plucky \PLUHK-ee\, adjective:
- Having or showing pluck or courage; brave.
Plucky is originally boxing slang from the 1800s, from the meaning "heart, viscera" as that which is "plucked" from slaughtered livestock.
- To chat idly about things that neither person involved in the conversation will be likely to remember.
History
- Charles Lindbergh: began the first solo flight across the Atlantic, in The Spirit of St. Louis; he flew from Long Island to Paris in about 11 1/2 hours (1927)
- Amelia Earhart: began her flight from Newfoundland to Ireland, becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (1932)
- Hamburger Hill: US and South Vietnamese forces captured Apbia Mountain after one of the Vietnam War's bloodiest battles (1969)
- Cheers: the final episode of the TV sitcom was seen by 93 million viewers (1993)
- East Timor: became an independent nation and the first new sovereign state of the 21st century (2002)
- Kingda Ka: the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster opened in New Jersey; it reaches 128 mph, and New York City, Atlantic City and Philadelphia are visible from the top of the tower (2005)
Birthdays
- Dolley Payne Madison 1768 - U.S. First Lady, wife of 4th President James Madison
- Honore de Balzac 1799 - Novelist
- John Stuart Mill 1806 - Editor, philosopher
- William George Fargo 1818 - Organizer of Wells, Fargo & Company
- Henri Julien Felix Rousseau 1844 - French painter
- Wladyslaw Sikorski 1888 - Polish military and political leader
- William R. Hewlett 1913 - Co-founder of Hewlett-Packard Company (HP)
- Patrick Ellis (Leftwich) 1916 - Actress
- George Goble 1919 - Comedian, Actor (Harper Valley P.T.A.)
- Vic Ames (Urick) 1920 - Singer (The Ames Brothers)
- Edith Fellows 1923 - Actress (The Grace Kelly Story, In the Mood)
- Bob Sweikert 1926 - Auto racer, won Indianapolis 500 in 1955
- Bud (Henry) Grant 1927 - Football player and coach
- James McEachin 1930 - Actor (The Dead Don’t Die, Double Exposure)
- Kenton Boyer 1931 - Baseball player
- Constance Towers 1933 - Actress (On Wings of Eagles)
- Anthony Zerbe 1936 - Actor (North and South, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs, Cool Hand Luke)
- Dave Hill 1937 - Golfer
- Stan Mikita 1940 - Hockey player
- Joe Cocker 1944 - Singer, songwriter
- Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre) 1946 - Singer (Sonny & Cher), actress (Moonstruck [1987]; The Witches of Eastwick, Silkwood, Mask), Mrs Bax0jayz doppleganger
- Bobby (Ray) Murcer 1946 - Baseball player
- Dave Thomas 1949 - Comedian, actor
- Cullen Bryant 1951 - Football player
- Warren Cann 1952 - Musician (Ultravox)
- Dean Butler 1956 - Actor
- Ronald Prescott Reagan 1958 - Dancer, talk show host, son of U.S. President Ronald Reagan
- Jane Wiedlin 1958 - Singer (Go-Go's, Frosted)
- Tony Goldwyn 1960 - Actor (The Pelican Brief, Ghost, Gaby: A True Story)
- Susan Cowsill 1960 - Singer (The Cowsills, Continental Drifters, Psycho Sisters)
- Nick Heyward 1961 - Musician (Haircut 100)
- Brian Nash 1963 - Musician (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
- Mindy Cohn 1966 - Actress
- Tom Gorman 1966 - Musician (Belly)
- Timothy Olyphant 1968 - Actor
- Busta Rhymes 1972 - Musician
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