Monday, August 3, 2020

flak \ flak \ , noun; 

1. criticism; hostile reaction; abuse: Such an unpopular decision is bound to draw a lot of flak from the press. 
2. antiaircraft fire, especially as experienced by the crews of combat airplanes at which the fire is directed.

Origin: This term dates from the 1930s and comes from the German Fl(ieger) a(bwehr) k(anone) . This translates to "aircraft defense gun."  

leanover

• A small-sized hangover, usually comes with merely a mild headache, a vague fatigue, and little or no sense of regret and/or shame.

I didn't really drink that much last night, but I think I've got a leanover. Wtf!

History

• Christopher Columbus: set sail from Palos, Spain, on the voyage that would take him to America (1492)
• La Scala: leading opera house opened in Milan with a production of Salieri's opera Europa riconosciuta, which was not performed again until December 7, 2004, when La Scala reopened after renovations (1788)
• NBA: the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America merged to form America's professional basketball league (1949)
• USS Nautilus: the world's first nuclear-powered submarine sailed over the North Pole underwater in a journey under the Arctic ice cap (1958)
• Air Traffic Controllers Strike: PATCO workers walked out, leading to the firing of nearly all air traffic controllers by President Ronald Reagan two days later; in the wake of this event, US labor unions were weakened (1981)
• Statue of Liberty: pedestal reopened to the public for first time since 9/11 (2004)

Birthdays

• Ernie Pyle 1900
• John T. Scopes 1900
• Ray Bloch 1902
• Margaret Kuhn 1905
• Dolores Del Rio 1905
• John Gunther 1910
• Charlie Shavers (John Kirby Sextet) 1917
• Les Elgart 1918
• P.D. James 1920
• Richard Adler 1921
• Marilyn Maxwell 1921
• Leon Uris 1924
• Gordon Stoker 1924 - Musician (The Jordanaires)
• Tony Bennett 1926
• Gordon Scott 1927
• Alex Cord 1931
• Elsa Martinelli 1933
• Stephen Berkoff 1937
• Martin Sheen 1940
• Lance Alworth 1940
• Martha Stewart 1941
• Beverly Lee 1941 - Musician (The Shirelles)
• B.B. Dickerson 1949 - Musician (War)
• John Landis 1950
• JoMarie Payton 1950
• Jay North 1951
• Marcel Dionne 1951
• Johnny Graham 1951 - Musician (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• John C. McGinley 1959
• James Hetfield 1963 - Musician (Metallica)
• Ed Roland 1963 - Musician (Collective Soul)
• Dean Sams 1966 - Musician (Lonestar)
  Michael Ealy 1973 - Actor (Almost Human, Underworld 4)
• Shirley Manson 1966 - (Garbage)
• Evangeline Lilly 1979 - Actress ("Lost")
• Holly Artnstein (Dream) 1985