Thursday, August 21, 2014

panegyric \ pan-i-JIR-ik, -JAHY-rik \ , noun; 

1. a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy. 
2. formal or elaborate praise. 

Origin: Panegyric comes from the Greek word panḗgyr(is) meaning "solemn assembly." It entered English at the end of the 1500s. 

jack in, v.

1. To gain entry; to connect, as to a network.
2. To enter or connect by deceptive or unscrupulous means, esp. with malicious intent.

"He tried to jack in and take down their group from the inside after he heard what they were saying about him behind his back."

History

• Lincoln-Douglas debates: began in the Illinois Senate race; slavery and states' rights were the main issues (1858)
• Mona Lisa: was stolen from the Louvre by a museum employee; she was recovered two years later (1911)
• Leon Trotsky: Soviet revolutionary died of wounds inflicted by a Stalinist assassin with an ice axe (1940)

Birthdays

• Aubrey Beardsley 1872
• William Count Basie 1904
• Chris Schenkel 1923
• Jack Weston 1924
• Art Farmer 1928
• Elmo Langley 1928
• Princess Margaret (Britain) 1930
• Melvin Van Peebles 1932
• Wilt Chamberlain 1936
• Kenny Rogers 1938
• James Burton 1939
• Clarence Williams III 1939
• Harold Reid (The Statler Brothers) 1939
• Ernie Maresca 1939 - Musician
• Jackie DeShannon 1944
• Willie Lanier 1945
• Patty McCormack 1945
• Carl Giammarese (The Buckinghams) 1947
• Harry Smith 1951
• Joe Strummer (The Clash) 1952
• Nick Kane (The Mavericks) 1954
• Kim Cattrall 1956
• Kim Sledge (Sister Sledge) 1957
• Budgie (Siouxsie and the Banshees) 1957
• Jim McMahon 1959
• Carrie-Anne Moss 1970
• Liam Howlett (Prodigy) 1971
• Gary Whitta 1972 - Screenwriter, author, video game designer
• Alicia Witt 1975
• Hayden Panettiere 1989