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Provided by the compucert belabor \bih-LEY-ber\, verb:
1. To explain, worry about, or work more than is necessary.Like besot, belabor comes from the prefix be- which makes a verb out of a noun and the root labor meaning "to work."
2. To assail persistently, as with scorn or ridicule.
3. To beat vigorously; ply with heavy blows.
4. Obsolete. To labor at.
Cyclops date
- A date with someone you've met over the internet; it's not quite a blind date because you've seen their photo, chatted with them and possibly talked to them on the phone.
History
- War of the Roses: series of civil wars began, pitting York against Lancaster (1455)
- Pact of Steel: Germany and Italy committed to a military alliance (1939)
- Truman Doctrine: became US law; it encouraged aid to countries under communist threat (1947)
- Richard Nixon: became the first American president to visit Russia (1972)
- Sri Lanka: became a republic, changing its name from Ceylon (1972)
- Republic of Yemen: was formed by the union of North Yemen and South Yemen (1990)
- The Tonight Show: Johnny Carson hosted the last episode of his late night show (1992)
Birthdays
- Wilhelm Richard Wagner 1813 - Composer
- Mary Cassatt 1844 - Painter, printmaker
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1859 - Author of Sherlock Holmes detective novels
- Laurence Olivier 1907 - Actor, director, producer
- Sun Ra (Herman Poole Blount, Le Sony'r Ra) 1914 - Musician
- Vance Packard 1914 - Journalist, social critic, author
- Judith Crist 1922 - Film critic
- Charles Aznavour 1924 - Singer
- Elaine Leighton 1926 - Musician
- Michael Constantine 1927 - Actor
- Jackie Cain 1928 - Musician
- T. Boone Pickens 1928 - Oil tycoon
- Kenny Ball 1930 - Musician
- Al Brown 1934 - Band leader (Al Brown's Tunetoppers)
- Peter Nero (Bernard Nierow) 1934 - Pianist, conductor
Frank Converse 1938 - Actor- Susan Strasberg 1938 - Actress
- Richard Benjamin 1938 - Actor, director
- Paul Winfield 1939 - Actor ("Sounder")
- Bernard Shaw 1940 - Broadcast journalist
- Michael Sarrazin 1940 - Actor
- Barbara Parkins 1942 - Actress
- Bernie Taupin 1950 - Songwriter, worked with Elton John
- Jerry Dammers 1954 - Musician (Specials)
Iva Davies 1955 - Musician (Icehouse)
- Al Corley 1956 - Actor, singer, producer
- Morrissey 1959 - Musician (The Smiths)
- Dana Williams 1961 - Musician (Diamond Rio)
- Ann Cusak 1961 - Actress
- Jesse Valenzuela 1962 - Musician (Gin Blossoms)
- Johnny Gill 1966 - Singer (New Edition)
- Dan Roberts 1967 - Musician (Crash Test Dummies)
- Naomi Campbell 1970 - Model
- Alison Eastwood 1972 - Actress, director
- Anna Belknap 1972 - Actress ("CSI: NY")
- Donell Jones 1973 - Musician
- A.J. Langer 1974 - Actress
- Ginnifer Goodwin 1978 - Actress ("Big Love")
- Maggie Q 1979 - Actress
- Apolo Anton Ohno 1982 - Speed skater
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