Tuesday, September 07, 2021

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

sacrosanct \SAK-roh-sankt\, adjective:
  1. Extremely sacred or inviolable.
  2. Not to be entered or trespassed upon.
  3. Above or beyond criticism, change, or interference.
Sacrosanct comes from Latin sacrosanctus, "consecrated with religious ceremonies, hence holy, sacred," from sacrum, "religious rite" (from sacer, "holy") + sanctus, "consecrated," from sancire, "to make sacred by a religious act."
 
one upper
  • An annoying person who responds to hearing someone elses experience or problem by immediately telling a similar story about themselves with a much more fantastic (or terrible) outcome.
Person: I got to meet James Hetfield before the concert and I got his autograph.
One Upper: Yeah, well my cousin knows the head of security for Metallica, and he got us front row tickets to the show and then we went backstage and met the whole group. Then they invited us back to their hotel room and we partied with them all night.
 
Person: I have a a dislocated knee.
One Upper: Yeah, well last summer I broke my leg in four places and had to have a steel pin inserted. I also had to have surgery done on my knee to repair the torn ligaments. I was on crutches for almost two months.
 
History
  • Brazil: the largest country in South America declared its independence from Portugal (1822)
  • Peking Protocol: ended the Boxer Rebellion in China (1901)
  • Miss America: the first competition began, as a two-day beauty contest, in Atlantic City, New Jersey (1921)
  • Tasmanian wolf: the last known thylacine, Benjamin, died in Hobart Zoo, though there may be survivors in the wild (1936)
  • London Blitz: heavy bombing of the UK by the Nazi Luftwaffe began during WWII (1940)
  • ESPN: the popular all-sports network made its debut on cable TV (1979)
    Astroland: After decades of amazing visitors, the Brooklyn amusement park closed for the last time ever. (2008)
Birthdays
  • Elizabeth I (England) 1533
  • Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) 1860
  • J.J. Morgan 1867
  • Taylor Caldwell 1900
  • Michael DeBakey 1908
  • Elia Kazan 1909
  • David Packard 1912
  • Sir Anthony Quayle 1913
  • Al Caiola 1920
  • Arthur Ferrante 1921
  • Louise Suggs 1923
  • Peter Lawford 1923
  • Al McGuire 1928
  • Sonny Rollins 1930
  • Little Milton 1934
  • Buddy Holly 1936
  • John Phillip Law 1937
  • Richard Roundtree 1942
  • (Chic) Alfa Anderson 1946
  • Alfa Anderson (Brown Sugar) 1946
  • Gloria Gaynor 1949
  • Susan Blakely 1950
  • Julie Kavner 1951
  • Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) 1951
  • Corbin Bernsen 1954
  • Michael Emerson 1954 - Actor ("Lost", "Saw") 
  • Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) 1954
  • Michael Feinstein 1956
  • Margot Chapman 1957
  • Chad Sexton (311) 1970
  • Shannon Elizabeth 1973
  • Devon Sawa 1978

 
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