Archive for April, 2016
Quote of the Day: April 19, 2016
Ambition is like choler, which is a humor that maketh men active, earnest, full of alacrity, and stirring, if it be not stopped; but if it be stopped, and cannot have its way, it becometh adust, and thereby malign and […]
Word of the Day: April 19, 2016
shivaree Definition: (noun) A noisy mock serenade for newlyweds. Synonyms: belling, callithump Usage: The clamorous shivaree stood in stark contrast to therefined, reserved marital ceremony it followed.
Whose Birthday Is It? April 19, 2016
David Ricardo (1772) Ricardo was a British economist who made a fortune in the stock market before turning to the study of political economy, publishing his major work, The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, in 1817. According to his […]
Photo of the Day: April 18, 2016
Photo by Debby Kawalick
Quote of the Day: April 18, 2016
Every tale must end at last. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
Word of the Day: April 18, 2016
Word of the Day ? vainglory Definition: (noun) Boastful, unwarranted pride in one’saccomplishments or qualities. Synonyms: boastfulness Usage: I share my substance with the poor, making no display of good works, lest I let hypocrisy and vainglory, those enemies that subtly take […]
Whose Birthday Is It? April 18, 2016
Clarence Darrow (1857) Darrow was an American lawyer and a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. He worked to free anarchists charged with murder in the Haymarket Riot, and his defense of Eugene V. Debs established his reputation as a union lawyer. Later […]
‘Jungle Book’ Roars At The Box Office
Disney made it rumble in the jungle at the global box office this weekend as ‘The Jungle Book’ earns an amazing $240 million, including $103.6 million in its number one North America debut, making it the second largest April opening […]
Profile America: Child Labor
On this date in 1836, Massachusetts became the first state to prohibit children under 15 from working in factories.
Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of April 18, 2016
Cases of Interest for the Week of April 18, 2016 Monday, April 18, 2016 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Knoepfler, S. Justice Newbauer Part T33 Sentencing ROBERT MCEACHERN McEachern, an off-duty officer who fired […]
Quote of the Day: April 17, 2016
Buy an annuity cheap, and make your lifeinteresting to yourself and everybody else thatwatches the speculation. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
Word of the Day: April 17, 2016
swarthy Definition: (adjective) Having a dark complexion or color. Synonyms: dusky, swart, dark-skinned Usage: He is a noble of very lofty carriage, black hair,swarthy complexion, piercing eye, white teeth, and has a scar on his temple.
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