Monday, April 7, 2014

philately \ fi-LAT-l-ee \ , noun;

1. the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment. 
2. the study of postage stamps, revenue stamps, stamped envelopes, postmarks, postal cards, covers, and similar material relating to postal or fiscal history.

Origin: Philately entered English in the 1860s and comes from the Greek roots phil- meaning "love," and atéleia meaning "freedom from charges." This second element refers to the recipient's freedom from delivery charges thanks to the stamp affixed to the letter.

Spank bank

1. A memorable collection of mental images that one wishes to retain for master debational purposes.
2. Porn collection

"yo, 2 o'clock, see that thong?"

"yeah, that's going in the spank bank"

History

• World Health Organization: was established by the United Nations (1948)
• domino theory: US President Dwight Eisenhower first articulated the idea that if one country fell to Communism, the surrounding ones would as well (1954)
• Rwandan genocide: 100-day massacre began; more than a million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu extremists (1994)
• Mars Odyssey: robotic satellite took off; it continues to orbit the red planet (2001)

Birthdays

• William Woodsworth 1770 - Poet
• William King 1786 - 13th U.S. Vice President
• W.K. Kellogg 1860 - Industrialist in food manufacturing, most known for founding of the Kellogg Company
• Jersey Joe Walcott 1872 - Boxer
• John (Joseph) ‘Mugsy’ McGraw 1873 - Baseball player, baseball commissioner, baseball manager
• Irene Castle 1893 - Ballroom dancer
• Walter Winchell 1897 - Vaudeville performer, journalist, radio commentator
• Percy Faith 1908 - Orchestra leader, composer
• Billie Holiday 1915 - Jazz singer
• R. G. Armstrong 1917 - Actor
  

  
• Ralph Flanagan 1919 - Pianist, arranger
• Ravi Shankar 1920 - Musician, sitarist, was George Harrison's sitar teacher
• Mongo (Ramon) Santamaria 1922 - Bandleader, composer, musician
• James Garner (James Scott Bumgarner) 1928 - Actor ("Rockford Files", "Maverick")
• Daniel Ellsberg 1931 - Author, known for releasing the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times
• Cal Smith 1932 - Country singer
• Wayne Rogers 1933 - Actor ("M*A*S*H")
• Ian Richardson 1934 - Actor
• Bobby Bare 1935 - Country singer, actor
• Hodding Carter 1935 - Commentator
  

  
• Gail Cogdill 1937 - Football player
• Charlie Thomas 1937 - Singer (The Drifters)
• Freddie Hubbard 1938 - Jazz musician
• Spencer Dryden 1938 - Musician (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
• David Frost 1939 - TV host ("That Was the Week that Was")
• Francis Ford Coppola 1939 - Director
• Mick Abrahams 1943 - Musician (Blodwyn Pig, Jethro Tull)
• Patricia Bennett 1947 - Singer (The Chiffons)
• Carol Douglas 1948 - Singer
• John Oates 1949 - Songwriter, singer (Hall and Oates)
• Janis Ian 1950 - Singer, songwriter (Fink)
• John Dittrich 1951 - Musician (Restless Heart, The Buffalo Club)
• Bruce Gary 1952 - Musician (The Knack)
• Jackie Chan 1954 - Actor ("Rush Hour", "Rush Hour 2")
• Tony Dorsett 1954 - Football player
• James "Buster" Douglas 1960 - Boxer
• Russell Crowe 1964 - Actor ("A Beautiful Mind," "Gladiator")
• Mark Kibble 1964 - Singer (Take 6)
• Bill Bellamy 1965 - Actor
• Dave "Yorkie" Palmer 1965 - Musician (Space)
• Ronde Barber 1975 - Football player
• Tiki Barber 1975 - Football player