Saturday, April 13, 2024

Saturday, April 13, 2024

approbate \AP-ruh-beyt\, verb:
  • To approve officially.
Approbate stems from the Latin word approbāre, from the root ap- which is a variation of ad-, meaning "towards," and probātus meaning "proved."
 
Practical Friday
The result of a shortened school week, such as a four day or three day week. The day before the end of the short week is practical Friday. If the week ends Wednesday, Wednesday is practical Friday.
Guy: Wanna hang out tonight?
Girl: I can't, it's Wednesday
Guy: yeah we can! It's practical Friday!
Girl: Ohh... um I had plans.
 
Trivia

What is the only snake known to build a nest for its eggs?
The king cobra, the largest venomous snake in the world.
History
  • Edict of Nantes: Henry IV granted freedom of religion to the Huguenots of France (1598); the edict was repealed by Louis XIV in 1685
  • Messiah: Handel oratorio premiered in Dublin's New Musick Hall; proceeds went to local hospitals for the mentally ill (1742)
  • MoMA: founded in NYC (1870)
  • Jefferson Memorial: was dedicated in Washington, DC, on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth (1943)
  • Sidney Poitier: became first African American to win an Oscar for Best Actor, for Lilies of the Field (1964)
  • "Houston, we've had a problem": a liquid oxygen tank burst during the Apollo 13 flight to the moon; the crew turned the ship around and made a safe, though harrowing, return (1970)
  • Tiger Woods: won his first major golf tournament, the Masters, by a record 12 strokes, at age 21 (1997)
Birthdays
  • John Hanson 1721
  • Thomas Jefferson 1743 - 3rd U.S. President
  • Frank W. Woolworth 1852 - Merchant, created the five and ten cent store, head of F.W. Woolworth & Co.
  • Butch Cassidy (Robert LeRoy Parker) 1866
  • Olga Rudge 1895
  • Alfred Butts 1899 - Architect, game inventor (Scrabble)
  • Bud Freeman 1906 - Jazz musician, tenor sax player
  • Samuel Beckett 1906 - Author, critic, playwright
  • Eudora Welty 1909 - Poet
  • Howard Keel 1919 - Actor ("Dallas"), singer
  • Madalyn Murray O’Hair 1919 - Author ("Why I Am an Atheist")
  • Stanley Donen 1924
  • Jules Irving 1925 - Actor
  • Don Adams (Donald James Yarmy) 1926 - Actor ("Get Smart")
  • Teddy Charles (Theodore Charles Cohen) 1928 - Vibraphonist, songwriter, composer, arranger
  • Marilynn Smith 1929 - Golfer
  • Dan Gurney 1931 - Auto racer
  • Lyle Waggoner 1935 - Actor ("The Carol Burnett Show", "Wonder Woman")
  • Edward Fox 1937 - Actor ("The Big Sleep", "Portrait of a Lady")
  • Lanford Wilson 1937 - Playwright
  • Paul Sorvino 1939 - Actor ("Law and Order", "Dick Tracy")
  • Seamus Heaney 1939 - Poet
  • Lester Chambers 1940 - Singer, musician (The Chambers Brothers)
  • Jose Napoles 1940 - Boxer
  • Bill Conti 1942 - Composer
  • Brian Pendleton 1944 - Musician (The Pretty Things)
  • Jack Casady 1944 - Musician (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
  • Lowell George 1945 - Musician (Little Feat)
  • Tony Dow 1945 - Actor ("Leave it to Beaver")
  • Al Green 1946 - Singer, songwriter
  • Roy Loney 1946 - Musician (Flamin' Groovies)
  • Ron Perlman 1950 - Actor ("Beauty and the Beast" series)
  • Peabo Bryson 1951 - Singer
  • Max Weinberg 1951 - Musician (E Street Band)
  • Jimmy Destri 1954 - Musician (Blondie)
  • Sam Bush 1957
  • Gary Kroeger 1957
  • Saundra Santiago 1957 - Actress ("Miami Vice")
  • Joey Mazzola 1961 - Musician (Sponge)
  • Hillel Slovak 1962 - Musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
  • Jane Leeves 1963
  • Garry Kasparov 1963 - Chess champion
  • Page Hannah 1964
  • Caroline Rhea 1964 - Actress, comedian
  • Davis Love III 1964 - Golfer
  • Lisa Unbarger 1965 - Musician (Toadies)
  • Rick Schroder 1970 - Actor ("Silver Spoons", "NYPD Blue")
  • Aaron Lewis 1971 - Musician (Staind)
  • Jonathan Brandis 1976
  • Courtney Peldon 1981
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