Thursday, February 29, 2024

Thursday, February 29, 2024

LEAP YEAR 2024!!!!

quadrennial \kwo-DREN-ee-uhl\, adjective:
1. Occurring every four years.
2. Of or lasting for four years.
noun:
1. An event occurring every four years, as an anniversary or its celebration.
Clearly, quadrennial comes from the Latin words quadri- meaning four and annus meaning years, with the suffix -ial meaning pertaining to.
 
pocket pool
  • To stick your hand in your pocket and scratch your balls.
"Hey, man, that girl's lookin' at you -- you better stop playin' pocket pool!"

History
  • Christopher Columbus: used a correctly predicted lunar eclipse to convince Jamaicans to provide supplies for his crew (1504)
  • Hattie McDaniel: became the first African American to win an Academy award for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1940)
  • In New York City, four signs were installed at 44th Street and Broadway in Times Square that told pedestrians when to walk. (1952)
  • Jean-Bertrand Aristide: president of Haiti resigned after rioting opposition forces surrounded the capital (2004)
Birthdays
  • Ann Lee (Anne the Word or Mother Anne) 1736 - Founder of Shakerism in United States
  • Gioacchino Rossini 1792 - Opera composer ("The Barber of Seville")
  • John Philip Holland 1840 - Inventor of the first submarine accepted by the U.S. Navy
  • Herman Hollerith 1860 - Engineer, teacher, inventor of first electric tabulating machine (forerunner of the calculator)
  • Theodore 'Theo' Hardeen 1876
  • William Wellman 1896 - Screenwriter, director
  • Jimmy Dorsey 1904 - bandleader
  • Pepper (John Leonard Roosevelt) Martin 1904 - Baseball player
  • Dinah Shore 1916 - Singer, entertainer ("The Dinah Shore Show")
  • Arthur Franz 1920 - Actor
  • Michèle Morgan 1920 - Actress
  • Howard Nemerov 1920 - Poet
  • Al Rosen 1924 - Baseball player
  • Joss Ackland 1928 - Actor ("The Hunt for Red October")
  • Tempest Storm (Annie Blanche Banks) - Actress
  • Jack Lousma 1936 - Astronaut
  • Henri Richard 1936 - Hockey player known as "The Pocket Rocket", he played on 11 Stanley Cup champion teams
  • Alex Rocco 1936 - Actor ("The Godfather", "Herbie Goes Bananas")
  • Gretchen Christopher 1940 - Singer (Fleetwoods)
  • Joe Giglio 1940 - Singer (The Four Aces)
  • Dennis Farina 1944 - Actor ("Law & Order", "Striking Distance")
  • Steve Mingori 1944 - Baseball player
  • John Niland 1944 - Football player
  • Patricia McKillip 1948 - Science-fiction writer
  • Al Autry 1952 - Baseball player
  • Tim Powers 1952 - Science-fiction writer
  • Chucky Powers 1968 - Basketball player
  • Bryce Paup 1968 - Football player
  • Antonio Sabato, Jr. 1972 - Actor
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Temptest shown with the inventor of sexy, Betty Page!
 
 
 

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