denigrate \DEN-i-greyt\, verb:
- to attack the character or reputation of; defame
by 1526, from Latin denigratus/denigrare "to blacken, defame," from de- "completely" + nigr-, stem of niger "black," of unknown origin.
- Boots that are leather, highheeled, and thigh high just like ones found on a prostitute.
History
- 1940 - "Pinocchio" world premiered at the Center Theatre in Manhattan.
- 1962 - The U.S. government banned all Cuban imports and re-export of U.S. products to Cuba from other countries.
- 1964 - British invasion: The Beatles arrived in US for the first time and were mobbed at JFK International Airport
- 1977 - Russia launched Soyuz 24
- 1979 - Pluto: the dwarf planet moved closer to the Sun than Neptune for the first time since its discovery
- 1984 - Space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart made the first untethered space walk.
- 1985 - "Sports Illustrated" released its annual swimsuit edition. It was the largest regular edition in the magazine’s history at 218 pages.
- 1992 - Maastricht Treaty: was signed in the Netherlands; it created the European Union as a successor to the European Community, and established a central banking system and a common currency — the euro
- 1993 - Carmen Electra's self-titled debut album was released.
- 1995 - Tupac Shakur was sentenced to 1 to 4 1/2 years in jail for sexual abuse.
Birthdays
- John Deere 1804
- Charles Dickens 1812
- Frederick Douglas 1817
- Laura Ingalls Wilder 1867
- Eubie (James Hubert) Blake 1883
- Sinclair Lewis 1885
- Larry "Buster" Crabbe 1908
- Oscar Brand 1920
- An Wang 1920
- Eddie Bracken 1920
- Wilma Lee Cooper (Leary) 1921
- Keefe Brasselle 1923
- Gay Talese 1932
- Earl King 1934
- Dieter Bohlen 1944
- Sammy Johns 1946
- Jimmy Greenspoon (Three Dog Night) 1948
- Alan Lancaster (Status Quo) 1949
- Marilyn Cochran 1950
- Miguel Ferrer 1954
- Brian Travers (UB40) 1959
- James Spader 1960
- David Bryan (Bon Jovi) 1962
- Chris Rock 1966
- Jason Gedrick 1967
- Edward Bergenholz 1974
- Ashton Kutcher 1978
- Tina Majorino 1985
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