acta \AK-tuh\, noun:
- Official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
Acta relates to the Latin agere, "to do." Act and many other English words share this source.
- A person who tries to claim ties to every religion out of fear of picking the "wrong" one. This in turn forms a paradox because some religions, such as Hinduism and Judaism contradict each other as the former is polytheistic and the latter explicitly states that there is only one God. A typical Alltheist may believe in Jesus, Hindu gods, and even the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Guy: I don't want to go to hell, so I'll just become an Alltheist
Girlfriend: Why am I even going out with you?
History
- Moulin Rouge: France's most famous cabaret opened in the Montmartre section in Paris (1889)
- The Jazz Singer: first full-length talkie debuted with songs and 291 spoken words (1927)
- The Curse of the Billy Goat: began when Billy Sianis and his goat were ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series; Sianis predicted that the Cubs would never again win a World Series, and, so far, they haven't even been in one since then (1945)
- Yom Kippur War: Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on the holiest day of the Jewish year (1973)
- Anwar Sadat: Egypt's president was assassinated by Islamic fundamentalists while reviewing a military parade in Cairo (1981)
- Wenceslas III (1289-1306): King of Hungary
- Jenny Lind 1820
- George Westinghouse 1846 - Founder of Westinghouse Electric Company and invented railway braking systems
- Reginald Fessenden 1866
- Le Corbusier 1887
- Jerome Cowan 1897
- Florence Seibert 1897
- Jack Sharkey 1902
- Helen Wills Moody 1905
- Janet Gaynor 1906
- Carole Lombard 1908
- Thor Heyerdahl 1914
- H.R. (Bum) Bright 1920
- Shana Alexander 1925
- Paul Badura-Skoda 1927
- Fred Graham 1931
- Anna Quayle 1936
- Britt Ekland 1942
- Fred Travalena 1942
- Millie Small 1946
- Klaus Dibiasi 1947
- Thomas McClary (The Commodores) 1950
- David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) 1954
- Elisabeth Shue 1963
- Matthew Sweet 1964
- Tim Rushlow 1966
- Kitty (B-Rock and the Bizz) 1971
- Bobby Farrell (Boney M) 1949
- Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon) 1951
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