Thursday, October 29, 2015

Thursday, October 29, 2015

stentorian \sten-TOR-ee-uhn\ , adjective;
  • Extremely loud.
Origin: Stentorian comes from Stentor, a Greek herald in the Trojan War. According to Homer's Iliad, his voice was as loud as that of fifty men combined.
 
no offense
  • A phrase used to make insults seem socially acceptable.
"No offense, John, but your mom is a fucking whore." 
 
"You've got huge bitch tits, Patrick... no offense."


History 
  • Republic of Turkey: was established when forces led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, "the father of modern Turkey," wrested control from the Ottoman Empire (1923)
  • Black Tuesday: the US stock market crashed and the Great Depression began (1929)
  • Star of India: giant star sapphire was stolen, along with other fabulous gems, from the American Museum of Natural History (1964)
  • NOW: the women's organization was founded (1966)
  • Internet: the first host-to-host connection was made on the ARPANet between UCLA and SRI in California (1969)
  • John Glenn: the first American in orbit took flight aboard the Discovery shuttle, becoming, at 77, the oldest person to visit space (1998)
    "Super Storm Sandy" hit New York, leaving over 90% of Long Island without power. (2012)
Birthdays
  • Daniel Emmett 1815
  • Fanny Brice 1891
  • Douglas Montgomery 1891
  • Akim Tamiroff 1899
  • William Juzda 1920
  • Bill Mauldin 1921
  • Neal Hefti 1922
  • Zoot (John Haley) Sims 1925
  • Jon Vickers 1926
  • Sonny Osbourne (Osborne Brothers) 1937
  • Lee Clayton 1942
  • Bob Ross 1942 (Painter)
  • Denny Laine (Moody Blues, Wings) 1944
  • Melba Moore 1945
  • Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) 1946 
  • Richard Dreyfuss 1947
  • Kate Jackson 1948
  • Ed Dyck 1950
  • imagebam.comDenis Potvin 1953
  • Steve Kellough (Wild Horses) 1957
  • Randy Jackson (Jackson Five) 1961
  • Peter Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) 1965
  • Paris 1967
  • Joely Fisher 1967
  • SA (311) 1970
  • Toby Smith (Jamiroquai) 1970
  • Winona Ryder 1971
  • Tracee Ellis Ross 1972
  • Trevor Lissauer 1973
  • Brendan Fehr 1977
  • Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson (aka Tove Lo) (singer)1987 
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