toady \TOH-dee\, noun, verb:
- a fawning flatterer; humble dependent
- to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile
c 1690 for noun, possibly shortened from toad-eater "fawning flatterer," originally referring to the assistant of a charlatan, who ate a toad (believed to be poisonous) to enable his master to display his skill in expelling the poison. The verb is recorded from 1827.
- A year from the date on which you were fired from a job.
History
- National Weather Service: then known as the United States Weather Bureau, was founded under the US Army Signal Corps; it used to alert fruit growers to the approach of stormy weather by telegraph (1870)
- Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan (1895)
- Davis Cup: international tennis competition was played for the first time; its donor, Dwight F. Davis, won (1900)
- Hollywood Walk of Fame: the first embedded star was awarded, honoring Joanne Woodward (1960)
- The Beatles: the Fab Four appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show (1964)
- Satchel Paige: became the first Negro League player elected into Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame (1971)
Birthdays
- George Ade 1866
- Amy Lowell 1874
- Ronald Colman 1891
- Brian Donlevy 1899
- Carmen Miranda 1909
- Bill Veeck 1914
- Ernest Tubb 1914
- Gypsy Rose Lee 1914
- Kathryn Grayson 1922
- Brendan Behan 1923
Frank Frazetta 1928 - Robert Morris 1931
- Jo Ann Prentice 1933
- Janet Suzman 1939
- Barry Mann 1942
- Carole King 1942
- Joe Pesci 1943
- Barbara Lewis 1943
- Alice Walker 1944
- Mia Farrow 1945
- Joe Ely 1947
- Major Harris 1947
- Dennis "DT" Thomas (Kool & the Gang) 1951
- Charles Shaughnessy 1955
- Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) 1960
- Travis Tritt 1963
- Julie Warner 1965
- Dannie Leigh 1970
Tom Hiddleston 1981 (Loki)
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