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On July 4, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 940, Wang Jianli, Chinese general (born 871) passed away. In 1644, Brian Twyne, English academic, antiquarian and archivist (born 1581) passed away. In 1845, Henry David Thoreau moves into a small cabin on Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau's account of his two years there, Walden, will become a touchstone of the environmental movement. In 1850, William Kirby, English entomologist and author (born 1759) passed away. In 1862, Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels. In 1868, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (died 1921) was born. In 1896, Mao Dun, Chinese journalist, author, and critic (died 1981) was born. In 1943, Adam Hart-Davis, English historian, author, and photographer was born. In 1997, John Zachary Young, English zoologist and neurophysiologist (born 1907) passed away. In 2015, William Conrad Gibbons, American historian, author, and academic (born 1926) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Country diary: Our pond is a year old – already dragonflies are emerging | Nic Wilson

Animals | The Guardian

July 4, 2026

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Country diary: Our pond is a year old – already dragonflies are emerging | Nic Wilson

Hitchin, Hertfordshire: The broad-bodied chaser is often the first to arrive at a new pond, and sure enough, I spot an exuvia clinging to a leaf bladeThe hole in the nest box on our house wall is all mouth. A sparrow chick on the cusp of fledging has thrust its head out, beak open, displaying an orange gape ringed with a creamy-yellow flange. It’s an unmissable prompt for the parents: Insert Invertebrates Here.I’m watching the spuggies from behind the pond, where I’m perfectly positioned to see the aftermath of another emergence. At the top of a bur-reed, the hollow legs of a dragonfly exuvia (the shed larval casing) grip the leaf blade, while a split in the cuticle shows where the adult has pushed through its exoskeleton. Continue reading...

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