Thursday, February 23, 2023

Thursday, February 23, 2023


 223 Day | Gun Calendars

nimbus \NIM-buhs\, noun:
1. (Fine Arts) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo.
2. A cloud or atmosphere (as of romance or glamour) that surrounds a person or thing.
3. (Meteorology) A rain cloud.
Nimbus is from the Latin nimbus, "a rain cloud, a rain storm."
 
pop a squat
  • to sit down or to take a seat.
Yo, pop a squat over here.

History
  • Cato Street Conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the British cabinet and prime minister was uncovered; the conspirators were later executed (1820)
  • Tootsie Roll: the chewy chocolate candy was introduced by Leo Hirshfield (1896)
  • Guantánamo Bay: Cuba leased the area to the US to use as a naval base in perpetuity; it now serves as an internment camp for suspected Islamic militants (1903)
  • Rotary Club: the not-for-profit service organization held its first meeting, in Beverly Hills, led by Paul P. Harris and three friends; it now has 1 million-plus members in about 200 countries (1905)
  • Iwo Jima: Marines raised the US flag over the Japanese island after severe fighting during WWII; a Pulitzer-winning photograph was taken by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal (1945)
Birthdays
  • Samuel Pepys 1633 - English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, known for his diary of events and quotes
  • George Frederic Handel 1685 - Composer
  • Mayer Amschel Rothschild 1734
  • Emma Willard 1787 - Educator, writer of textbooks
  • Istvan Ferenczi 1792
  • George Watts 1817
  • W.E.B. DuBois 1868
  • Agnes M. Royden 1876
  • Norman Lindsay 1879
  • Victor Fleming 1883
  • William Shirer 1904 - Jornalist, author ("The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", "Ghandi: A Memoir")
  • Walter Ernest Allen 1911
  • Elston Howard 1929 - Baseball player
  • Lee Calhoun 1933 - Hurdler, won the 110-meter hurdles twice in Olympics
  • Diana Varsi 1938 - Actress ("Peyton Place")
  • Sylvia Chase 1938 - Newscaster ("ABC News", "20/20")
  • Peter Fonda 1940 - Director, actor ("Easy Rider"), Jane Fonda's brother, Henry Fonda's son, Bridget Fonda's dad
  • Bobby (Wayne) Mitchell 1943 - Golfer
  • Fred Biletnikoff 1943 - Football player
  • Johnny Winter (John Dawson III) 1944 - Musician
  • Mike Maxfield 1944 - Musician (Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas)
  • Allan Boesak 1945
  • Rusty Young 1946 - Musician (Poco)
  • Ken (Kenneth George) Boswell 1946 - Baseball player
  • Terry "Tex" Comer 1949
  • Larry Demps 1949 - Musician (Dramatics)
  • Steve Priest 1950 - Musician (The Sweet)
  • Jim Youngblood 1950 - Football player
  • Eddie Dibbs 1951 - Tennis player
  • Ed ‘Too Tall’ Jones 1951 - Football player
  • Patricia Richardson 1951 - Actess ("Home Improvement")
  • Ray Oldham 1951 - Football player
  • Brad Whitford 1952 - Musician (Aerosmith)
  • Lorne Henning 1952 - Hockey player
  • Howard Jones 1955 - Singer
  • David Sylvian 1958 - Musician (Japan)
  • Ria Brieffies 1958 - Musician (Dolly Dots)
  • Michael Wilton 1962 - Musician (Queensryche)
  • Robert Collins 1963 - Musician
  • Bobby (Roberto Martin Antonio) Bonilla 1963 - Baseball player
  • John Norum 1964
  • Helen Sukova 1965
  • Kristin Davis 1965 - Actress ("Sex and the City")
  • Pam Blundell 1967
  • Marc Price 1968
  • Jeff Beres 1971 - Musician (Sister Hazel)
  • Lasse Johansson 1973 - Musician (The Cardigans)
  • Emily Blunt 1983 - Actress
  • Dakota Fanning 1994 - Actress
 
 
 

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