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consternation \kon-ster-NEY-shuhn\, noun:
- sudden dread or paralyzing terror
by 1611, from French consternation, from Latin consternationem, from consternare "overcome, confuse, dismay," from com- intensive prefix + sternare "throw down"
- a state of altered perception brought on by a lack of sleep
Holiday
- Ash Wedesday: in the calendar of Western Christianity, is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. It is a moveable fast, falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter. It can occur as early as February 4 or as late as March 10.
History
- Jefferson Davis: became head of the Confederate States of America (1861)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Mark Twain's most popular novel — controversial for its colorful language and its depiction of blacks — was published (1885)- Academy Awards: first winners were announced (Wings was Best Picture); the awards banquet was held in May (1929)
- Elm Farm Ollie: became the first cow to fly in an airplane; the trip took place in Missouri and she was milked mid-flight (1930)
- Pluto: the icy rock demoted from planet to dwarf planet was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh (1930)
- Robert Philip Hanssen: FBI agent was arrested on charges of spying for the Soviet Union and, later, Russia; he was sentenced to life without parole (2001)
- Shani Davis: became the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history; he won the men's 1,000-meter speed skating race in Turin (2006)
Birthdays
- Mary Tudor 1516 - The Queen of England known as "Bloody Mary"
- Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta 1745
- Louis Comfort Tiffany 1848 - Glass maker and interior designer
- Sholem Aleichem 1859
- Andres Segovia 1894
- Enzo Ferrari 1898
- Billy deWolfe 1907
- Pee Wee King 1914
- Bill Cullen 1920
- Jack Palance 1919
- Helen Gurley Brown 1922 - Author, editor
- George Kennedy 1925 - Actor
- Jim McElreath 1928
- Gahan Wilson 1930
- Toni Morrison 1931 - Author
- Milos Forman 1932 - Director
- Yoko Ono 1933 - Artist, singer (Plastic Ono Band), wife of John Lennon (Beatles)
- Mary Ure 1933
- Irma Thomas 1941
- Herman Santiago 1941 - Musician (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
- Dennis DeYoung 1947 - Musician (Styx)
- Sinead Cusack 1948 - Actress
- John Hughes 1950
- Cybil Sheppard 1950 - Actress
- Randy (Veronica) Crawford 1952
- Juice Newton (Judy Cohen) 1952 - Singer
- Robbie Bachman 1953 - Musician (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
- Marty Howe 1954
- John Travolta 1954 - Actor ("Pulp Fiction")
Vanna White 1957 - Game show host ("Wheel of Fortune")- Greta Scacchi 1960 - Actress
- Matt Dillon 1964
- Dr. Dre (Andre Romelle Young) 1965 - Rapper, music producer, actor
- Molly Ringwald 1968 - Actress ("Sixteen Candles)
- Tommy Scott (Space) 1968
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1974 - Tennis player
- Dorzell Burton 1979
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