Sunday, May 9, 2010

muliebrity \myoo-lee-EB-ri-tee\, noun:

• The state of being a woman.

Muliebrity comes from Latin muliebris, "womanly", in contrast to maidenhood.
mom mom

• A grandmother. Also known as the mother of your parents.

"your mom mom makes the best apple pie."
Trivia
On what TV sitcom did the star’s mother have a car bearing the license plate “#1 MOM”?

• The Drew Carey Show.

History 

• the Pill: oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA; it all began with hormones from an inedible Mexican yam (1960)
• "vast wasteland" speech: FCC chairman Newton Minow referred to television as a "vast wasteland" and called for programming in the "public interest" (1961)
• The Beatles: hired George Martin as their producer and signed their first recording contract (1962)
• Aldo Moro: the bullet-riddled body of the five-term Italian prime minister was found; he had been kidnapped by violently left-wing Red Brigade terrorists (1978)
• White Sox: beat the Brewers in 25 innings (eight hours and six minutes), the longest game in MLB history (1984)
• Ebola: Kinshasa was quarantined after an outbreak (1994)

Birthdays

• Howard Carter (1874-1939): archaeologist who discovered King Tut's tomb
• William du Bois: author and illustrator of children's books (1916-1993)
• Mike Wallace (92): journalist, 60 Minutes
• Pancho Gonzales (1928-1995): tennis champ
• James L. Brooks (70): TV and movie director and producer, The Simpsons
• Billy Joel (61): singer/songwriter, Piano Man; plus, musicians Sonny Curtis (73), Richie Furay (66), Bob Margolin (61) and Dave Gahan (48)
• Audrina Patridge (25): actor, The Hills; also, actors Alan Bennett (76), Albert Finney and Glenda Jackson (both 74), Candice Bergen (64), John Corbett (49) and Rosario Dawson (31)