Thursday, June 29, 2017

Thursday, June 29, 2017

aphorism \AF-uh-riz-uhm\, noun:
  • A terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation.
Aphorism comes from the Greek aphorismós, "definition."
Bronies
  • The male, older fans of my little pony: friendship is magic.
Bronies internet convo:
Brony "yo man, you seen the new episode last night?"
Brony 2 "totally, midnight sparkle was the bomb with that friendship blast."


History
  • Globe Theatre: London theatre that showcased Shakespeare's plays burned down; it was reconstructed in 1997 (1613)
  • Townshend Acts: were passed by the British Parliament, imposing import duties on paper, tea and other items shipped to America; they led to the Boston Massacre (1767)
  • Furman v. Georgia: the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that capital punishment could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment" (1972)
  • Atlantis: space shuttle docked with Russian space station Mir; together they formed the largest man-made satellite to orbit Earth (1995)
  • iPhone: went on sale in the US amid enormous buzz (2007)
Birthdays
  • George W. Goethals 1858
  • William Mayo 1861
  • George Ellery Hale (1868-1938): astronomer who invented the Hale telescope
  • James Van Der Zee 1886
  • Antoine de Saint-Exupery 1900
  • Nelson Eddy 1901
  • Frank Loesser 1910
  • John Toland 1912
  • Rafael Jeronym Kubelik 1914
  • Ruth Warrick 1915
  • Slim Pickens 1919
  • Ralph Burns 1922
  • Mousey Alexander 1922
  • Cara Williams 1925
  • Ian Bannen 1928
  • Robert Evans 1930
  • Stokeley Carmichael 1941
  • Roger Ruskin Spear 1943
  • Gary Busey 1944
  • Little Eva Boyd 1945
  • Richard Lewis 1947
  • Fred Grandy 1948
  • Ian Paice 1948 - Musician (Whitesnake)
  • Dan Dierdorf 1949
  • Colin Hay 1953 - Musician (Men at Work)
  • Don Dokken 1953 - Heavy Metal
  • Maria Conchita Alonso 1957
  • Evelyn "Champagne" King 1960
  • Sharon Lawrence 1961
  • Amanda Donohoe 1962
  • Steadman Pearson 1964 - Musician (Five Star)
  • DJ Shadow (Josh Paul Davis) 1972 - Music producer, DJ, songwriter
  • Zuleikha Robinson 1977 - Actress ("Lost")
  • Nicole Scherzinger 1978 - lead singer of Pussycat Dolls, exotic beauty


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