Thursday, April 17

The entire island of Puerto Rico lost power yesterday after a major electrical grid failure, and hundreds of thousands of others were without water.

Fact of the Day (Today): Out of Frida Kahlo's 143 paintings, 55 of them are self-portraits.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. (Emma Stone)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Adversity (noun, ad-VER-suh-tee) - Adversity refers to a difficult situation or condition, or to a state of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune.

In a Sentence: The soldiers were honored for acting with courage in the face of adversity.