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Today's featured article Maria Trubnikova (6 January 1835 – 28 April 1897) was a Russian feminist and activist. From a wealthy family, she was orphaned at a young age and raised by her aunt. She married Konstantin Trubnikov at the age of 19; they had seven children. Trubnikova hosted a women-only salon which became a center of feminist activism. Alongside Anna Filosofova and Nadezhda Stasova, whom she mentored, Trubnikova was one of the earliest leaders of the Russian women's movement; the three women were referred to as the "triumvirate". They founded several organizations designed to promote women's cultural and economic independence, as well as pushing for higher education for women. Trubnikova maintained international connections to fellow feminists in England, France, and other countries. Over time, her once-liberal husband grew implacably opposed to her activism, and they separated. Trubnikova later experienced severe illness; she died in an asylum in 1897. (Full article...) Recently featured: Cyfeilliog Liza Soberano Albona-class minelayer Selected anniversaries January 6: Little Christmas Constantine XI Palaiologos 1449 – Four years before the fall of Constantinople, Constantine XI Palaiologos (pictured) assumed the throne as the last Byzantine emperor. 1725 – J. S. Bach led the first performance of Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, a chorale cantata for Epiphany. 1912 – German geophysicist Alfred Wegener presented his theory of continental drift, the precursor of plate tectonics, to the German Geological Society. 1953 – The inaugural Asian Socialist Conference, an organisation of socialist political parties, opened in Rangoon with 177 delegates, observers and fraternal guests. 2014 – The first episode of the documentary series Benefits Street aired on Channel 4, prompting discussion in the United Kingdom about welfare dependency. Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros (b. 1756) Earl Scruggs (b. 1924) Babrak Karmal (b. 1929) Sybil Plumlee (d. 2012) More anniversaries: January 5 January 6 January 7	In the news Luke Littler Luke Littler (pictured) wins the PDC World Darts Championship. A spree shooter in Cetinje, Montenegro, kills 12 people and injures 4 others. Romania and Bulgaria become full members of the Schengen Area. In New Orleans, an attacker rams a truck into a crowd and opens fire, killing at least 14 people and injuring 35 others. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Fraser Stoddart Jocelyn Wildenstein Tomiko Itooka Loretta Di Franco Jorge Lanata Michael Newberry Did you know... Jorts ... that jorts (example pictured), despite being worn by frumpy dads, are also associated with 1960s counterculture, punks, rappers, skaters, and "Brat summer"? ... that the Okinawan king Shō Taikyū was reportedly protected by an all-female bodyguard? ... that the browser extension AdNauseam blocks and clicks on advertisements at the same time? ... that a key part of Alexis Harding's abstract art is the chemical incompatibility of the different paints he uses? ... that neither of the two athletes who represented Togo at the 2014 Winter Olympics grew up or trained in the country? ... that Monica Smit was ordered to pay Victoria Police's legal bill of about A$250,000, despite winning a lawsuit against them? ... that St. Peter's Catholic Church is the oldest church in continuous use in the state of Minnesota? ... that the music of Camila Cabello inspired Taylor Swift to work on the song "I Forgot That You Existed" with the producers Louis Bell and Frank Dukes? ... that the Biblical Magi dispense mysterious vision-inducing foods in the Revelation of the Magi, which a scholar proposed to be an account of ritual hallucinogen intake?
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