Thursday, February 23, 2017

nimbus \NIM-buhs\, noun:

1. (Fine Arts) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo.

2. A cloud or atmosphere (as of romance or glamour) that surrounds a person or thing.

3. (Meteorology) A rain cloud.

Nimbus is from the Latin nimbus, "a rain cloud, a rain storm."

 

pop a squat

• to sit down or to take a seat.

Yo, pop a squat over here.

History

• Cato Street Conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the British cabinet and prime minister was uncovered; the conspirators were later executed (1820)
• Tootsie Roll: the chewy chocolate candy was introduced by Leo Hirshfield (1896)
• Guantánamo Bay: Cuba leased the area to the US to use as a naval base in perpetuity; it now serves as an internment camp for suspected Islamic militants (1903)
• Rotary Club: the not-for-profit service organization held its first meeting, in Beverly Hills, led by Paul P. Harris and three friends; it now has 1 million-plus members in about 200 countries (1905)
• Iwo Jima: Marines raised the US flag over the Japanese island after severe fighting during WWII; a Pulitzer-winning photograph was taken by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal (1945)

Birthdays

• Samuel Pepys 1633 - English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, known for his diary of events and quotes
• George Frederic Handel 1685 - Composer
• Mayer Amschel Rothschild 1734
• Emma Willard 1787 - Educator, writer of textbooks
• Istvan Ferenczi 1792
• George Watts 1817
• W.E.B. DuBois 1868
• Agnes M. Royden 1876
• Norman Lindsay 1879
• Victor Fleming 1883
• William Shirer 1904 - Jornalist, author ("The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", "Ghandi: A Memoir")
• Walter Ernest Allen 1911
• Elston Howard 1929 - Baseball player
• Lee Calhoun 1933 - Hurdler, won the 110-meter hurdles twice in Olympics
• Diana Varsi 1938 - Actress ("Peyton Place")
• Sylvia Chase 1938 - Newscaster ("ABC News", "20/20")
• Peter Fonda 1940 - Director, actor ("Easy Rider"), Jane Fonda's brother, Henry Fonda's son, Bridget Fonda's dad
• Bobby (Wayne) Mitchell 1943 - Golfer
• Fred Biletnikoff 1943 - Football player
• Johnny Winter (John Dawson III) 1944 - Musician
• Mike Maxfield 1944 - Musician (Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas)
• Allan Boesak 1945
• Rusty Young 1946 - Musician (Poco)
• Ken (Kenneth George) Boswell 1946 - Baseball player
• Terry "Tex" Comer 1949
• Larry Demps 1949 - Musician (Dramatics)
• Steve Priest 1950 - Musician (The Sweet)
• Jim Youngblood 1950 - Football player
• Eddie Dibbs 1951 - Tennis player
• Ed ‘Too Tall’ Jones 1951 - Football player
• Patricia Richardson 1951 - Actess ("Home Improvement")
• Ray Oldham 1951 - Football player
• Brad Whitford 1952 - Musician (Aerosmith)
• Lorne Henning 1952 - Hockey player
• Howard Jones 1955 - Singer
• David Sylvian 1958 - Musician (Japan)
• Ria Brieffies 1958 - Musician (Dolly Dots)
• Michael Wilton 1962 - Musician (Queensryche)

  
• Robert Collins 1963 - Musician
• Bobby (Roberto Martin Antonio) Bonilla 1963 - Baseball player
• John Norum 1964
• Helen Sukova 1965
• Kristin Davis 1965 - Actress ("Sex and the City")
• Pam Blundell 1967
• Marc Price 1968
• Jeff Beres 1971 - Musician (Sister Hazel)
• Lasse Johansson 1973 - Musician (The Cardigans)
• Emily Blunt 1983 - Actress
• Dakota Fanning 1994 - Actress