Saturday, April 29, 2017

Saturday, April 29, 2017

osmose \oz-MOHS\, verb:
1. To gradually or unconsciously assimilate some principle or object.
2. To undergo osmosis.
Osmose comes from the biological term osmosis, "the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane." Osmosis derives from endosmose, with endo- being French for "inward" and osmos meaning "push, thrust" in Greek.
 
ghost
  • A term meaning you're leaving. Similar to "outta here."
I don't like those people you invited over so I'm ghost.

History
  • Joan of Arc: led her army into Orléans in victory over the English (1429)
  • Dachau: concentration camp was liberated by US soldiers (1945)
  • Naomi Uemura: became the first person to reach the North Pole alone; he traveled by sled dog (1978)
  • Los Angeles race riots: began after the acquittal of police officers accused of beating Rodney King (1992)
  • space walk: astronaut Jerry Linenger and cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliyev stepped out together on first joint US-Russian walk in space (1997)
  • Rent: Rock musical opened on Broadway; the Manhattan-set retelling of La bohème went on to win several Tonys, a Pulitzer and many other awards (1996)
Birthdays
  • Alexander II (Alexander the Liberator) 1745 - Czar of the Russian Empire from 1855 to 1881
  • William Randolph Hearst 1863 - American newspaper magnate, newspaper publisher,
  • Sir Thomas Beecham 1879 - British conductor
  • Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy) 1899 - Composer, pianist, big band leader
  • Hirohito (Emperor Showa) 1901 - 124th Japanese emperor, emperor from 1926 to 1989
  • Tom Ewell 1909 - Actor ("The Girl Can't Help It," "The Tom Ewell Show," "Baretta")
  • Richard Carlson 1912 - Actor, director, screenwriter
  • Donald Mills 1915 - Musician (The Mills Brothers)
  • Celeste Holm 1919 - Actress
  • Danny Davis 1925 - Musician (The Nashville Brass)
  • Carl Gardner 1928 - Musician (The Coasters)
  • Lonnie Donegan 1931 - Musician
  • Rod McKuen 1933 - Poet
  • Keith Baxter 1933 - Actor
  • Otis Rush 1934 - Musician
  • Luis Aparicio 1934 - Baseball player
  • Lane Smith 1936 - Actor ("Red Dawn," "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman")
  • April Stevens 1936 - Singer
  • Zubin Mehta 1936 - Conductor
  • Duane Allen 1943 - Singer (The Oak Ridge Boys)
  • Richard Kline 1944 - Actor ("Three's Company")
  • Tammi Terrell 1945 - Singer
  • Tommy James 1947 - Musician (The Shondells)
  • Francis Rossi 1949 - Musician (Status Quo)
  • Dale Earnhardt 1951 - Father of race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  • Kate Mulgrew 1955 - Actress ("Star Trek: Voyager")
  • Jerry Seinfeld 1955 - Comedian, actor ("Seinfeld")
  • Daniel Day-Lewis 1957 - Actor
  • Michelle Pfeiffer 1957 - Actress
  • Eve Plumb 1958 - Actress ("The Brady Bunch")
  • Mark Kendall 1958 - Musician (Great White)
  • Stephanie Bentley 1963 - Country musician
  • Carnie Wilson 1968 - Singer (Wilson Phillips)
  • Michael Timmins 1969 - Musician (Cowboy Junkies)
  • Master P (Percy Miller) 1970 - Rapper
  • Uma Thurman 1970 - Actress ("Pulp Fiction")
  • Andre Agassi 1970 - Tennis player
  • James Bonamy 1972 - Country Musician
  • Mike Hogan 1973 - Musician (Cranberries)
  • Tommie Harris 1983 - Football player
  • Zane Carney 1985 - Actor 


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