Friday, May 20, 2016

TGIF! Friday, May 20, 2016

plucky \PLUHK-ee\, adjective:
  • Having or showing pluck or courage; brave.
Plucky is originally boxing slang from the 1800s, from the meaning "heart, viscera" as that which is "plucked" from slaughtered livestock.
 
shoot the shit 
  • To chat idly about things that neither person involved in the conversation will be likely to remember.
John: "We decided to shoot the shit for a while."

History
  • First Council of Nicaea: opened in present-day Turkey; it dealt with the relationship of Jesus to God the Father, and the date of Easter, among other issues (325) 
  • Charles Lindbergh: began the first solo flight across the Atlantic, in The Spirit of St. Louis; he flew from Long Island to Paris in about 11 1/2 hours (1927)
  • Amelia Earhart: began her flight from Newfoundland to Ireland, becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (1932)
  • Hamburger Hill: US and South Vietnamese forces captured Apbia Mountain after one of the Vietnam War's bloodiest battles (1969)
  • Cheers: the final episode of the TV sitcom was seen by 93 million viewers (1993)
  • East Timor: became an independent nation and the first new sovereign state of the 21st century (2002)
  • Kingda Ka: the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster opened in New Jersey; it reaches 128 mph, and New York City, Atlantic City and Philadelphia are visible from the top of the tower (2005)
Birthdays
  • William Thornton 1759 - Inventor, painter, designed the United States Capitol, first Superintendent of the United States Patent Office
  • Dolley Payne Madison 1768 - U.S. First Lady, wife of 4th President James Madison
  • Honore de Balzac 1799 - Novelist
  • John Stuart Mill 1806 - Editor, philosopher
  • William George Fargo 1818 - Organizer of Wells, Fargo & Company
  • Henri Julien Felix Rousseau 1844 - French painter
  • Wladyslaw Sikorski 1888 - Polish military and political leader
  • Jimmy Stewart 1908 - Actor (Philadelphia Story [1940]; The Glenn Miller Story, It’s a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington)
  • William R. Hewlett 1913 - Co-founder of Hewlett-Packard Company (HP)
  • Patrick Ellis (Leftwich) 1916 - Actress
  • George Goble 1919 - Comedian, Actor (Harper Valley P.T.A.)
  • Vic Ames (Urick) 1920 - Singer (The Ames Brothers)
  • Edith Fellows 1923 - Actress (The Grace Kelly Story, In the Mood)
  • Bob Sweikert 1926 - Auto racer, won Indianapolis 500 in 1955
  • Bud (Henry) Grant 1927 - Football player and coach
  • David Hedison (Ara David Heditsian) 1928 - Actor (Licence to Kill, Live and Let Die)
  • James McEachin 1930 - Actor (The Dead Don’t Die, Double Exposure)
  • Kenton Boyer 1931 - Baseball player
  • Constance Towers 1933 - Actress (On Wings of Eagles)
  • Anthony Zerbe 1936 - Actor (North and South, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs, Cool Hand Luke)
  • Dave Hill 1937 - Golfer
  • Teddy Randazzo 1937 - Songwriter, producer, singer, actor
  • Stan Mikita 1940 - Hockey player
  • Joe Cocker 1944 - Singer, songwriter
  • Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre) 1946 - Singer (Sonny & Cher), actress (Moonstruck [1987]; The Witches of Eastwick, Silkwood, Mask), Mrs Bax0jayz doppleganger
  • Bobby (Ray) Murcer 1946 - Baseball player
  • Dave Thomas 1949 - Comedian, actor
  • Cullen Bryant 1951 - Football player
  • Warren Cann 1952 - Musician (Ultravox)
  • Dean Butler 1956 - Actor
  • Ronald Prescott Reagan 1958 - Dancer, talk show host, son of U.S. President Ronald Reagan
  • Jane Wiedlin 1958 - Singer (Go-Go's, Frosted)
  • Bronson Pinchot 1959 - Actor (Courage Under Fire, Beverly Hills Cop series, Risky Business)
  • Tony Goldwyn 1960 - Actor (The Pelican Brief, Ghost, Gaby: A True Story)
  • Susan Cowsill 1960 - Singer (The Cowsills, Continental Drifters, Psycho Sisters)
  • Nick Heyward 1961 - Musician (Haircut 100)
  • Brian Nash 1963 - Musician (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
  • Mindy Cohn 1966 - Actress
  • Tom Gorman 1966 - Musician (Belly)
  • Timothy Olyphant 1968 - Actor
  • Busta Rhymes 1972 - Musician
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