TGIF!!!
megrim \MEE-grim\, noun:
- A migraine.
- A fancy; a whim.
- In the plural: lowness of spirits -- often with 'the'.
Megrim is from Middle English migrem, from Middle French migraine, modification of Late Latin hemicrania, "pain in one side of the head," from Greek hemikrania, from hemi-, "half" + kranion, "skull."
- A person who always under estimates the time necessary to do something or get somewhere.
"Hey, Cindy. you know my parents are expecting us in 20 minutes."
"No problem. I just have to wash the dishes, take a shower, do my hair, walk the dog and then I'm all good to go. See you in 15."
"You are such a chronoptimist! I'll see you in 45."
History
- perfect game: John Lee Richmond pitched the first MLB game in which no batter reached base during the entire nine innings (1880)
- Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: shrine to the US national pastime was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York (1939)
- Loving v. Virginia: US Supreme Court struck down all bans on interracial marriages (1967)
- Gossamer Albatross: human-powered aircraft was flown by Bryan Allen across the English Channel (1979)
- "Tear down this wall": challenge was issued by US President Ronald Reagan to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev; the Berlin Wall did indeed come down two years later (1987)
Birthdays
- David Rockefeller 1915 - Banker
- Irwin Allen 1916 - Television and film producer, nicknamed "The Master of Disaster"
- Samuel Z. Arkoff 1918 - Movie producer
- Uta Hagen 1919 - Actress
- George H.W. Bush 1924 - 41st President of the United States, father of President George W. Bush
- Vic Damone 1928 - Singer
- Anne Frank (Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank) 1929 - Known for her diary which documented her experiences during World War II
- Jim Nabors 1930 - Actor, singer ("Gomer Pyle, USMC")
- Robert Bower 1936 - Attorney
- Chick Corea 1941 - Musician
- Marv Albert 1941 - Sportscaster
- Reg Presley 1944 - Musician (The Troggs)
- Brad Delp 1951 - Musician (Boston)
- Bun E. Carlos 1951 - Musician (Cheap Trick)
- Junior Brown 1952 - Musician, singer
- Rocky Burnette (Jonathan Burnette) 1953 - Musician
- Timothy Busfield 1957 - Actor ("The West Wing," "thirtysomething")
- John Linnell 1959 - Musician (They Might Be Giants)
- Grandmaster Dee 1962 - Musician (Whodini)
- Paula Marshall 1964 - Actress ("Gary Unmarried")
- Frances O'Commor 1967 - Actress
- Bobby Sheehan 1968 - Musician (Blues Traveler)
- Hideki Matsui - Baseball player
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd 1977 - Musician
- Robyn (Robin Miriam Carlsson) 1979 - Singer, songwriter
- Wil Horneff 1979 - Actor
- Dallas Clark 1979 - Football player
- Adriana Lima 1981 - hot Brazilian supermodel
0 comments:
Post a Comment