Friday, May 06, 2016

TGIF! Friday, May 6, 2016

perpend \per-PEND\, verb:
1. To ponder; deliberate.
2. To be attentive; reflect.
noun:
1. A large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall.
While perpend as a noun means "a large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall" (related to perpendicular), the verb form not only possesses a different pronunciation but also emerges independently from the Latin root perpendere, "to weigh carefully."
 
amirite
  • Am I right?
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History
  • Chinese Exclusion Act: barred Chinese laborers from the US for 10 years, despite President Chester Arthur's veto (1882)
  • Eiffel Tower: was dedicated at the opening of the Universal Exposition in Paris (1889)
  • Hindenburg: German dirigible caught fire as it landed in Lakehurst, New Jersey; 36 were killed (1937)
  • Works Progress Administration: set out to employ scores of Americans in the post-Depression era (1935)
  • Roger Bannister: Oxford medical student broke the four-minute mile, which was widely considered medically impossible (1954); in 1975, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
  • Chunnel: the tunnel connecting France and England opened to traffic (1994)
Birthdays
  • Maximilien Robespierre 1758 - French revolutionary
  • Sigmund Freud 1856 - Psychiatrist, originated psychoanalysis
  • Robert E. Peary 1856 - Explorer, discovered the North Pole, Greenland and the Melville meteorite.
  • Rabindranath Tagore 1861 - Hindu poet, musical composer
  • Rudolph Valentino (Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina) 1895 - Actor
  • Toots Shor (Bernard Shor) 1903 - Restaurateur
  • Weeb (Wilbur Charles) Ewbank 1907 - Football player
  • Carmel Caballaro 1913 - Pianist
  • (George) Orson Welles 1915 - Actor ("War of the Worlds", "A Man for All Seasons", "Catch-22")
  • Fred Randall 1921
  • Pat Harder 1922 - Football player
  • Elizabeth Sellars 1923 - Actress ("A Voyage Round My Father", "Never Let Go")
  • Harry (Percival) Watson 1923 - Hockey player
  • Marguerite Piazza 1926 - Singer 
  • Willie (Howard) Mays 1931 - Baseball player
  • Bill (William Alfred) Hands - Baseball player
  • Bob Seger 1945 - Musician, singer
  • Jimmie Dale Gilmore 1945
  • Grier Jones 1946 - Golfer
  • Alan Dale 1947 - Actor
  • Ben Masters 1947 - Actor ("Noble House", "Dream Lover")
  • Mary MacGregor 1948
  • Dennis Havig 1949 - Football player
  • Davey Johnstone 1951 - Musician (Elton John's trio)
  • Fred McNeil 1952 - Football player
  • Gregg Henry 1952
  • Tony Blair 1953 - British Prime Minister
  • Tom Bergeron 1955 - TV Host ("Dancing with the Stars")
  • Mare Winningham 1959
  • George (Timothy) Clooney 1961 - Actor (TV: "The Facts of Life", "E/R", Movies: "Batman & Robin", "Ocean's 11"), son of broadcast journalist Nick Clooney, nephew of singer Rosemary Clooney
  • Lori Singer 1962
  • Roma Downey 1963 - Actress ("Touched by an Angel")
  • Mark Bryan 1967 - Musician (Hootie and the Blowfish)
  • Martin Brodeur 1972 - Hockey player
  • Adrianne Palicki 1972 - Actress ("Friday Night Lights")

   
  



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