Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

nepotism (NEP-uh-tiz-uhm) noun:
  • Favoritism shown to relatives and friends, especially in business or political appointments.
From Italian nepotismo, from Latin nepos (grandson, nephew). Ultimately from the Indo-European root nepot- (grandson, nephew) that is also the source of the words nephew and niece.
 
pre-festive
  • The state of premature holiday celebration by means of decorations, singing, or costume.
The Smith family, with their Christmas lights up in October, are quite pre-festive.


History
  • Gregorian calendar: was proclaimed by Pope Gregory XIII; this date, October 4, was followed immediately by October 15 in Spain, Portugal, Poland and most of Italy (1582)
  • US Open golf tournament: was played for the first time; the $150 prize was won by Horace Rawlins (1895)
  • Sputnik: the space race began when Russia launched the first man-made satellite into orbit (1957)
  • Pope Paul VI: became the first pontiff to visit the US when he addressed the UN General Assembly in New York (1965)
  • Hooters, the delightfully tacky yet unrefined restaurant chain came into being (1983)
Birthdays
  • Rutherford B. Hayes (U.S.) 1822
  • Frederic S. Remington 1861
  • Edward L. Stratemeyer 1862
  • Damon Runyon 1884
  • Buster Keaton 1895
  • Frankie Crosetti 1910
  • Jan Murray 1917
  • Charlton Heston 1924
  • Alvin Toffler 1928
  • Leroy Van Dyke 1929
  • Felicia Farr 1932
  • Sam Huff 1934
  • Eddie Applegate 1935
  • Anne Rice 1941
  • Lori Saunders 1941
  • Jackie Collins 1941
  • Nona Hendryx 1944
  • Clifton Davis 1945
  • Susan Sarandon 1946
  • James Fielder (Buffalo Springfield) 1947
  • Armand Assante 1949
  • Alan Rosenberg 1950
  • Barbara McDonald (Timbuk 3) 1958
  • Chris Lowe (Pet Shop Boys) 1959
  • Greg Hubbard (Sawyer Brown) 1960
  • Jon Secada 1961
  • David W. Harper 1961
  • Liev Schreiber 1967
  • Alicia Silverstone 1976
  • Rachael Leigh Cook 1979
  • Jimmy Workmann 1980
  • Michael Charles Roman 1987

Rachael Leigh Cook | Rachel leigh cook, Rachael leigh cook, Michelle  monaghan
 
 
 
 

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