Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

quotha \ KWOH-thuh \ , interjection; 
  • Archaic . indeed! (used ironically or contemptuously in quoting another). 
Origin: Quotha entered English in the early 1500s from quoth a meaning "quoth he." Quoth , an archaic verb meaning "said," has been used since Middle English was spoken. 

Parallel Parkinson's
  • An inability to parallel park. Sufferers of this disease may try five and six times to guide their vehicle into an open space before finally giving up, and leaving the automobile 2-3 feet from the curb at an awkward angle.
Her Parallel Parkinson's always seemed to flare up when she found a space in front of a restaurant with a big window full of on-lookers.

History
  • Harvard College: Harvard University's oldest school was founded (1636)
  • Statue of Liberty: the iconic monument — a gift from France — was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland (1886)
  • Prohibition: US Congress passed the Volstead Act, overriding president Woodrow Wilson's veto; manufacture, sale or transport of alcoholic beverages were banned (1919)
  • Benito Mussolini: the Fascist leader took control of Italy's government (1922)
  • Nostra Ætate: the Second Vatican Council under Pope Paul VI absolved the Jews of collective guilt for the crucifixion of Jesus (1965)
  • Prospero: the first and only satellite launched from a British rocket went into low Earth orbit (1971)
Birthdays
  • Desiderius Erasmus 1467
  • Georges Escoffier 1846
  • Elsa Lanchester 1902
  • Edith Head 1907
  • Jonas Salk 1914
  • Bowie Kuhn 1926
  • Cleo Laine 1927
  • Dody Goodman 1929
  • Joan Plowright 1929
  • Bruce Morton 1930
  • Suzy Parker 1933
  • Jim Beatty 1934
  • Charlie Daniels 1936
  • Marcian E. (Ted) Hoff 1937
  • Jane Alexander 1939
  • Curtis Lee 1941
  • Hank Marvin (Shadows) 1941
  • Dennis Franz 1944
  • Wayne Fontana 1945
  • Telma Hopkins 1948
  • Rick Reynolds (Black Oak Arkansas) 1948
  • Bruce Jenner 1949
  • Annie Potts 1952
  • Bill H. Gates 1955
  • Stephen Morris (New Order) 1957
  • Ron Hemby (The Buffalo Club) 1958
  • William Reid (The Jesus & Mary Jane) 1958
  • Neville Henry (Blow Monkeys) 1959
  • Daphne Zuniga 1962
  • Lauren Holly 1963
  • Eros Ramazzotti 1963
  • Paul Wylie 1964
  • Jami Gertz 1965
  • Andy Richter 1966
  • Julia Roberts 1967
  • Caitlin Cary 1968
  • Ben Harper 1969
  • Jeremy Davies 1969
  • Roger P. 1972 - the Bax0-brother
  • Brad Paisley 1972
  • Terrell Davis 1972
  • Joaquin Phoenix 1974


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