glutch \gluhch\, verb:
1. to swallow.
noun:
- 1. a mouthful.
Glutch is of unknown origin. It was first used in southwestern England in the early 1800s.
Leap Beer
- When you go to the bar intending to have just one beer and end up drinking four.
Trivia
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History
- Amistad: 53 African slaves rebelled and took control of their transport ship, La Amistad (1839)
- James A. Garfield: US president was shot by Charles J. Guiteau; he died on September 19 (1881)
- Wal-Mart: retail giant opened its first store, in Rogers, Arkansas (1962)
- Civil Rights Act: legislation that offered strong protection of minorities' rights was signed by US President Lyndon B. Johnson, who used over 75 pens (1964)
- Susan B. Anthony dollar: the 1st US coin to honor a woman was introduced (1979)
- artificial heart: first self-contained model was received by Robert Tools; he lived with it for 151 days (2001)
- Spirit of Freedom: Steve Fossett completed the first solo trip around the world in a balloon (2002)
Birthdays
- Hermann Hesse 1877
- Jean Rene Lacoste 1905
- Thurgood Marshall 1908
- Ken Curtis 1916
- Robert Sarnoff 1918
- Dan Rowan 1922
- Marvin Rainwater 1925
- Medgar Evers 1926
- Brock Peters 1927
- Imelda Marcos 1929
- Ahmad Jamal 1930
- Dave Thomas 1932 - Founder for Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers
- Tom Springfield 1936
- Richard Petty 1937
- Polly Holliday 1937
- Paul Williams (The Primes, The Temptations) 1939
- Mike Abene 1942
- Ron Silver 1946
- Saul Rubinek 1948
- Roy Bittan (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) 1949
- Joe Puerta (Bruce Hornsby & The Range) 1951
- Johnny Colla (Soundhole, Huey Lewis & The News) 1952
- Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) 1954
- Jerry Hall 1956
- Jimmy McNichol 1961
- Dave Parsons 1965 - Musician (Bush)
- Yancy Butler 1970
- Rebecca Mader 1979 - Actress ("All My Children", "Lost", "Justice")
- Vanessa Lee Chester 1984
- Ashley Tisdale 1985 - Singer, actress ("The Suite Life of Zack & Cody")
- Lindsay Lohan 1986
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