Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

onomasticon \ on-uh-MAS-ti-kon, -kuhn \ , noun; 
  1. a list or collection of proper names. 
  2. a list or collection of specialized terms, as those used in a particular field or subject area. 
Origin: Onomasticon entered English in the early 1700s from the Greek onomastikòn meaning "vocabulary arranged by subjects." 

Flirtationship 
  • When you regularly flirt with an acquaintance or friend but do no more. 
Rick and Julie flirt whenever they are together, but they've never gone out. They aren't in any sort of relationship, merely a flirtationship. 

Bob has only one girlfriend, but starts a flirtationship with almost every girl he meets.

History
  • Cleveland: the Forest City was named after Gen. Moses Cleaveland, the superintendent of the group that surveyed the area (1796)
  • Wiley Post: American aviator completed the first round-the-world solo flight (1933)
  • John Dillinger: bank robber known as Public Enemy No. 1 was killed in a shootout with federal agents after seeing a movie in Chicago (1934)
  • King David Hotel: Jerusalem landmark was bombed by the Irgun in an attack on the British (1946)
  • Iraq: Saddam's sons Uday and Qusay were killed by US forces in Mosul; POW Pvt. 1st Class Jessica Lynch returned home to West Virginia (2003)
Birthdays
  • Gregor Mendel 1822
  • Steve Vincent Benet 1889
  • Rose Kennedy 1890
  • Karl Menninger 1893
  • Alexander Calder 1898
  • Bob Dole 1923
  • Martha Whiting 1924
  • Orson Bean 1928
  • Marcia Henderson 1930
  • Perry Lopez 1931
  • Oscar De La Renta 1932
  • Louise Fletcher 1934
  • Chuck Jackson 1937
  • Terence Stamp 1939
  • Alex Trebek 1940
  • George Clinton 1940
  • Thomas Wayne 1941
  • Bobby Sherman 1944
  • Richard Davies (Supertramp) 1944
  • Estelle Bennett (The Ronettes) 1944
  • Paul Shrader 1946
  • Danny Glover 1947
  • Albert Brooks 1947
  • Don Henley (Eagles) 1947
  • Alan Menken 1949
  • William Dafoe 1955
  • Keith Sweat 1961
  • Rob Estes 1963
  • Joanna Going 1963
  • Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls) 1963
  • David Spade 1964
  • John Leguizamo 1965
  • Patrick Labyorteaux 1965
  • Irene Bedard 1967
  • Selena Gomez 1991

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