sublimate \SUHB-luh-meyt\, verb:
1. In psychology, to direct the energy of a primitive impulse into activities that are considered to be socially more acceptable.Sublimate is based on the Latin sublimatus, "to exalt."
2. In chemistry, to refine or purify a substance.
3. To make nobler or purer.
when i have time
- I'm never gonna do it
Person2: when I have time
History
- Wimbledon: the precursor to the tennis tournament first began; only Gentlemen's Singles was played (1877)
- cross of gold: William Jennings Bryan delivered a speech to the Democratic National Convention supporting bimetallism, advocating a silver standard in addition to the gold standard (1896)
- Johnny Weissmuller: swam 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds, thus breaking the minute barrier (1922)
- Grateful Dead: psychedelic rock-country-jazz band played its last concert, a month before the death of lead singer Jerry Garcia (1995)
- Midsummer Classic: MLB All-Star game ended in a tie after 11 innings; both sides had run out of pitchers (2002)
Birthdays
- Ann Radcliffe 1764
- Ottorino Respighi 1879
- Clara Bow 1907 - Actress (Down to the Sea in Ships, The Plastic Age)
- Harold C. Fox 1910
- Leonard Pennario 1924
- Red Kelly 1927
- Ed Ames 1927 - Actor, musician (The Ames Brothers)
- Lee Hazlewood 1929
- Jesse McReynolds 1929
- James Hampton 1936
- Brian Dennehy 1938 - Actor
- Richard Roundtree 1942 - Actor
- Dean Koontz 1945 - Author
- Bon Scott (AC/DC) 1946
- O.J. Simpson 1947 - Football player, actor, murderer
- Chris Cooper 1951 - Actor
- John Tesh 1952 - Musician, television personality
- David Ball 1953
- Tom Hanks 1956 - Actor
- Kelly McGillis 1957 - Actress
- Jimmy Smits 1958 - Actor
- Jim Kerr 1959 - Musician (Simple Minds)
- Marc Almond 1959 - Musician (Soft Cell)
- Courtney Love 1964 - Musician (Hole)
- Frank Bello 1965 - Musician (Anthrax)
- Scott Grimes 1971 - Actor
- Enrique Murciano 1973 - Actor ("Without a Trace")
- Jack White 1975 - Musician (White Stripes)
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