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Whose Birthday Is It? November 2, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? November 2, 2020

James Knox Polk (1795) A native southerner and friend of Andrew Jackson, Polk was elected president of the US in 1845. During his administration, the US made large territorial gains. Polk peacefully negotiated the Oregon border dispute with Britain, while the US victory in the Mexican War secured much of the West. Though an efficient and competent president, Polk was exhausted by the time he left office, and he died three months later. Despite his happy marriage, he had no children. What likely rendered him sterile? More…

by · November 2, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: November 2, 2020

Quote of the Day: November 2, 2020

I is the first letter of the alphabet, the first word of the language, the first thought of the mind, the first object of affection. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

by · November 2, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: November 2, 2020

Word of the Day: November 2, 2020

depute Definition: (verb) Transfer power to someone. Synonyms: delegate Usage: She deputes her father, the grand vizier, to make an offer to the king of her hand. Discuss.

by · November 2, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Bronx DA: Bronx District Attorney’s Office & NYPD Gun Buyback Yields 136 Firearms, Mostly Handguns

Bronx DA: Bronx District Attorney’s Office & NYPD Gun Buyback Yields 136 Firearms, Mostly Handguns

BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE & NYPD GUN BUYBACK YIELDS 136 FIREARMS, MOSTLY HANDGUNS; 74 iPads Were Distributed at Event Last Saturday at Bronx Church   District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that 136 guns—mostly revolvers and semi-automatic pistols—were turned […]

by · October 28, 2020 · Crime
Whose Birthday Is It? October 28, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? October 28, 2020

Evelyn Waugh (1903) Waugh was an English novelist who is widely considered the greatest satirist of his generation. His novels, characterized by sardonic wit, technical brilliance, and his devoted Catholicism, include A Handful of Dust and Brideshead Revisited. Waugh also wrote amusing travel books. After service in World War II, he led a retired life, and his writing grew increasingly misanthropic. In 1925, Waugh’s suicide attempt was thwarted when he was coincidentally attacked by what animal? More…

by · October 28, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: October 28, 2020

Quote of the Day: October 28, 2020

One quality may be the contrary of another; thus justice is the contrary of injustice, whiteness of blackness, and so on. Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC)

by · October 28, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: October 28, 2020

Word of the Day: October 28, 2020

bedraggled Definition: (adjective) In deplorable condition. Synonyms: broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, derelict Usage: It was a tall, shabby building, that cannot have been painted for years, and it had so bedraggled an air that the houses on each side of it looked neat and clean. Discuss.

by · October 28, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? October 26, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? October 26, 2020

Mahalia Jackson (1911) As a child, Jackson sang at the New Orleans church where her father preached. After moving to Chicago, she sang with a touring gospel quintet. Her warm, powerful voice first came to wider public attention in the 1930s. Called “The Queen of Gospel,” she sang at an inaugural party for US President John F. Kennedy, at the 1963 March on Washington, and at the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite many offers, she refused to sing secular songs. Jackson was born with what physical deformity? More…

by · October 26, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: October 26, 2020

Quote of the Day: October 26, 2020

All nature wears one universal grin. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)

by · October 26, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: October 26, 2020

Word of the Day: October 26, 2020

countermand Definition: (verb) To cancel or reverse (a previously issued command or order). Synonyms: repeal, rescind, annul, revoke, vacate, reverse, overturn, lift Usage: Countermand the order for cake, send a wire putting off the wedding, dismiss the bridesmaids, [and] tell the organist he can stop practicing. Discuss.

by · October 26, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? October 21, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? October 21, 2020

John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie (1917) Considered one of the main innovators of bebop along with Charlie Parker, Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. His virtuosity and comic wit—in addition to his trademark puffed cheeks and 45-degree upturned trumpet bell—made him one of the most charismatic and influential musicians in jazz. Gillespie was once struck by a car while riding his bicycle. Though he was injured only slightly, a jury awarded him $1,000 because he could no longer do what? More…

by · October 21, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: October 21, 2020

Quote of the Day: October 21, 2020

Love…roots up the will like a leaf, and sweeps the whole heart into the abyss. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)

by · October 21, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: October 21, 2020

Word of the Day: October 21, 2020

antediluvian Definition: (adjective) So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period. Synonyms: antiquated, archaic Usage: My grandfather’s antediluvian ideas about relationships and marriage are frequently at odds with my views. Discuss.

by · October 21, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? October 20, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? October 20, 2020

Pauline Bonaparte (1780) A woman of great beauty and considerable scandal, Pauline Bonaparte was Napoleon’s favorite sister. She accompanied her first husband on an expedition to subdue Haiti, but he failed and died of yellow fever. Pauline then married a Roman nobleman, but she soon tired of him and returned to Paris, where her scandalous conduct earned her a reputation. Pauline was the only one of Napoleon’s siblings to come to his aid when he was exiled to Elba, despite having incurred his disfavor for what? More…

by · October 20, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: October 20, 2020

Quote of the Day: October 20, 2020

Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

by · October 20, 2020 · Bulletin Board