Thursday, February 09, 2023

Thursday, February 9, 2023

doppelganger \DOP-uhl-gang-uhr\, noun:
  1. A ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
  2. Alter ego; double.
Doppelganger is from the German doppel, "double" + Gänger, "goer."
 
Logophilia
  • This happens when nerds like words so much, they are sexually excited by them.
When Kevin took his SAT, he was sent into logophilia by the critical reading section.
 
Holiday
  • World LADY DEATH Day - character was first published on this date in 1994. More HERE.
Art of Elias Chatzoudis - Lady Death
 
 

History
  • John Quincy Adams: the House of Representatives chose America's sixth POTUS, when no candidate received a majority of electoral votes (1825)
  • National Weather Service: then known as the United States Weather Bureau, was founded under the US Army Signal Corps; it used to alert fruit growers to the approach of stormy weather by telegraph (1870)
  • Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan (1895)
  • Davis Cup: international tennis competition was played for the first time; its donor, Dwight F. Davis, won (1900)
  • Hollywood Walk of Fame: the first embedded star was awarded, honoring Joanne Woodward (1960)
  • The Beatles: the Fab Four appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show (1964)
  • Satchel Paige: became the first Negro League player elected into Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame (1971)
Birthdays
  • William Henry Harrison (U.S.) 1773
  • George Ade 1866
  • Amy Lowell 1874
  • Ronald Colman 1891
  • Brian Donlevy 1899
  • Carmen Miranda 1909
  • Bill Veeck 1914
  • Ernest Tubb 1914
  • Gypsy Rose Lee 1914
  • Kathryn Grayson 1922
  • Brendan Behan 1923
    Frank Frazetta 1928
  • Roger Mudd 1928
  • Robert Morris 1931
  • Jo Ann Prentice 1933
  • Janet Suzman 1939
  • Barry Mann 1942
  • Carole King 1942
  • Joe Pesci 1943
  • Barbara Lewis 1943
  • Alice Walker 1944
  • Mia Farrow 1945
  • Joe Ely 1947
  • Major Harris 1947
  • Judith Light 1949
  • Dennis "DT" Thomas (Kool & the Gang) 1951
  • Charles Shaughnessy 1955
  • Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) 1960
  • Travis Tritt 1963
  • Julie Warner 1965
  • Dannie Leigh 1970
    Tom Hiddleston 1981 (Loki) 
  • David Gallagher 1985
Avengers- Loki/Black Widow Red Ledger - Song Lyrics and Music by Marvel's  Avengers arranged by JBHellermusic on Smule Social Singing app 
 
 
 

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