In the Know #19

January 23, 2008


Dictionary.com's Word of the Day

effusive \ih-FYOO-siv\, adjective:
Excessively demonstrative; giving or involving extravagant or excessive emotional expression; gushing.


In the news:

- Actor Heath Ledger found dead in New York City.

- Fred Thompson quits the U.S. Presidential race.


Today in History, according to Wikipedia:

1556 - The deadliest earthquake in history hits Shaanxi Province in China.

1943 - Beginning of the Jewish-led Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

1960 - The Bathyscaphe USS Trieste (pictured) descends to 35,798 feet in the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, the record depth achieved by any vehicle.

1973 - President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam.


Today's Famous Births:

1737 - John Hancock, American statesman, first signer of the Declaration of Independence

1855 - John Moses Browning, American inventor

1898 - Sergei Eisenstein, Russian film director, Bronenosets Potyomkin (Battleship Potemkin)

1950 - Richard Dean Anderson, American actor, MacGyver


Due to time constraints, "Trivia" and "I always wondered..." will not be included in today's post. Sorry if this ruins your day. If this does ruin your day, consider your sad life and get mental help...my blog is not that interesting. Thanks for reading.
- JB

[All references from Wikipedia.org unless otherwise noted]