Monday, June 13, 2016

Monday, June 13, 2016

vernacular \ver-NAK-yuh-ler\, noun:
1. The plain variety of language in everyday use.
2. The language or vocabulary peculiar to a class or profession.
3. The native speech or language of a place.
4. Any medium or mode of expression that reflects popular taste or indigenous styles.
adjective:
1. (of language) Native or indigenous.
2. Using the native language of a place.
3. Using plain, everyday language
The origin of vernacular is the Latin vernaculus, "domestic or native."
 
unhappy hour
  • the lack of drink specials during the hours of 4-8 pm on weekdays at a bar
Yo let's go to Brass Rail for drinks after work.
Are you kidding? They have an unhappy hour - the beers are $8 each

History
  • Great Vancouver Fire: most of the Canadian city was destroyed by a fire that killed dozens of people and left only a few buildings standing; within days rebuilding began (1886)
  • Boxer Rebellion: peasant uprising began in China (1900)
  • Miranda vs. Arizona: the US Supreme Court issued its landmark decision ruling that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to police questioning (1966)
  • Thurgood Marshall: became the first black man to be nominated as a US Supreme Court justice; he served for 24 years (1967)
  • Pioneer 10: the space probe flew out of the solar system, the first manmade object to do so (1983)
  • Mehmet Ali Agca: would-be assassin of Pope John Paul II in 1981 was pardoned by Italy (2000)
Birthdays
  • Gnaeus Julius Agricola 0040 - Roman general
  • Winfield Scott 1786 - United States Army General
  • James C. Maxwell 1831 - Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician
  • William Butler Yeats 1865 - Poet, dramatist
  • Harold "Red" Grange (Harold Edward "Red" Grange) 1903 - Football player nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost"
  • Doc Cheatham 1905 - Musician
  • Luis Walter Alvarez 1911 - Physicist, inventor
  • Ralph Edwards (Ralph Livingstone Edwards) 1913 - Radio and television host, television producer
  • Mary Wickes (Mary Isabelle Wickenhauser) 1916 - Actress
  • Sy Zentner 1917 - Musician, bandleader
  • Ben Johnson (Benjamin Sinclair "Ben" Johnson) 1918 - Sprinter
  • Paul Lynde 1926 - Comedian, actor
  • Bob McGrath 1932 - Actor ("Sesame Street")
  • Christo (Christo Vladimirov Javacheff) 1935 - Artist
  • Siegfried 1939 - Magician (Siegfried & Roy)
  • Bobby Freeman 1940 - Singer, songwriter, record producer
  • Malcolm McDowell 1943 - Actor
  • Dennis Locorriere 1949 - Musician (Dr. Hook)
  • Jonathan Hogan 1951 - Actor
  • Richard Thomas 1951 - Actor ("The Waltons")
  • Stellan Skarsgard 1951 - Actor
  • Tim Allen 1953 - Comedian, actor ("Home Improvement")
  • Ally Sheedy 1962 - Actress
  • Hannah Storm 1962 - Television host
  • Bettina Bunge 1963 - Tennis player
  • Deniece Pearson 1968 - Singer (Five Star)
  • Jamie Walters 1969 - Actor, singer
  • Steve-O 1974 - Actor
  • Ethan Embry 1978 - Actor
  • Sarah Schaub 1983 - Actress
  • Kat Dennings 1986 Actress
  • Ashley Olsen 1986 - Actress
  • Mary-Kate Olsen 1986 - Actress 


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