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The Covent-Garden Journal was an English literary periodical published twice a week for most of 1752. It was edited and almost entirely financed by novelist, playwright, and essayist Henry Fielding (pictured), under a pseudonym. The Journal incited the "Paper War" of 1752–1753, a conflict between a number of contemporary literary critics and writers, which began after Fielding declared war on the "armies of Grub Street" in the first issue. His proclamation attracted multiple aggressors and instigated a long-lasting debate argued in the pages of their respective publications. Initially waged for the sake of increasing sales, the Paper War ultimately became much larger than Fielding had expected. Further controversy erupted in June, when Fielding expressed support for a letter decrying the Government's 1752 Disorderly House Act in the Journal. His remarks were viewed by the public as an endorsement of the legality of prostitution. The final issue of the Journal was released on 25 November 1752. In its last months, poor sales had resulted in a transition from biweekly to weekly release. Ill-health and a disinclination to continue led Fielding to end its run after the 72nd number. (Full article...) Recently featured: Kenneth Walker – Prosperity theology – State of Vietnam referendum, 1955 Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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Switzerland's oldest bank, Wegelin & Co. (headquarters pictured), announces it will close after being fined by U.S. authorities for enabling tax evasion. In chess, Magnus Carlsen achieves the highest FIDE rating of all time. At least 60 people are killed and 200 injured in a stampede after celebrations at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Rwanda, and South Korea join the United Nations Security Council. China officially opens the world's longest high-speed rail route, linking Beijing and Guangzhou. Egyptian voters approve a new constitution. Recent deaths: Rita Levi-Montalcini Syrian civil war – Wikinews – More current events...
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January 6: Armed Forces Day in Iraq 1066 – Harold Godwinson, widely regarded as the last Anglo-Saxon king before the Norman conquest, was crowned King of England. 1322 – Having defeated his half-brother Stephen Constantine in battle, Stephen Dečanski (fresco pictured) was crowned King of Serbia. 1839 – The most damaging storm in 300 years swept across Ireland, with 100-knot winds damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin. 1953 – The first Asian Socialist Conference, an organization of socialist political parties in Asia, opened in Rangoon, Burma, with 177 delegates, observers and fraternal guests. 1993 – Indian Border Security Force (BSF) units killed 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol. 2005 – About 60 tons of chlorine gas were released when two Norfolk Southern trains collided in Graniteville, South Carolina, US. More anniversaries: January 5 – January 6 – January 7 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now January 6, 2013 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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Photomontage is the process and result of making a composite photograph by cutting and joining a number of other ones. Here, 16 different photos have been digitally manipulated in Photoshop to give the impression that it is a real landscape. The term was coined by German Dadaists, but the technique, then known as combination printing, was originated by the British-based Swedish artist Oscar Rejlander in the 1850s.

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