Thursday, April 07, 2022

Thursday, April 7, 2022

megrim \MEE-grim\, noun:
1. A migraine.
2. A fancy; a whim.
3. In the plural: lowness of spirits -- often with 'the'.
Megrim is from Middle English migrem, from Middle French migraine, modification of Late Latin hemicrania, "pain in one side of the head," from Greek hemikrania, from hemi-, "half" + kranion, "skull."
 
iPad Nano
  • A smaller version of the new Apple iPad. Formerly known as iPod Touch.
Chris: "Hey man, can I see your iPod Touch for a sec?" 
Jeff: "Dude, this is an iPad Nano. And, no, you can't!"
 

Trivia
What does an exobiologist study?
  • Extraterrestrial life.
History
  • World Health Organization: was established by the United Nations (1948)
  • domino theory: US President Dwight Eisenhower first articulated the idea that if one country fell to Communism, the surrounding ones would as well (1954)
  • Rwandan genocide: 100-day massacre began; more than a million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu extremists (1994)
  • Mars Odyssey: robotic satellite took off; it continues to orbit the red planet (2001)
Birthdays
  • William Woodsworth 1770 - Poet
  • William King 1786 - 13th U.S. Vice President
  • W.K. Kellogg 1860 - Industrialist in food manufacturing, most known for founding of the Kellogg Company
  • Jersey Joe Walcott 1872 - Boxer
  • John (Joseph) ‘Mugsy’ McGraw 1873 - Baseball player, baseball commissioner, baseball manager
  • Irene Castle 1893 - Ballroom dancer
  • Walter Winchell 1897 - Vaudeville performer, journalist, radio commentator
  • Percy Faith 1908 - Orchestra leader, composer
  • Billie Holiday 1915 - Jazz singer
  • R. G. Armstrong 1917 - Actor
  • Ralph Flanagan 1919 - Pianist, arranger
  • Ravi Shankar 1920 - Musician, sitarist, was George Harrison's sitar teacher
  • Mongo (Ramon) Santamaria 1922 - Bandleader, composer, musician
  • James Garner (James Scott Bumgarner) 1928 - Actor ("Rockford Files", "Maverick")
  • Daniel Ellsberg 1931 - Author, known for releasing the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times
  • Cal Smith 1932 - Country singer
  • Wayne Rogers 1933 - Actor ("M*A*S*H")
  • Ian Richardson 1934 - Actor
  • Bobby Bare 1935 - Country singer, actor
  • Hodding Carter 1935 - Commentator
  • Gail Cogdill 1937 - Football player
  • Charlie Thomas 1937 - Singer (The Drifters)
  • Freddie Hubbard 1938 - Jazz musician
  • Spencer Dryden 1938 - Musician (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
  • David Frost 1939 - TV host ("That Was the Week that Was")
  • Francis Ford Coppola 1939 - Director
  • Mick Abrahams 1943 - Musician (Blodwyn Pig, Jethro Tull)
  • Patricia Bennett 1947 - Singer (The Chiffons)
  • Carol Douglas 1948 - Singer
  • John Oates 1949 - Songwriter, singer (Hall and Oates)
  • Janis Ian 1950 - Singer, songwriter (Fink)
  • John Dittrich 1951 - Musician (Restless Heart, The Buffalo Club)
  • Bruce Gary 1952 - Musician (The Knack)
  • Jackie Chan 1954 - Actor ("Rush Hour", "Rush Hour 2")
  • Tony Dorsett 1954 - Football player
  • James "Buster" Douglas 1960 - Boxer
  • Russell Crowe 1964 - Actor ("A Beautiful Mind," "Gladiator")
  • Mark Kibble 1964 - Singer (Take 6)
  • Bill Bellamy 1965 - Actor
  • Dave "Yorkie" Palmer 1965 - Musician (Space)
  • Ronde Barber 1975 - Football player
  • Tiki Barber 1975 - Football player


 

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