dactylogram \ dak-TIL-uh-gram \ , noun;
- a fingerprint.
Origin: Dactylogram is a combination of dactylo- meaning "finger" and -gram meaning "something written." It entered English in the 1910s.
driving finger
- Your middle finger. Usually refers to the one on the left hand so it can be displayed out the driver's side window to comment on another driver's behavior.
History
- Social Security Act: was signed into law by US president Franklin D. Roosevelt, establishing pensions and unemployment insurance (1935)
- V-J Day: Japan surrendered, ending World War II (1945)
- Pakistan: southern Asia country became independent of Britain (1947)
- Ilich Ramírez Sánchez: the terrorist known as "Carlos the Jackal" was captured (1994)
- Northeast Blackout of 2003: 50 million people — one-third the population of Canada plus one-seventh the population of the US — lost electricity (2003)
Birthdays
- Ernest Thayer 1863
- John Galsworthy 1867
- Russell Baker 1925
- Buddy Greco 1926
- Alice Ghostly 1926
- John Brodie 1935
- Dash Crofts (Seals and Crofts) 1940
- David Crosby 1941
- Connie Smith 1941
- Robyn Smith Astaire 1944
- Steve Martin 1945
- Antonio Fargas 1946
- Susan St. James 1946
- Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone) 1946
- Danielle Steel 1947
- Gary Larson 1950 - Creator of "The Far Side"
- Terry Adams (NRBQ) 1950
- Debbie Meyer 1952
- James Horner 1953
- Jackee Harry 1956
- Earvin "Magic" Johnson (NBA) 1959
- Susan Olsen 1961
- Emanuelle Beart 1965
- Halle Berry 1968
- Catherine Bell 1968
- Mila Kunis 1983
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