The École Polytechnique massacre was an antifeminist mass shooting that occurred on December 6, 1989, at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada. Fourteen women were murdered; another ten women and four men were injured. The perpetrator, Marc Lépine, entered a mechanical engineering class and separated the male and female students, ordering the men to leave. He shot all nine women in the room, killing six. The shooter then moved throughout the building, killing eight more women and wounding students before fatally shooting himself. The massacre is regarded as misogynist terrorism and representative of wider societal violence against women. In response to the massacre, the Canadian parliament passed more stringent gun control laws. It also led to policy changes in emergency services protocols for shootings, such as police intervening immediately to reduce casualties. The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually as White Ribbon Day.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_massacre> _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1917: A ship carrying TNT and picric acid in Halifax Harbour, Canada, caught fire after a collision and caused one of the largest accidental explosions in history (pictured). <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion> 1956: In what became known as the Blood in the Water match at the Melbourne Olympics, the Hungarian water polo team defeated the Soviet Union 4–0 against the background of the Hungarian Revolution. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_in_the_Water_match> 1988: Self-government was granted to the Australian Capital Territory. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory> 2017: Under President Donald Trump, the United States government officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_recognition_of_Jerusalem_as_capital_of_Israel> _____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day: wham: 1. A forceful blow. 2. The sound of such a blow; a thud. 3. (figurative) 4. An attempt. 5. A great success. 6. Used to indicate the sound of a forceful blow, an explosion, etc. 7. Used to indicate something dramatic, sudden, and unanticipated has occurred. 8. (transitive) 9. To smash or strike (someone or something) with great force or impact; to slam, to whack. 10. To propel (something) with great force by kicking, striking, throwing, etc. 11. (intransitive) 12. To smash or strike with great force or impact. 13. To move quickly or loudly. <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wham> ___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day: Book love, my friends, is your pass to the greatest, the purest, and the most perfect pleasure that God has prepared for His creatures. --Anthony Trollope <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anthony_Trollope> _______________________________________________ Wikipedia Daily Article mailing list. To unsubscribe write to: [email protected] Questions or comments? Contact [email protected]
