métier \met-YAY; MET-yay\, noun:
1. An occupation; a profession.2. An area in which one excels; an occupation for which one is especially well suited.
Métier is from the French, ultimately from Latin ministerium, "service, ministry, employment," from minister, "a servant, a subordinate."
rich uncle
- Uncle Sam. so named for government's spending habits.
our rich uncle better cut back on his spending my money.
Holiday
- Good Friday is the sixth day of Holy Week for Christians and falls two days prior to Easter Sunday each year. The day commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
History
- domino theory: US President Dwight Eisenhower first articulated the idea that if one country fell to Communism, the surrounding ones would as well (1954)
- Rwandan genocide: 100-day massacre began; more than a million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu extremists (1994)
- Mars Odyssey: robotic satellite took off; it continues to orbit the red planet (2001)
Birthdays
- William Woodsworth 1770 - Poet
- William King 1786 - 13th U.S. Vice President
- W.K. Kellogg 1860 - Industrialist in food manufacturing, most known for founding of the Kellogg Company
- Jersey Joe Walcott 1872 - Boxer
- John (Joseph) ‘Mugsy’ McGraw 1873 - Baseball player, baseball commissioner, baseball manager
- Irene Castle 1893 - Ballroom dancer
- Walter Winchell 1897 - Vaudeville performer, journalist, radio commentator
- Percy Faith 1908 - Orchestra leader, composer
- Billie Holiday 1915 - Jazz singer
- Ralph Flanagan 1919 - Pianist, arranger
- Ravi Shankar 1920 - Musician, sitarist, was George Harrison's sitar teacher
- Mongo (Ramon) Santamaria 1922 - Bandleader, composer, musician
- James Garner (James Scott Bumgarner) 1928 - Actor ("Rockford Files", "Maverick")
- Daniel Ellsberg 1931 - Author, known for releasing the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times
- Cal Smith 1932 - Country singer
- Ian Richardson 1934 - Actor
- Bobby Bare 1935 - Country singer, actor
- Hodding Carter 1935 - Commentator
- Gail Cogdill 1937 - Football player
- Charlie Thomas 1937 - Singer (The Drifters)
- Freddie Hubbard 1938 - Jazz musician
- Spencer Dryden 1938 - Musician (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
- David Frost 1939 - TV host ("That Was the Week that Was")
- Francis Ford Coppola 1939 - Director
- Mick Abrahams 1943 - Musician (Blodwyn Pig, Jethro Tull)
- Patricia Bennett 1947 - Singer (The Chiffons)
- Carol Douglas 1948 - Singer
- John Oates 1949 - Songwriter, singer (Hall and Oates)
- John Dittrich 1951 - Musician (Restless Heart, The Buffalo Club)
- Bruce Gary 1952 - Musician (The Knack)
- Jackie Chan 1954 - Actor ("Rush Hour", "Rush Hour 2")
- Tony Dorsett 1954 - Football player
- James "Buster" Douglas 1960 - Boxer
- Russell Crowe 1964 - Actor ("A Beautiful Mind," "Gladiator")
- Mark Kibble 1964 - Singer (Take 6)
- Bill Bellamy 1965 - Actor
- Dave "Yorkie" Palmer 1965 - Musician (Space)
- Ronde Barber 1975 - Football player
- Tiki Barber 1975 - Football player
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