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Provided by the compucert cosmogony \koz-MOG-uh-nee\, noun:
- A theory or story of the origin and development of the universe.+
Cosmogony stems from the Greek kosmogonia meaning "creation of the world," from kosmos "world, universe" and -gonia "a begetting."
cringeworthy
- When someone does something that is worthy of a cringe
Did you see the way the guys on The Apprentice acted?
They were cringeworthy to say the least.
Trivia
What controversial major league ballplayer was fined for playing an inning wearing a battered old baseball cap that had once belonged to Babe Ruth?
- New York Yankee pitcher David Wells, in June 1997. Manager Joe Torre ordered Wells to replace the 1934 cap (which he had purchased for $35,000 from a collector) with his team-issued cap.
History
- Battle of Hastings: the last Anglo-Saxon king of England fell to William the Conqueror during the Norman conquest (1066)
- sound barrier: was broken for the first time by a person, United States Air Force test pilot Chuck Yeager, who flew a secret experimental Bell X-1 jet at supersonic speed (1947)
- Peace Corps: the idea to send American volunteers abroad was first mentioned by JFK when he was a presidential candidate (1960)
Bithdays
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969): 34th US president; other political leaders born on this date include James II (1633-1701), William Penn (1644-1718), George Grenville (1712-1770), Ferdinand VII (1784-1833) and Éamon De Valera (1882-1975)
- E.E. Cummings (1894-1962): writer of poetry with unusual grammar, syntax and punctuation
Eugene Fodor (1905-1991): travel writer- John Wooden (1910-2010): twice-enshrined NCAA Hall-of-Famer
- Roger Moore (84): suave one-time James Bond; actors who share this birth date include Udo Kier (67), Harry Anderson (59), Greg Evigan (58) and Jon Seda (41)
- Ralph Lauren (72) : fashion designer
- Usher (33): R&B star; also, musicians Melba Montgomery (73), Cliff Richard (71), Justin Hayward (65), Thomas Dolby (53), Karyn White (46) and Natalie Maines (41)
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