Monday, April 10, 2023

Monday, April 10, 2023


simpatico \sim-PAH-ti-koh\, adjective:
  • Congenial or like-minded.
Simpatico derives from the same word in Italian, which means "sympathetic."
 
Killing two pigs with one bird
  • A modern version of the popular saying "killing two birds with one stone." derived from the popular video game "angry birds."
I was killing two pigs with one bird by eating lunch and playing angry birds at the same time.

History
  • ASPCA: was founded in New York by Henry Bergh to prevent cruelty to animals (1866)
  • Titanic: luxury liner set out from Southampton, England, heading for New York on its ill-fated maiden voyage (1912)
  • Emiliano Zapata: Mexican revolutionary leader known for his battle cry of "land and liberty" was killed by soldiers (1919)
  • The Great Gatsby: F. Scott Fitzgerald's most popular novel was published (1925)
  • The Beatles: Paul McCartney announced the group's disbandment (1970)
  • euthanasia: the Netherlands legalized mercy killings and physician-assisted suicide for patients enduring unmanageable pain or terminal illness (2001)
  • Amber Alert: US House passed a bill establishing a system for alerting the public about missing or abducted children (2003)
Birthdays
  • James V (Scotland) 1512
  • Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann 1755 - German physician that pioneered homeopathic medicine
  • William Hazlitt 1778 - English writer, essayist, philosopher and critic
  • Commodore Matthew Perry 1794
  • Lew Wallace 1827 - U.S. novelist ("Ben Hur")
  • William Booth 1829 - Founder of Salvation Army, author ("In Darkets England")
  • Joseph Pulitzer 1847 - Publisher, his will left $2 million for a fund which established annual prizes for literature, drama, music and journalism
  • George Arliss 1868 - Actor
  • Frances Perkins (Mrs. Paul Caldwell Wilson) 1882 - first woman U.S. presidential cabinet member: Secretary of Labor
  • Bernard Gimbel 1885 - Merchant (Gimbels Department Stores)
  • Martin Denny 1911 - Composer, arranger, pianist
  • Harry Morgan 1915 - Actor ("M*A*S*H")
  • Robert Woodard 1917 - Scientist
  • Sheb Wooley 1921 - Singer, songwriter, comedian
  • Chuck (Kevin Joseph) Connors 1921 - Actor ("The Rifleman")
  • Liz Sheridan 1929 - Actress ("Seinfeld")
  • Max Von Sydow 1929 - Actor ("Dune", "Flash Gordon")
  • Omar Sharif (Michael Shalhoub) 1932 - Actor ("Dr. Zhivago", "Lawrence of Arabia")
  • David Halverstam 1934 - Author
  • John Madden 1936 - Football player, coach, sports personality-analyst
  • Bobbie Smith 1936 - Musician (The Spinners)
  • Don Meredith 1938 - Football player
  • Paul Edward Theroux 1941 - Author
  • Bob "Bull" Watson 1946 - Baseball player
  • Bunny Livingston Wailer 1947 - Musician, singer, songwriter (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
  • Mel Blount 1962 - Football player
  • Ken Griffey Sr. 1950 - Baseball player
  • Dave Peveret 1950 - Musician (Foghat)
  • Steven Seagal 1951 - Actor ("Out for Justice")
  • Terry Roche 1953 - Musician (The Roches)
  • Peter MacNicol 1954 - Actor ("Ghostbusters 2", "Chicago Hope", "24", "Ally McBeal")
  • Steven Gustafson 1957 - Musician (10,000 Maniacs)
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds 1958 - Singer, producer
  • Steve Garey 1959 - Pianist
  • Brian Setzer 1959 - Musician (Stray Cats)
  • Afrika Bambaataa 1960 - Rapper
  • Katrina Leskanich 1960 - Singer (Katrina and the Waves)
  • Jeb Adams 1961 - Actor
  • Cathy Turner 1962
  • Reni 1964 - Musician (Stone Roses)
  • Tim "Herb" Alexander 1965 - Musician (Primus)
  • Orlando Jones 1968 - Actor, comedian
  • Kenny Lattimore 1970 - Singer
  • Shemekia Copeland 1979 - Singer
  • Laura Bell Bundy 1981 - Actress, singer
  • Chyler Leigh 1982 - Actress ("Grey's Anatomy")
  • Ryan Merriman 1983 - Actor
  • Mandy Moore 1984 - Singer, actress ("A Walk to Remember")
  • Haley Joel Osment 1988 - Actor ("The Sixth Sense")
  • Daisy Ridley 1992 Actress (Star Wars)
  • Leon Kowalski 2017 (Replicant)

 
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
  


 
 
 

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