Weekend round-up

Here are some selections fromt he weekend:

Who is pictured with George Washington on the first coin issued by the U.S. that features a likeness of a former president?

• The Marquis de Lafayette. The coin, a commemorative silver dollar, was minted in 1899 to mark the centennial of Washington’s death, and was issued the following year in honor of Lafayette and the Paris Exposition of 1900.

What is a prebuttal?

• A preemptive rebuttal made in anticipation of charges or claims by an opponent. The term came into use during Bill Clinton’s 1996 presidential campaign.

Today in History

• Daughters of the American Revolution: lineage-based, conservative patriotic society was founded (1890)
• Vatican II: ecumenical council that led to liberalization and modernization of the church was convened by Pope John XXIII (1962)
• Saturday Night Live: late-night comedy-variety show debuted on NBC; George Carlin hosted (1975)

Today's Birthdays

• H. J. Heinz (1844-1919): manufacturer of 57 varieties; industrialist Charles Revson (1906-1975) shared this birth date
• Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962): former FLOTUS, social activist
• Jerome Robbins (1918-1998): choreographer, West Side Story
• Elmore Leonard (84): crime, western writer, Get Shorty
• Steve Young (48): quarterback for the 49ers
• Emily Deschanel (34): Dr. Temperance Brennan on Bones; also, actors Ron Leibman (72), David Morse (56), Stephen Spinella (53), Joan Cusack (47), Sean Patrick Flanery (44), Luke Perry (43), Jane Krakowski (41) and Michelle Trachtenberg (24)
• Michelle Wie (20): golf prodigy from Hawaii