eschew \es-CHOO\, transitive verb:
- To shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful).
Eschew comes from Old French eschiver, ultimately of Germanic origin, scheuchen.
It's complicated
- One of the options for "Relationship Status" on Facebook. Refers to a couple in an ambiguous state between "friends" and "in a relationship". May also be used to indicate dissatisfaction with an existing relationship.
If someone changes their status from "In a Relationship" to "It's Complicated", expect them to be "Single" and "Looking for Random Play" soon.
History
- 1933 - The 20th Amendment to the Constitution was declared in effect. The amendment moved the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January.
- 1935 - Monopoly: the popular board game first went on sale
- 1959 - The U.S., for the first time, successfully test-fired a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral.
- 1971 - NASA Astronaut Alan B. Shepard used a six-iron that he had brought inside his spacecraft (Apollo 14) and swung at three golf balls on the surface of the moon.
- 1990 - Billy Idol broke several bones in a serious motorcycle accident. As a result he could not appear in Oliver Stone's "The Doors" in a major role.
- 1998 - Washington National Airport was renamed for U.S. President Ronald Reagan with the signing of a bill by U.S. President Clinton.
- 1998 - Falco died in a traffic accident in the Dominican Republic.
Birthdays
- Christopher Marlowe 1564
- Babe Ruth 1895
- Ronald Wilson Reagan (U.S.) 1911
- John Lund 1913
- Zsa Zsa Gabor 1919
- Patrick Macnee 1922
- Sixten Jernberg 1929
- Rip Torn 1931
- Mamie Van Doren 1933
- Mike Farrell 1939
- Tom Brokaw 1940
- Gigi Perreau 1941
- Gayle Hunnicutt 1943
- Michael Tucker 1944
- Bob Marley 1945 - Musican (The Wailers, Bob Marley and the Wailers)
- Alan Jones (Amen Corner) 1947
- Jim Sheridan 1949
- Natalie Cole 1950
- Jon Walmsley 1956
- Kathy Najimy 1957
- Robert Townsend 1957
- Simon Phillips (Toto) 1957
- Barry Miller 1958
- Axl Rose (Guns & Roses) 1962
- Richie McDonald (Lonestar) 1962
- Rick Astley 1966
- Tim Brown (Boo Radleys) 1969
- Alice Eve 1981
- Brandon Hammond 1984
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