Monday, April 04, 2022

Monday, April 4, 2022

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manumit \man-yuh-MIT\, transitive verb:
  • To free from slavery or servitude.
Manumit comes from Latin manumittere, "to emancipate a slave," from manu mittere, "to release from control," from manus, "hand" (hence "power of control") + mittere, "to let go; to send." The noun form is manumission
 
zombie jesus
  • An exclamation of surpise or shock originating on Matt Groening's 'Futurama' animated TV show as a futuristic equivalent of the modern usage of 'Jesus Christ' as an exclamation. Usually preceded by the words 'sweet' or 'holy'.
"Sweet zombie Jesus!"
 
History
  • William Henry Harrison: went on record as the US president with the shortest tenure, dying one month after inauguration (1841)
  • NATO: was established with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty by 12 Western nations (1949)
  • The Beatles: held all of the top 5 places on the Billboard Hot 100 (1964)
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.: was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was supporting striking sanitation workers (1968)
  • World Trade Center: a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to mark the opening of the Twin Towers (1973)
  • Microsoft: software behemoth was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico (1975)
Birthdays
  • Dorothea Dix 1802
  • Linus Yale 1821 - Inventor (Yale Infallible Bank Lock and cylinder lock)
  • Isoroku Yamamoto 1884
  • Arthur Murray (Moses Teichman) 1895 - Dancer
  • John Cameron Swayze 1906 - Newsman
  • Frances Langford (Frances Newbern) 1914 - Radio singer, actress ("Born to Dance", "Yankee Doodle Dandy")
  • Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) 1913 - Blues singer, guitarist ("Closet to You", "Honey Bee")
  • Elizabeth W. Wilson 1921 - Actress (TV: "The Addams Family", Movie: "The Graduate")
  • Elmer Bernstein 1922 - Composer of film scores
  • William Manchester 1922
  • Gil (Gilbert Raymond) Hodges 1924 - Baseball player
  • Maya Angelou 1928 - Author, poet
  • Clive Davis 1932 - Record company executive
  • Anthony Perkins 1932 - Actor (Movies: "Psycho" series)
  • Norro Wilson 1938 - Singer, composer, producer
  • Michael Parks 1938
  • Angelo Giamatti 1938
  • JoAnne Carner 1939 - Golfer
  • Hugh Masekela 1939 - Musician, band leader
  • Ernie Terrell 1939 - Boxer
  • Major Lance 1941
  • Jim (James Louis) Fregosi 1942 - Baseball player
  • Kris Jensen 1942 - Singer
  • Kitty Kelley 1942 - Author
  • Mike (Michael Peter) Epstein 1943 - baseball player
  • Craig T. Nelson 1944 - Actor (Movies: "Poltergeist")
  • Walter Charles 1945 - Actor
  • Caroline McWilliams 1945 - Actress
  • Ray (Raymond Earl) Fosse 1947 - Baseball catcher
  • Ed White 1947 - Football player
  • Barry Oakley 1948 - Musician, bass player (Allman Brothers)
  • Christine Lahti 1950 - Actress
  • Steve Gatlin 1951 - Singer (The Gatlin Brothers)
  • Dave Hill 1952 - Musician, guitar player (Slade)
  • Jerry Shirley 1952 - Musician (Humble Pie)
  • Peter Haycock 1952 - Musician (Climax Blues Band)
  • David E. Kelley 1956 - Writer, producer ("Ally McBeal", "The Practice")
  • Graeme Kelling 1957 - Musician (Deacon Blue)
  • Phil Morris 1959 - Actor
  • Lorraine Toussaint 1960 - Actress ("Crossing Jordan," "Any Day Now")
  • Ava Fabian 1962 - Playmate 08/1986, model, actress
  • Craig Adams 1962 - Musician (The Cult)
  • David Gavurin 1963 - Musician (Sundays)
  • Robert Downey, Jr. 1965 - Actor (Iron Man)
  • Frank Black 1965 - Musician (Pixies)
  • Nancy McKeon 1966 - Actress (TV: "The Facts of Life")
  • Mike Starr (Michael Christopher Starr) 1966 - Musician (Alice in Chains)
  • Barry Pepper 1970 - Actor
  • Clay Davidson 1971 - Country Singer
  • Jill Scott 1972 - Singer
  • Magnus Sveningsson 1972 - Musician (The Cardigans)
  • Kelly Price 1973 - Singer
  • David Blaine 1973 - Magician
  • Andre Dalyrimple 1974 - Singer (Soul for Real)
  • Scott Rolen 1975 - Baseball player
  • Natasha Lyonne 1979 - Actress
  • Heath Ledger 1979 - Actor

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