Monday, January 22, 2024

Monday, January 22, 2024

natheless \NEYTH-lis\, adverb:
  • Nevertheless.
Natheless is an Old English word. Nā meant "not" in Old English, and the other roots (the and less) have remained constant in modern English.
 
open relationship
  • A euphemism describing a relationship in which one or more participates are cheating.
Dude, I heard your girlfriend slept with John, why are you still with her?
Nah, it's cool, we're in an open relationship.

History
  • 1771 - The Falkland Islands were ceded to Britain by Spain.
  • 1824 - The Asante army crushed British troops in the Gold Coast.
  • 1879 - James Shields began a term as a U.S. Senator from Missouri. He had previously served Illinois and Minnesota. He was the first Senator to serve three states.
  • 1879 - British troops were massacred by the Zulus at Isandhlwana.
  • 1889 - The Columbia Phonograph Company was formed in Washington, DC.
  • 1905 - Insurgent workers were fired on in St Petersburg, Russia, resulting in "Bloody Sunday." 500 people were killed.
  • 1917 - U.S. President Wilson pleaded for an end to war in Europe, calling for "peace without victory." America entered the war the following April.
  • 1951 - Fidel Castro was ejected from a Winter League baseball game after hitting a batter. He later gave up baseball for politics.
  • 1953 - The Arthur Miller drama "The Crucible" opened on Broadway.
  • 1957 - Suspected "Mad Bomber" was arrested in Waterbury, CT. George P. Metesky was accused of planting more than 30 explosive devices in the New York City area.
  • 1959 - Buddy Holly made his last recordings alone with an acoustic guitar and tape recorder. The songs were released posthumously.
  • 1968 - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", debuted on NBC TV.
  • 1970 - The first regularly scheduled commercial flight of the Boeing 747 began in New York City and ended in London about 6 1/2 hours later.
  • 1973 - Joe Frazier lost the first fight of his professional career to George Foreman. He been the undefeated heavyweight world champion since February 16, 1970 when he knocked out Jimmy Ellis.
  • 1998 - Theodore Kaczynski pled guilty to federal charges for his role as the Unabomber. He agreed to life in prison without parole.
  • 2000 - Elian Gonzalez's grandmothers met privately with U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno as they appealed for help in removing the boy from his Florida relatives and reuniting him with his father in Cuba.
Birthdays
  • Sir Francis Bacon 1561
  • André Ampère 1775
  • Lord (George) Byron 1788
  • August Strindberg 1849
  • Beatrice Webb 1858
  • David (D.W.) Griffith 1875
  • Frederick Vinson 1890
  • Ann Sothern 1909
  • J.J. (James) Johnson 1924
  • Galina Zybina 1931
  • Piper Laurie 1932
  • Bill Bixby 1934
  • Sam Cooke 1935
  • Seymour Cassel 1937
  • Joseph Wambaugh 1936
  • Jeff Smith 1939
  • J.C. Tremblay 1939
  • John Hurt 1940
  • Teddy Gentry (Alabama) 1952
  • Steve Perry (Journey) 1953
  • Chris Lemmon 1954
  • Mike Bossy 1957
  • Linda Blair 1959
  • Michael Hutchence (INXS) 1960
  • Diane Lane 1965
  • DJ Jazzy Jeff 1965
  • Regina Nicks (Regina Regina) 1965
  • Olivia d'Abo 1967
  • Marc Gay (Shai) 1969
  • Balthazar Getty 1975
  • Christopher Kennedy Masterson 1980
  • Kelton Kessee (IMX) 1981
  • Bererley Mitchell 1981
  • Ben Moody 1981 (former guitaruist of Evanescence)




 

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