Monday, January 19, 2015

obscure \uhb-SKYOOR\, adjective:

1. not clearly expressed; hard to understand
2. to hide from view; dim, darken
3. not well known; not prominent
4. dark, dim, murky

c 1425, from Old French obscur "dark, dim, not clear," from Latin obscurus "covered over, dark, obscure, indistinct," from ob "over" + -scurus "covered," from Proto Indo-European *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal;" source of Old Norse sky, Old English sceo "cloud," Latin scutum "shield" and Greek skeue "dress.". The verb is first recorded 1475.

kthxbi

• I understand. Your help in this matter has been greatly appreciated. However, with much regret and much haste, I must be departing from our conversation, rather, a shortened version of "okay, thanks, bye"

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Holiday

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a United States holiday marking the birthdate of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King's birthday, January 15. It is one of four United States federal holidays to commemorate an individual person

History

• 1883 - Thomas Edison's first village electric lighting system using overhead wires began operation in Roselle, NJ.
• 1907 - The first film reviews appeared in "Variety" magazine.
• 1915 - neon sign: was patented by French engineer/chemist Georges Claude; early neon signs were called "liquid fire"
• 1937 - Howard Hughes set a transcontinental air record. He flew from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.
• 1953 - Sixty-eight percent of all TV sets in the U.S. were tuned to CBS-TV, as Lucy Ricardo, of "I Love Lucy," gave birth to a baby boy.
• 1957 - Johnny Cash made his first network TV appearance, on CBS' "Jackie Gleason Show."
• 1983 - Apple Lisa: the first Apple with a GUI and a mouse was announced; speedy (5 MHz) and robust (512 KiB RAM), it cost nearly $10,000)
• 1988 - Metallica began recording their fourth full-length release, "And Justice For All."

Birthdays

• James Watt 1736
• Robert E. Lee 1807 - Confederate General during U.S. Civil War
• Edgar Allen Poe 1809 - Poet
• Sir Henry Bessemer 1813
• Paul Cezanne 1839 - Artist
• Ish Kabibble 1908
• John Raitt 1917
• Guy Madison 1922
• Jean Stapleton 1923
• Fritz Weaver 1926
• Robert MacNeil 1931
• Tippi (Natalie) Hedren 1931
• Phil Everly (Everly Brothers) 1939
• Michael Crawford 1942
• Janis Joplin 1943
• Laurie London 1944
• Shelley Fabares 1944
• Dolly Parton 1946 - Singer
• Ann Compton 1947
• Harvard Hinsley 1948
• Robert Palmer 1949
• Dewey Bunnell (America) 1952
• Desi Arnaz Jr. 1953
• Katy Sagal 1956
• Mickey Virtue (UB40) 1957
• Paul McCrane 1961
• William Ragsdale 1961
• Stefan Edberg 1966
• Junior Seau 1969
• Trey Lorenz 1969
• Shawn Wayans 1971
• John Wozniak (Marcy Playground) 1971
• Drea de Matteo 1972
• A.J. McLean (Backstreet Boys) 1978
• Jodie Sweetin 1982