Tuesday, July 2, 2024

glutch \gluhch\, verb:

1. to swallow.

noun:

• 1. a mouthful.

Glutch is of unknown origin. It was first used in southwestern England in the early 1800s.

 

Leap Beer

• When you go to the bar intending to have just one beer and end up drinking four.

Fred looks up from his empty glass to see his best pal walk in, "I guess this is gonna be a Leap Beer."

 

History

• Amistad: 53 African slaves rebelled and took control of their transport ship, La Amistad (1839)
• James A. Garfield: US president was shot by Charles J. Guiteau; he died on September 19 (1881)
• Wal-Mart: retail giant opened its first store, in Rogers, Arkansas (1962)
• Civil Rights Act: legislation that offered strong protection of minorities' rights was signed by US President Lyndon B. Johnson, who used over 75 pens (1964)
• Susan B. Anthony dollar: the 1st US coin to honor a woman was introduced (1979)
• artificial heart: first self-contained model was received by Robert Tools; he lived with it for 151 days (2001)
• Spirit of Freedom: Steve Fossett completed the first solo trip around the world in a balloon (2002)

Birthdays

• Hermann Hesse 1877
• Jean Rene Lacoste 1905
• Thurgood Marshall 1908
• Ken Curtis 1916
• Robert Sarnoff 1918
• Dan Rowan 1922
• Marvin Rainwater 1925
• Medgar Evers 1926
• Brock Peters 1927
  

  
• Imelda Marcos 1929
• Ahmad Jamal 1930
• Dave Thomas 1932 - Founder for Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers
• Tom Springfield 1936
• Richard Petty 1937
• Polly Holliday 1937
• Paul Williams (The Primes, The Temptations) 1939
• Mike Abene 1942
• Ron Silver 1946
• Saul Rubinek 1948
• Roy Bittan (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) 1949
• Joe Puerta (Bruce Hornsby & The Range) 1951
• Johnny Colla (Soundhole, Huey Lewis & The News) 1952
• Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) 1954
• Jerry Hall 1956
• Jimmy McNichol 1961
• Dave Parsons 1965 - Musician (Bush)
  Amy Weber 1970 - Model
• Yancy Butler 1970
• Rebecca Mader 1979 - Actress ("All My Children", "Lost", "Justice")
• Vanessa Lee Chester 1984
• Ashley Tisdale 1985 - Singer, actress ("The Suite Life of Zack & Cody")
• Lindsay Lohan 1986
  Margot Robbie 1990 - Actress