frangible \FRAN-juh-buhl\, adjective:
- Capable of being broken; brittle; fragile; easily broken.
Trivia
Which U.S. president once appeared in public in a Nazi uniform?
- Ronald Reagan, when he appeared in Desperate Journey, a 1942 film about five British airmen shot down in occupied Poland.
- Yellowhammer State: Alabama became the 22nd state of the Union; it seceded from the Union in 1861 and was admitted a second time in 1868 (1819)
- South Pole: was first visited by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his expedition (1911)
- Motown: record label that popularized the Motown Sound was formed in Detroit (1959)
Today's Birthdays
Nostradamus (1503-1566): French astrologer and physician who made many rhyming (and often cataclysmic) predictions - Tycho Brahe (1546-1601): the father of modern astronomy
- Face Blaster (47): t3h pr0n
- Lee Remick (1935-1991): actress who starred on stage, screen and television, Anatomy of a Murder
- Stan Smith (61): tennis Hall of Famer considered one of the best doubles players in history; ranked World No. 1 in 1972, he and partner Bob Lutz won numerous international titles
- Michael Owen (28): English World Cup hero










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