Friday, November 19, 2010

hallow \HAL-oh\, verb:

1. To make holy; sanctify; consecrate.

interjection:

1. Hallo.

verb:

1. To shout or chase with cries of "hallo!"

Hallow ultimately relates to the Old Norse helga, "health."

Gate Rape

• The TSA airport screening procedure.

My sister got gate raped at LAX.

Trivia

Which U.S. president left his authenticator ID for the nation’s nuclear missile launch codes in a suit that was sent to the dry cleaners?

• Jimmy Carter.

History

• Jay's Treaty: was signed; it resolved some leftover issues between the United States and Great Britain after the Revolutionary War (1794)
• Gettysburg Address : Abraham Lincoln gave his famous 272-word speech on the Civil War's bloodiest battleground (1873)
• Anwar Sadat: became the first Arab leader to officially visit the state of Israel (1977)
• Milli Vanilli: German pop duo was stripped of its Grammy after it was revealed that neither member sang on their albums; they lip-synched in concert (1990)

Birthdays

• James Garfield (1831-1881): 20th POTUS, assassinated after several months in office; other world leaders born on this date include Charles I (1600-1649) and Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
• Larry King (77): host of Larry King Live; talk show host Dick Cavett (74) also celebrates his birthday today
• Ted Turner (72): business mogul who founded CNN
• Calvin Klein (68): fashion designer who specializes in simple and elegant clothing
• Jodie Foster (48): actor, currently on the screen in Nim's Island; also, actors Dan Haggerty (69), Kathleen Quinlan (56), Glynnis O'Connor (54), Allison Janney (51), Meg Ryan (49), and Terry Farrell (47)
• Kerri Strug (33): gymnast who competed despite a sprained ankle in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta