easily captured two American ones. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Valpara%C3%ADso> 1933: After an on-board fire that may have been the first incident of airliner sabotage, the Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool broke apart in mid-air, killing fifteen people. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_Imperial_Airways_Diksmuide_crash> 1942: Second World War: In occupied France, British naval forces successfully disabled the key port of Saint-Nazaire (HMS Campbeltown pictured). <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nazaire_Raid> 2003: Invasion of Iraq: In a friendly fire incident, two members of the United States Air Force attacked the United Kingdom's Blues and Royals regiment, killing one soldier and injuring five. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/190th_Fighter_Squadron,_Blues_and_Royals_friendly_fire_incident> _____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day: braggart: Someone who constantly brags or boasts. <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/braggart> ___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day: Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee: All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for. He who has God Finds he lacks nothing: God alone suffices. --Teresa of Ávila <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Teresa_of_%C3%81vila> _______________________________________________ Wikipedia Daily Article mailing list. To unsubscribe, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/daily-article-l Questions or comments? Contact [email protected]
