Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

squib \skwib\, noun: 
1. a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing.
2. Journalism. a short news story, often used as a filler. 
verb:
1. to write squibs.
2. to shoot a squib.
Squib is of unknown origin, though it entered English in the 1500s.

Some-sex marriage
  • A marriage where a couple participates in minimal sexual activity.
Bill and Wanda's sex life was almost non-existent. They had a some-sex marriage.

Trivia
How many bodyguards were assigned to protect President Abraham Lincoln on the night he was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.?
  • Only one—and he wasn’t at his post when assassin John Wilkes Booth attacked.
Holiday
  • Lincoln's Birthday (USA)
History
  • Chile: Santiago, the capital city, was founded (1541); country declared independence from Spain (1818)
  • Lady Jane Grey: was beheaded for treason, after a nine-day reign as queen of England (1554)
  • NAACP: early civil rights organization was founded (1909)
  • the Last Emperor: the Republic of China banished 7-year-old Qing emperor Puyi to the Forbidden City (1912)
  • Dracula: the horror film starring Bela Lugosi premiered at the Roxy Theater in NYC (1931)
  • Vietnam War: the first the conflict's American POWs were released (1973)
  • Bill Clinton: impeachment trial ended in Senate acquittal (1999)
  • NEAR Shoemaker: space probe touched down on Eros, becoming the first craft to land upon an asteroid (2001)
  • Mattel: announced the breakup of Barbie and Ken after 43 years (2004)
Birthdays
  • John Winthrop 1588
  • Charles Darwin 1809
  • Abraham Lincoln (U.S.) 1809 - Sixteenth President of the United States
  • Ted Mack (William Maguiness) 1904
  • Tex (Gordon) Beneke 1914
  • Lorne Green 1915
  • Dom DiMaggio 1917 - Baseball player
  • Forrest Tucker 1919
  • Mel Powell 1923
  • Franco Zeffirelli 1923 - Movie director
  • Joe Garagiola 1926 - Baseball broadcaster
  • Bill Russell 1934 - Basketball player
  • Gene McDaniels 1935
  • Joe Don Baker 1936 - Actor
  • Judy Blume 1938 - Author of books for children and young adults.
  • Raymond Manzarek 1939 - Musician (The Doors)
  • Moe Bandy 1944
  • Charles Pasarell 1944
  • Maud Adams 1945
  • Cliff DeYoung 1945 - Actor, musician
  • Joe Schermie 1948 - Musician (Three Dog Night)
  • Michael Ironside 1950
  • Steve Hackett 1950 - Musician (Genesis)
  • Michael McDonald 1952 - Musician (Doobie Brothers)
  • Simon MacCorkindale 1952
  • Joanna Kerns 1953 - Actress ("Growing Pains")
  • Arsenio Hall 1955 - Actor, comedian , talk show host
  • Christine Elise 1965 - Actress ("Beverly Hills 90210")
  • Josh Brolin 1968 - Actor ("No Country for Old Men")
  • Chynna Phillips 1968 - Musician (Wilson Phillips)
  • Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies)1970
  • Keri Lewis 1971 - Musician (Mint Condition)
  • Jesse Spencer 1979 - Actor ("House")
  • Juan Carlos 1980
  • Christina Ricci 1980 - Actress
    Joanie Brosas 1992 - model / cosplay
    Valorie Curry 1986 Actress (The Tick, Blair Witch)
     



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