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manumit \man-yuh-MIT\, transitive verb:
- To free from slavery or servitude.
Manumit comes from Latin manumittere, "to emancipate a slave," from manu mittere, "to release from control," from manus, "hand" (hence "power of control") + mittere, "to let go; to send." The noun form is manumission
zombie jesus
- An exclamation of surpise or shock originating on Matt Groening's 'Futurama' animated TV show as a futuristic equivalent of the modern usage of 'Jesus Christ' as an exclamation. Usually preceded by the words 'sweet' or 'holy'.
"Sweet zombie Jesus!"
History
- William Henry Harrison: went on record as the US president with the shortest tenure, dying one month after inauguration (1841)
- The Beatles: held all of the top 5 places on the Billboard Hot 100 (1964)
- Martin Luther King, Jr.: was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was supporting striking sanitation workers (1968)
- World Trade Center: a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to mark the opening of the Twin Towers (1973)
- Microsoft: software behemoth was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico (1975)
Birthdays
- Linus Yale 1821 - Inventor (Yale Infallible Bank Lock and cylinder lock)
- Isoroku Yamamoto 1884
- Arthur Murray (Moses Teichman) 1895 - Dancer
- John Cameron Swayze 1906 - Newsman
- Frances Langford (Frances Newbern) 1914 - Radio singer, actress ("Born to Dance", "Yankee Doodle Dandy")
- Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) 1913 - Blues singer, guitarist ("Closet to You", "Honey Bee")
- Elizabeth W. Wilson 1921 - Actress (TV: "The Addams Family", Movie: "The Graduate")
- Elmer Bernstein 1922 - Composer of film scores
- William Manchester 1922
- Gil (Gilbert Raymond) Hodges 1924 - Baseball player
- Maya Angelou 1928 - Author, poet
- Clive Davis 1932 - Record company executive
- Anthony Perkins 1932 - Actor (Movies: "Psycho" series)
- Michael Parks 1938
- Angelo Giamatti 1938
- JoAnne Carner 1939 - Golfer
- Hugh Masekela 1939 - Musician, band leader
- Ernie Terrell 1939 - Boxer
- Major Lance 1941
- Jim (James Louis) Fregosi 1942 - Baseball player
- Kris Jensen 1942 - Singer
- Kitty Kelley 1942 - Author
- Mike (Michael Peter) Epstein 1943 - baseball player
- Craig T. Nelson 1944 - Actor (Movies: "Poltergeist")
- Caroline McWilliams 1945 - Actress
- Ray (Raymond Earl) Fosse 1947 - Baseball catcher
- Ed White 1947 - Football player
- Barry Oakley 1948 - Musician, bass player (Allman Brothers)
- Christine Lahti 1950 - Actress
- Steve Gatlin 1951 - Singer (The Gatlin Brothers)
- Dave Hill 1952 - Musician, guitar player (Slade)
- Jerry Shirley 1952 - Musician (Humble Pie)
- Peter Haycock 1952 - Musician (Climax Blues Band)
- David E. Kelley 1956 - Writer, producer ("Ally McBeal", "The Practice")
- Graeme Kelling 1957 - Musician (Deacon Blue)
- Phil Morris 1959 - Actor
- Ava Fabian 1962 - Playmate 08/1986, model, actress
- Craig Adams 1962 - Musician (The Cult)
- David Gavurin 1963 - Musician (Sundays)
- Robert Downey, Jr. 1965 - Actor (Iron Man)
- Frank Black 1965 - Musician (Pixies)
- Nancy McKeon 1966 - Actress (TV: "The Facts of Life")
- Mike Starr (Michael Christopher Starr) 1966 - Musician (Alice in Chains)
- Barry Pepper 1970 - Actor
- Clay Davidson 1971 - Country Singer
- Magnus Sveningsson 1972 - Musician (The Cardigans)
- Kelly Price 1973 - Singer
- David Blaine 1973 - Magician
- Andre Dalyrimple 1974 - Singer (Soul for Real)
- Scott Rolen 1975 - Baseball player
- Natasha Lyonne 1979 - Actress
- Heath Ledger 1979 - Actor
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