Thursday, May 26, 2016

Thursday, May 26, 2016

regnant \REG-nuhnt\, adjective:
1. Prevalent; widespread.
2. Reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies): a queen regnant.
3. Exercising authority, rule, or influence.
Regnant relates to the Latin regnans, "to rule", a verb that is the ancestor of numerous related English words, such as reign.
Shennanigans
  • When someone is telling a pork pie (lie)
In pub:
Dave: i laid that fit bird last night
Steve: I call shennanigans, she left the pub with me last night!

Holiday

  • Bob Day (May 26th, annually) 

History

  • Edict of Worms: declared Martin Luther an outlaw and banned his writings (1521)
  • Andrew Johnson: 17th president of the United States was acquitted by one vote in his impeachment trial (1868)
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average: stock market index was first published by The Wall Street Journal (1896)
    Dracula - The vampire novel by Bram Stoker was first published igniting an entire genre of fiction and fantasy (1897)
  • George Willig: the "human fly" scaled the South Tower of the World Trade Center in 3.5 hours; he was fined $1.10 for the illegal feat — a penny per story (1977)
  • Ellis Island: the US Supreme Court ruled that the immigration landmark belonged more to New Jersey than New York (1998)
Birthdays
  • Abraham De Moivre 1667
  • Alexander Pushkin 1799
  • Al Jolson 1886
  • Norma Talmadge 1897
  • John Wayne 1907
  • Robert Morley 1908
  • Ben Alexander 1911
  • Peter Cushing 1913
  • Jay Silverheels 1919
  • Peggy Lee 1920
  • James Arness 1923 - Actor ("Gunsmoke")
  • Jacques Bergerac 1927
  • Teresa Stratas 1939
  • Brent Musburger 1939 - Sportscaster
  • Cliff Drysdale1941
  • Levon Helm 1942 - Musician (The Band)
  • Ray Ennis 1942 - Musician (The Swinging Blue Jeans)
  • Sam Posey 1944
  • Gerry Paterson 1945 - Musician (The Guess Who)
  • Stevie Nicks 1948 - Singer
  • Pam Grier 1949
  • Hank Williams, Jr. 1949 - Country musician
  • Phillip Michael Thomas 1949 - Actor ("Miami Vice")
  • Verden Allen 1949 - Musician (Mott the Hoople)
  • Sally K. Ride 1951 - Astronaut
  • Colin Vearncombe 1951 - Musician (Black)
  • Margaret Colin 1957 - Actress
  • Dave Robbins 1959 - Musician (Blackhawk)
  • Wayne Hussey 1959 - Musician (Mission)
  • Genie Francis 1962 - Actress ("General Hospital")
  • Bobcat Goldthwait 1962 - Comedian, actor ("Police Academy" series)
  • Joe Dumars 1963 - Basketball player
  • Lenny Kravitz 1964 - Musician
  • Helena Bonham-Carter 1966 - Actress
  • Phillip Rhodes 1968 - Musician (Gin Blossoms)
  • Joseph Fiennes 1970 - Actor ("Flashfoward")
  • Joey Kibble 1971 - Musician (Take 6)
  • Matt Stone 1979 - TV producer ("South Park")



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