Thursday, January 19, 2017

Thursday, January 19, 2017

fain \FEYN\, adverb:
1. Gladly; willingly.
adjective:
1. Content; willing.
2. Archaic: Constrained; obliged.
3. Archaic: Desirous; eager.
Fain has ancient roots in the Old English fæg, "happy."
 
Premature exasperation
  • Becoming upset about something before knowing all (or any) of the details.
When my parents found out I had been in an accident, my father's premature exasperation kicked in. He freaked out before hearing that some drunkard had rear-ended me at a red light.

History
  • 1883 - Thomas Edison's first village electric lighting system using overhead wires began operation in Roselle, NJ.
  • 1907 - The first film reviews appeared in "Variety" magazine.
  • 1915 - neon sign: was patented by French engineer/chemist Georges Claude; early neon signs were called "liquid fire"
  • 1937 - Howard Hughes set a transcontinental air record. He flew from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.
  • 1953 - Sixty-eight percent of all TV sets in the U.S. were tuned to CBS-TV, as Lucy Ricardo, of "I Love Lucy," gave birth to a baby boy.
  • 1957 - Johnny Cash made his first network TV appearance, on CBS' "Jackie Gleason Show."
  • 1983 - Apple Lisa: the first Apple with a GUI and a mouse was announced; speedy (5 MHz) and robust (512 KiB RAM), it cost nearly $10,000)
  • 1988 - Metallica began recording their fourth full-length release, "And Justice For All."
Birthdays
  • James Watt 1736
  • Robert E. Lee 1807 - Confederate General during U.S. Civil War
  • Edgar Allen Poe 1809 - Poet
  • Sir Henry Bessemer 1813
  • Paul Cezanne 1839 - Artist
  • Ish Kabibble 1908
  • John Raitt 1917
  • Guy Madison 1922
  • Jean Stapleton 1923
  • Fritz Weaver 1926
  • Robert MacNeil 1931
  • Tippi (Natalie) Hedren 1931
  • Phil Everly (Everly Brothers) 1939
  • Michael Crawford 1942
  • Janis Joplin 1943
  • Laurie London 1944
  • Shelley Fabares 1944
  • Dolly Parton 1946 - Singer
  • Ann Compton 1947
  • Harvard Hinsley 1948
  • Robert Palmer 1949
  • Dewey Bunnell (America) 1952
  • Desi Arnaz Jr. 1953
  • Katy Sagal 1956
  • Mickey Virtue (UB40) 1957
  • Paul McCrane 1961
  • William Ragsdale 1961
  • Stefan Edberg 1966
  • Junior Seau 1969
  • Trey Lorenz 1969
  • Shawn Wayans 1971
  • John Wozniak (Marcy Playground) 1971
  • Drea de Matteo 1972
  • A.J. McLean (Backstreet Boys) 1978
  • Jodie Sweetin 1982



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