Monday, December 10, 2018

Monday, December 10, 2018

svelte \SFELT\, adjective:
  1. Slender, especially gracefully slender in figure.
  2. Suave; blandly urbane.
Svelte enters English in 1800s from the French, and originally derives from the Latin verb exvellere, "to stretch out."
 
bubblytude
  • Noun: A state of being lively, animated, excited or full of high spirits
He displayed plenty of bubblytude after a few drinks.

History
  • Mississippi: the Magnolia State became America's 20th state (1817)
  • Spanish-American War: conflict ended with Spain renouncing its claim to Cuba and ceding Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the US (1898)
  • Nobel Prizes: were first awarded in Stockholm in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace (1901)
  • "The Gift of the Magi": O. Henry's short story was first published (1906)
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights: was adopted by the UN; it became the world's most translated document (1948)
  • 300 million yen robbery: Japan's biggest heist was perpetrated; it remains unsolved (1968)
Birthdays
  • Thomas H. Gallaudet 1787 - Pioneer of educating the deaf
  • Emily Dickinson 1830 - Writer
  • Melvil Dewey 1851 - Created the "Dewey Decimal Classification" system
  • William Plomer 1903
  • Olivier Messiaen 1908
  • Chet Huntley 1911
  • Dorothy Lamour 1914 - Actress
  • Harold Gould 1923 - Actor
  • Dan Blocker 1928
  • Mako 1930 - Actor
  • Tommy Kirk 1941 - Actor
  • Fionnula Flannagan 1941 - Actress ("Waking Ned Devine")
  • Chad Stuart (Chad and Jeremy) 1943 - Singer
  • Gloria Loring 1946 - Actress-singer
  • Ralph Tavares 1948 - Singer
  • Walter "Clyde" Orange (The Commodores) 1948
  • Jessica Cleaves (Friends of Distinction) 1948 - Singer
  • Johnny Rodriguez 1951 - Singer
  • Susan Dey 1952 - Actress ("L.A. Law," "The Partridge Family")
  • Paul Hardcastle 1958 - Jazz keyboardist
  • Kenneth Branagh 1960 - Actor-director
  • Nia Peeples 1961 - Actress
  • Michael Clarke Duncan 1963 - Actor ("The Green Mile")
  • Bobby Flay 1964 - TV chef
  • J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) 1965
  • Kevin Sharp 1970 - Singer
  • Scot Alexander (Dishwalla) 1971 - Musician
  • Puff Johnson 1972 - Singer
  • Meg White (The White Stripes) 1974 - Musician
  • Emmanuelle Chriqui 1977
  • Sarah Chang 1980 - Violinist
  • Raven-Symone 1985 - Actress ("That's So Raven," "The Cosby Show")
 

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