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Provided by the compucert bobbery \BOB-uh-ree\, noun:
- A disturbance or a brawl.
Bobbery, unexpectedly, is from the Hindu phrase bap re meaning “O father!” It was first recorded in print in 1816 in The Grand Master.
birthday card
- A "card" which is "played" on one's birthday so the birthday boy or girl can get his or her way.
Blake didn't want to go out clubbing, but Erica played the birthday card and she felt obligated to go.
Trivia
What team holds the National Football League record for most yards penalized in a single season?
- The Kansas City Chiefs, with 1,304 penalty yards, in 1998.
History
- Napoleon Bonaparte: was crowned emperor of France at Notre Dame (1804)
- Monroe Doctrine: was articulated by President James Monroe; it told Europe to stay out of the Americas (1823)
- EPA: Richard Nixon established a federal agency to set and enforce national pollution-control standards (1970)
- scientific experimentation: Enrico Fermi produced the first nuclear chain reaction at the University of Chicago (1942); Louis Paul Cailletet liquified oxygen (1877)
- artificial heart: Barney Clark was the recipient of the first such transplant, a Jarvik-7; he lived for 112 days (1982)
Benazir Bhutto: was sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head a modern Muslim nation (1988)
Birthdays
- Georges Seurat (1859-1891): post-impressionist painter
- Peter Carl Goldmark (1906-): developed LP records
- Gianni Versace (1946-1997): fashion designer
Julie Harris (86): record-holder for most Tony Awards nominations for Best Actress — she and Angela Lansbury are tied for most wins (5); also, actors Keith Szarabajka (59), Dan Butler (57), Dennis Christopher (56), Steven Bauer (55), Lucy Liu, Rena Sofer (both 42) and Daniella Ruah (28)- Maria Callas (1923-1977): soprano; and, classical conductor and cellist John Barbirolli (1899-1970)
- Monica Seles (38): tennis champ
- Nelly Furtado (33): singer, "I'm Like a Bird"; plus, musicians Rick Savage (51) and Britney Spears (30)
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