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recusant \REK-yuh-zuhnt\, noun:
- A person who refuses to submit, comply, etc.
- English History. A person, especially a Roman Catholic, who refused to attend the services of the Church of England.
Recusant comes from the Latin word recusāre meaning "to demur, object."
missing link
- A man who is covered head to toe with thick and wiry hair. He's so hairy, he's the missing link that connects humans to apes.
Holiday
- World Turtle Day - (05/23 annually)
History
- Joan of Arc: was captured by the Burgundians who sold her to the English (1430)
- Captain Kidd: was hanged in London for murder and piracy (1701)
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: began the first passenger service in the US (1830)
- Mounties: the North West Mounted Police was created; it would later become the federal police force of Canada (1873)
- New York Public Library: after 16 years of construction, the library's main building was dedicated by President William H. Taft (1911)
- Bonnie and Clyde: Depression-era outlaws were ambushed and killed by police in Louisiana (1934)
- West Germany: was reconstituted from post-WWII occupation zones (1949)
Birthdays
- Friedrich Anton Mesmer 1734 - Physician, astrologist
- Margaret Fuller (Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli) 1810 - Journalist, criti, women's rights activist
- Arabella Mansfield 1846 - She was the first female lawyer in the United States
- Douglas Fairbanks 1883 - Actor
- Herbert Marshall 1890 - Actor
- Artie Shaw 1910 - Band leader
- Scatman Crothers (Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers) 1910 - Actor, musician, singer, dancer
- John Payne 1912 - Actor, singer
- Betty Garrett 1919 - Actress ("All in the Family," "Laverne and Shirley")
- Helen O'Connell 1920 - Singer, actress, dancer
- Alicia de Larrocha 1923 - Pianist
- Mac Wiseman 1925 - Singer
- Nigel Davenport 1928 - Actor
- Rosemary Clooney 1928 - Singer, actress
- Julian Euell 1929 - Jazz musician
- Barbara Barrie 1931 - Actress
Joan Collins 1933 - Actress ("Dynasty")- Robert Moog 1934 - Musician
- Charles Kimbrough 1936 - Actor ("Murphy Brown")
- General Johnson 1943 - Musician (Chairman of the Board)
- Lauren Chapin 1945 - Actress ("Father Knows Best")
- Misty Morgan 1945 - Musician
- Judy Rodman 1951 - County singer
- Anatoly Karpov 1951 - Chess grandmaster
- "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler 1952 - Boxer
- Luka Bloom 1955 - Singer
- Drew Carey 1958 - Actor, game show host
- Shelley West 1958 - Country singer
Linden Ashby 1960 - Actor- Karen Duffy 1961 - Actress, model
- Phil Selway 1967 - Musician (Radiohead)
- Noel Gallagher 1968 - Musician (Oasis)
- Laurel Holloman 1968 - Actress ("The L Word")
- Lorenzo 1972 - Singer
- Maxwell 1973 - Singer
- Jewel 1974 - Singer
- Kelly Monaco 1976
- Adam Wylie 1984 - Actor
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