Wednesday, September 07, 2022

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

kenspeckle \KEN-spek-uhl\, adjective:
  • Conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.
Kenspeckle comes from Scottish and Northern English dialects, ultimately relating back to Norwegian.
 
thrift whore
  1. a person who shops at many different thrift stores, thereby often finding wonderful deals.
  2. One who feels the urge to brag about every single piece of crp they find at a thrift store.
Becky is such a thrift whore- she found a flying horse for a dollar!

History
  • Brazil: the largest country in South America declared its independence from Portugal (1822)
  • Peking Protocol: ended the Boxer Rebellion in China (1901)
  • Miss America: the first competition began, as a two-day beauty contest, in Atlantic City, New Jersey (1921)
  • Tasmanian wolf: the last known thylacine, Benjamin, died in Hobart Zoo, though there may be survivors in the wild (1936)
  • London Blitz: heavy bombing of the UK by the Nazi Luftwaffe began during WWII (1940)
  • ESPN: the popular all-sports network made its debut on cable TV (1979)
    Astroland: After decades of amazing visitors, the Brooklyn amusement park closed for the last time ever. (2008)
Birthdays
  • Elizabeth I (England) 1533
  • Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) 1860
  • J.J. Morgan 1867
  • Taylor Caldwell 1900
  • Michael DeBakey 1908
  • Elia Kazan 1909
  • David Packard 1912
  • Sir Anthony Quayle 1913
  • Al Caiola 1920
  • Arthur Ferrante 1921
  • Louise Suggs 1923
  • Peter Lawford 1923
  • Al McGuire 1928
  • Sonny Rollins 1930
  • Little Milton 1934
  • Buddy Holly 1936
  • John Phillip Law 1937
  • Richard Roundtree 1942
  • (Chic) Alfa Anderson 1946
  • Alfa Anderson (Brown Sugar) 1946
  • Gloria Gaynor 1949
  • Susan Blakely 1950
  • Julie Kavner 1951
  • Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) 1951
  • Corbin Bernsen 1954
  • Michael Emerson 1954 - Actor ("Lost", "Saw") 
  • Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) 1954
  • Michael Feinstein 1956
  • Margot Chapman 1957
  • Chad Sexton (311) 1970
  • Shannon Elizabeth 1973
  • Devon Sawa 1978

 
Happy birthday!

 

       

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