Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

diction \ DIK-shuhn \ , noun;
  1. style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: good diction . 
  2. the accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality manifested by an individual speaker, usually judged in terms of prevailing standards of acceptability; enunciation. 
Origin: Diction stems from the Latin dīcere meaning "to say." The term entered English in the early 1400s.

amuse booze
  • A small fancy drink at home before you go out to drink more.
I'm going to have a glass of champagne as my amuse booze before I go to brunch for more drinks.

History
  • California: was claimed by Sir Francis Drake for England; he called it Nova Albion (1579)
  • Battle of Bunker Hill: first great battle of the Revolutionary War began (1775)
  • Statue of Liberty: gift from France arrived in New York (1885)
  • Watergate: office break-in at Democratic Headquarters in Washington began a scandal that would bring down a government (1972)
  • O.J. Simpson: the car chase watched by millions on TV ended in the arrest of the NFL Hall-of-Famer suspected of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole, and Ronald Goldman (1994)
Birthdays
  • Edward I 1239 - Edward of Carnarvon, King of England from 1307-1327
  • John Wesley 1703 - Cleric, Christian theologian
  • James Weldon Johnson 1871 - Author, politician, diplomat, critic
  • Igor Stravinski (Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky) 1882 - Composer
  • Ralph Bellamy 1904 - Actor
  • Red Foley (Clyde Julian Foley) 1910 - Singer, musician, television personality
  • John Hersey (John Richard Hersey) 1914 - Writer, journalist
  • Stringbean (David Akeman) 1915 - Country singer
  • Elroy Hirsch 1923 - Football player
  • Peter Lupus 1932 - Bodybuilder, actor
  • Dickie Doo 1939 - Musician (Dickie Doo and The Don'ts)
  • Bobby Bell (Robert "Bobby" Lee Bell, Jr) 1940 - Football player
  • Norman Kuhlke 1942 - Musician (The Swinging Blue Jeans)
  • Steve Clark 1943 - Musician (Def Leppard)
  • Newt Gingrich (Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich) 1943 - Politician, historian, author
  • Randy Johnson (Randolph Klaus "Randy" Johnson ) 1944 - Football player
  • Chris Spedding (Peter Robinson) 1944 - Musician
  • Barry Manilow 1946 - Musician
  • Joe Piscopo (Joseph Charles John "Joe" Piscopo) 1951 - Comedian, actor
  • Dave Fortier 1951 - Hockey player
  • Mark Linn-Baker 1953 - Actor ("Perfect Strangers"), director
  • Bobby Farrelly 1954 - Writer, director
  • Jello Biafra 1959 - punk rocker (Dead Kennedys)
  • Thomas Haden Church 1961 - Actor
  • Greg Kinnear 1963 - Actor, television personality
  • Dan Jansen 1965 - Speed skater
  • Jason Patric 1966 - Actor
  • Kevin Thornton 1969 - Musician (Color Me Badd)
  • Will Forte 1970 - Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live," "MacGruber")
  • Venus Williams 1980 - Tennis player 

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