Saturday, April 30, 2016

Saturday, April 30, 2016

doula \DOO-luh\, noun: 
  • A woman who assists during childbirth labor and provides support to the mother, her child and the family after childbirth. 
Doula derives from Greek doula, "servant-woman, slave," akin to hierodule. 

cell membrane 
  • The invisible force field that makes cell-phone conversations inaudible to everyone else. 
"Sorry, you're breaking up . . . What? . . . I said, HOW'S THAT URINARY TRACT INFECTION HEALING? . . . What? . . . No, of course no one can hear me -- I'm surrounded by the cell membrane."

History
  • George Washington: took the oath of office to become the first POTUS (1789)
  • Louisiana Purchase: France agreed to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States for $15 million, thereby doubling the size of the US (1803); eight years later on the same date, Louisiana became the 18th state
  • A Tale of Two Cities: Charles Dickens' novel was first published as a serial in a literary magazine (1859)
  • Suicide: Nazi leader ADOLF HITLER killed himself before Allied and Russian forces could capture him (1945)
  • Vietnam War: officially ended when Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City) fell and South Vietnam surrendered (1975)
Birthdays
  • Cornelius Vanderbilt 1898
  • Ellis Wilson 1899
  • George R. Stibitz 1904
  • Queen Juliana (Netherlands) 1909
  • Al Lewis 1910
  • Eve Arden 1912
  • Robert Shaw 1916
  • Percy Heath 1923
  • John (Johnny) Horton 1925
  • Cloris Leachman 1926 - Actress ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Phyllis")
  • Willie Nelson 1933 - Musican
  • Gary Collins 1938 - Talk show host
  • Burt Young 1940 - Actor
  • Johnny Farina 1941 - Musician (Santo & Johnny)
  • Bobby Vee (Velline) 1943 - Singer
  • Jill Clayburgh 1944 - Actress
  • Richard Schoff (The Sandpipers) 1944
  • Don Schollander 1946
  • Perry King 1948
  • Wayne Kramer 1948 - Musician (MC5)
  • Merril Osmond 1953 - Singer (The Osmonds)
  • Jane Campion 1954 - Director
  • Paul Gross 1959
  • Isiah Thomas 1961 - Basketball player
  • Robert Reynolds (The Mavericks) 1962
  • Barrington Levy 1964 - Dancer
  • Adrian Pasdar 1965 - Actor ("Heroes")
  • Turbo B 1967 - Rapper (Snap)
  • Clark Vogeler 1969 - Musician (Toadies)
  • Chris "Choc" Dalyrimple 1971 - Musician (Soul for Real)
  • J.R. Richards 1972 - Musician (Dishwalla)
  • Jeff Timmons 1973 - Musician (98 Degrees)
  • Akron 1973 - Singer
  • Johnny Galecki 1975 - Actor ("The Big Bang Theory")
  • Kirsten Dunst 1982 - Actress ("Spider-Man")
  • Gal Gadot 1985 - Actress ("Wonder Woman")
  • Ashley Dupré 1985 former high-class hooker who took down the NYS Gov Eliot Spitzer, NY Post Columnist
  • Dianna Agron 1986 - Actress ("Glee")





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