Thursday, October 06, 2022

Thursday, October 6, 2022

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)
Birthdays
  • 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
  • Hafez Assad (Syria) 1930
  • 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
  • Amy Jo Johnson 1970
    Olivia Thirlby 1986 (Cassandra Anderson in Dredd)

 

 
 
 
 
  

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