It's Brady: In the Know #7

January 11, 2008

Word of the Day from Dictionary.com:

imprimatur \im-prih-MAH-tur; -MAY-\, noun:
1. Official license or approval to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; especially, such a license issued by the Roman Catholic episcopal authority.
2. Approval; sanction.
3. A mark of approval or distinction.

Today in history, according to Wikipedia:

1759 - The first American life insurance company is incorporated in Philadelphia.

1949 - First recorded snowfall in Los Angeles (pictured).

1964 - United States Surgeon General Dr. Luther Leonidas Terry publishes a report that smoking may be hazardous to health, the first such statement made by the U.S. government.

1972 - East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.

2001 - The Federal Trade Commission approves the merger of AOL and Time Warner.

Today's Famous Births:

1775 - Alexander Hamilton (pictured), first United States Secretary of the Treasury

1923 - Carroll Shelby, American race car driver and automobile designer

1946 - John Piper, American theologian

1946 - Naomi Judd, American singer

1971 - Mary J. Blige, American singer

Trivia:
Today's category - Samurai

~ Samurai (pictured) were aristocratic warrior nobility.

~ The rise of the samurai came during the 12th century wars between the Taira and Minamoto clans.

~ At one time, samurai had the right to cut down anyone who offended them.

~ Masterless samurai were known as ronin.

~ Samurai comes from the Japanese verb meaning "to serve".

~ Ronin means "drifting person".

I always wondered...
...about the Presidential line of succession...

The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 established the list of representatives who would succeed to the Presidency upon the incapacity, death, resignation or removal of the President.

The list is as follows: