Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

openhanded \OH-puhn-HAN-did\, adjective:
  1. giving freely; generous
  2. done with an open hand
by 1593, open + handed

yellular

  • The loudness one adopts in response to a bad cell-phone connection, in the misguided hope that talking louder will improve the connection.
"I'm so embarrassed. I went totally yellular at a restaurant last night.
History
  • Regnans in Excelsis: Pope Pius V excommunicated Elizabeth I of England in support of the Roman Catholic rebellion; it did not go well (1570)
  • Hiram Rhoades Revels: became the first African-American senator, filling the unexpired term of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis (1870)
  • hockey: was first televised; the Rangers beat the Canadiens 6-2 at Madison Square Garden (1940)
  • Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston: the boxer later known as Muhammad Ali won the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston at age 22; he lost it and rewon it twice more (1964)
Birthdays
  • Pierre Auguste Renoir 1841 - Impressionist artist
  • Adelle Davis 1904
  • Zeppo Marx 1909 - Comedian (Marx Brothers)
  • Millicent Fenwick 1910 - Human rights activists
  • Jim Backus 1913 - Actor (voice of Mr. Magoo, "Gilligan's Island", "Rebel Without a Cause")
  • Ralph Baldwin 1916 - Horse trainer
  • Anthony Burgess 1917 - Author ("A Clockwork Orange")
  • Bobby Riggs 1918 - Tennis player
  • Monte Irvin 1919 - Baseball player
  • 'Texas Rose' Bascom 1922 - Trick roper
  • (Elsie) Lisa Kirk 1925 - Singer, actress ("The Producers")
  • Bert Remsen 1925 - Actor ("Dick Tracy")
  • Ralph Stanley 1927 - Musician (Stanley Brothers)
  • René Thomas 1927 - Musician, jazz guitarist
  • Ralph Stanley 1927
  • Larry Gelbart 1928 - Producer, writer
  • Tommy Newsom 1929 - Musician, arranger, composer, back-up conductor (NBC's Tonight Show band)
  • John Astin 1930
  • Faron Young 1932 - singer, actor, founder of Music City News magazine
  • Linda Cristal (Marta Victoria Moya Burges) 1934 - Actress
  • Tony Lema 1934 - Golfer
  • Sally Jessy Raphael (Sally Lowenthal) 1935 - TV talk show host
  • Tom Courtenay 1937 - Actor ("Doctor Zhivago", "The Last Butterfly")
  • Bob Schieffer 1937 - Report
  • Diane Baker 1938
  • Denny Lemaster 1939 - Baseball player
  • Ron Santo 1940 - Baseball player
  • Carl Eller 1942 - Football player
  • Karen Grassle 1944 - Actress ("Little House on the Prairie")
  • Matt Guokas 1944 - Basketball player
  • Jack Handey 1961 - Author, TV writer ("Saturday Night Live")
  • Cesar Cedeno 1951 - Baseball player
  • Lee Evans 1947 - Track and fiedl athlete
  • Dennis Diken 1957 - Musician (Smithereens)
  • Stuart Wood 1957 - Musician (Bay City Rollers)
  • Mike Peters 1959 - Musician (Alarm)
  • Veronica Webb 1965 - Actress
  • Téa Leoni 1966 - Actress ("Jurassic Park III", "Deep Impact")
  • Carrot Top 1967 - Comedian
  • Sean Astin 1971 - Actor ("The Goonies", "The War of the Roses", "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring")
  • Julio Iglesias Jr. 1973 - Singer
  • Chelsea Handler 1975 - Comedian
  • Rashida Jones 1976 - Actress ("The Office", "Parks and Recreation")


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