January 28, 2009
Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day
yielding \YEEL-ding\, adjective:
1. not resisting; compliant
2. not stiff or rigid; easily bent or shaped
In the news:
US novelist John Updike, author of “The Witches of Eastwick“, dies at 76.
A New Zealand man finds sensitive US military information on a used mp3 player.
Today in History, according to Wikipedia:
1547 – Henry VIII dies and is succeeded by his son Edward VI.
1902 – The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, D.C.
1915 – US Congress creates the US Coast Guard (seal pictured).
1958 – Lego patents its toy brick.
1986 – Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart after liftoff killing all 7 crew members.
Today’s Famous Births:
1457 – Henry VII, English monarch
1841 – Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh explorer, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” (arguable)
1864 – Charles W. Nash, American automobile pioneer, co-founder of Buick and Nash Motors
1890 – Robert Stroud, American convict, the “Birdman of Alcatraz”
1912 – Jackson Pollack, American painter, No. 5
1936 – Alan Alda, American actor and director, “M*A*S*H“
1954 – Rick Warren, American pastor, Saddleback Church
1955 – Nicolas Sarkozy (pictured: Creative Commons – author), President of France
1959 – Frank Darabont, American filmmaker, The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile
1974 – Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan MLB player, 6-time All-Star
1977 – Daunte Culpepper, American NFL player, 3-time Pro Bowl
1981 – Elijah Wood, American actor, Lord of the Rings
