Tuesday, March, 24, 2020

cognizant \KOG-nuh-zuhnt, KON-uh-\, adjective: 

1. having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of ): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
2. having legal cognizance.

Cognizant is modern construction, dating from the early 1800s. It is likely formed from the term cognizance.

quick question

• A question that usually requires a long answer. A close relative of [stupid question] and [rhetorical question].

Joan: I have a quick question for you. How do you solve for "x" in this complex differential equation?
Bob: Uhhhhhh...

History

• bacteria: Robert Koch announced his discovery of the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (1882)
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: play by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway (1955)
• Elvis Presley: the King of Rock 'N Roll joined the US army for two years (1958)
• Dark Side of the Moon: Pink Floyd released one of the best-selling albums of all time (1973)
• Exxon Valdez oil spill: tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound, causing the worst maritime environmental disaster in history (1989)
• Yugoslavia: NATO began air strikes in response to ethnic cleansing by Serbs of Albanians in Kosovo (1999)

Birthdays

• Rufus King 1755 - American lawyer, politician and diplomat
• Antonio Rosmini-Serbati 1797 - Italian Roman Catholic priest and philosopher
• John Wesley Powell 1834 - U.S. soldier, geologist and explorer of American West
• William Morris 1834 - British craftsman, designer, writer, typographer
• Andrew Mellon 1855 - American banker, industrialist, philanthropist, U.S. Secretary of the Treasure (1921-1932)
• Harry Houdini 1874 - Magician, escape artist
• Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle 1887 - Actor, comedian, director, screenwriter
  

  
• Arthur Murray 1895 - Dance instructor, businessman
• Dorothy R. Stratton 1898 - Founded women's branch of the U.S. Coast Guard
• June Clark (Algeria Junius "June" Clark ) 1900 - Musician
• Joseph Barbera 1911 - Cartoonist
• Richard (Nicholas) Conte 1914 - Cartoonist
• Lawrence Ferlinghetti 1919 - Poet
• Gene Nelson (Leander Eugene Berg) 1920 - Dancer, actor, screenwriter and director
• Dave Appell 1922 - Musician (Applejacks)
• Norman Fell (Norman Noah Feld) 1924 - Actor
• Dario Fo 1926 - Playwright
• Byron Janis 1928 - Pianist
• Vanessa Brown 1928 - Actress
• Steve McQueen 1930 - Actor
• William Smith 1933 - Actor
• Billy Stewart 1937 - Musical artist
• Bob Mackie 1940 - Fashion designer
• R. Lee Ermey 1944 - Actor
• Curtis Hanson 1945 - Director
• Lee Oskar 1948 - Musician (War)
• Nick Lowe 1949 - Singer
• Dougie Thomson 1951 - Musician (Supertramp)
• Louie Anderson 1953 - Comedian
• Donna Pescow 1954 - Actress
• Robert Carradine 1954 - Actor
• Kelly LeBrock 1960 - Actress ("Weird Science")
• Rodney "Kool Kollie" Terry 1961 - DJ (Ghostown DJs)
• Star Jones 1962 - TV host ("The View")
• Annabella Sciorra 1964 - Actress
• Lara Flynn Boyle 1970 - Actress (below)
• Shannon Corr 1970 - Singer, musician (The Corrs)
• P.A. Pasemaster Mase 1970 - Rapper (De La Soul)
• Jim Parsons 1973 - Actor ("The Big Bang Theory")
• Alyson Hannigan 1974 - Actress ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "How I Met Your Mother")
• Peyton Manning 1976 - Football player
• Jessica Chastain 1977 - Actress (bottom)
• Olivia Burnette (Olivia Nicole Burnette ) 1977 - Actress
• Keisha Castle-Hughes 1990 - Actress ("The Whale Rider")