Tuesday, January 31, 2012

idoneous \ahy-DOH-nee-uhs\, adjective:

• Appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.

Idoneous is derived from the Latin word idōneus which meant "suitable."

501k

• When one's economic situation has become so tenuous that their entire net worth is in the pockets of their jeans.

Sorry, bro, can't go drinking tonight, the wife raided my 501k.

Trivia

What U.S. university offers a performance degree in bagpipes?

• Carnegie Mellon, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university, founded by Scottish-born steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, has offered the degree since 1990.

History

• 1865 - In America, General Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of the Confederate armies.
• 1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. It was ratified by the necessary number of states on December 6, 1865. The amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
• 1876 - All Native American Indians were ordered to move into reservations.
• 1893 - The trademark "Coca-Cola" was first registered in the United States Patent Office.
• 1936 - The radio show "The Green Hornet" debuted.
• 1940 - The first Social Security check was issued by the U.S. Government.
• 1946 - A new constitution in Yugoslavia created six constituent republics (Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia) subordinated to a central authority, on the model of the USSR.
• 1950 - U.S. President Truman announced that he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb.
• 1958 - Explorer I was put into orbit around the earth. It was the first U.S. earth satellite.
• 1970 - In New Orleans, LA, the Greatful Dead were busted for possession of LSD and barbituates. The event was alleged to be the inspiration for the song "Truckin."
• 1971 - Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.
• 1979 - The Clash began their first U.S. tour with Bo Diddley as their opening act.
• 1985 - The final Jeep rolled off the assembly line at the AMC plant in Toledo, OH.
• 1990 - McDonald's Corp. opened its first fast-food restaurant in Moscow, Russia.
• 1995 - U.S. President Clinton invoked presidential emergency authority to provide a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.
• 1998 - The Presidents of the United States of America played their final show in Seattle, WA. The show benefited the Chicken Soup Brigade.

Birthdays

• Franz Shubert 1797
• Zane Grey 1872
• Irving Langmuir 1881
• Anna Pavlova 1882
• Eddie Cantor (Iskowitz) 1892
• Freya Stark 1893
• Tallulah Bankhead 1902
• Jersey Joe Walcott 1914
• Garry Moore 1915
• Frank Parker (Paikowski) 1916
• Jackie Robinson 1919
• John Agar 1921
• Mario Lanza 1921
• Carol Channing 1923
• Joanne Dru (LaCock) 1923
• Chuck Willis 1928
• Jean Simmons 1929
• Norman Mailer 1929
• Ernie Banks 1931
• James Franciscus 1934
• Philip Glass 1937
• Suzanne Pleshette 1937
• Queen Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard (Netherlands) 1938
• Stuart Margolin 1940
• Richard Gephardt 1941
• Jessica Walter 1944
• Charlie Musselwhite 1944
• Terry Kath (Chicago) 1946
• Nolan Ryan 1947
• Phil Collins 1951
• Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music) 1951
• Harry Wayne Casey (KC and the Sunshine Band) 1951
• Johnny "Rotten" Lydon (The Sex Pistols) 1956
• Shirley Babashoff 1957
• Kelly Lunch 1959
• Anthony LaPaglia 1959
• Lloyd Cole (Lloyd Cole and The Commotions) 1961
• John Dye 1963
• Al Jaworski (Jesus Jones) 1966
• Minnie Driver 1971
• Portia de Rossi 1973
• Justin Timberlake ('N Sync) 1981