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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Ron

Today in History (January 27th): 1606: The trial of Guy Fawkes began. The surviving conspirators in the Gunpowder Treason plot to blow up the English Parliament and the king of England on Nov. 5, 1605, were convicted. They were executed … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Ron

Today in History (January 26th): 1715: Birthdays: French philosopher Claude Helvetius. 1788: The first shipload of British convicts arrived in Australia. The establishment of an Australian prison colony was aimed at relieving overcrowding in British prisons. 1837: Michigan joined the … Continue reading →

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Sybarite

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (SIB-uh-ryt) http://wordsmith.org/words/sybarite.mp3 MEANING: (noun) A person devoted to luxury and pleasure. ETYMOLOGY: After Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy noted for its wealth, and whose residents were notorious for their love of luxury. Earliest documented use: 1598. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Ron

Today in History (January 24th): Dilbert of the Day 0076: Birthdays: The Roman Emperor Hadrian. 1670: Birthdays: English dramatist William Congreve. 1712: Birthdays: Frederick the Great of Prussia. 1800: Birthdays: British social reformer Edwin Chadwick. 1848: Gold was discovered at … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Ron

Today in History (January 23rd): 1737: Birthdays: American patriot John Hancock. 1783: Birthdays: French author Stendhal, a pseudonym for Marie-Henri Beyle. 1789: Georgetown College became the first Catholic college founded in the United States in Georgetown, Md., which later would … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Ron

Today in History (January 22nd): 1440: Birthdays: Russian Czar Ivan III, known as Ivan the Great. 1561: Birthdays: English philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon. 1775: Birthdays: French physicist Andre-Marie Ampere. 1771: Spain ceded the Falkland Islands to Britain. 1788: Birthdays: … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Ron

Today in History (January 21st): 1738: Birthdays: Soldier and Vermont folk hero Ethan Allen. 1793: French King Louis XVI was executed in Paris. 1813: Birthdays: Explorer and historian John Fremont. 1824: Birthdays: Confederate Gen. Thomas Stonewall Jackson. 1855: Birthdays: Firearms … Continue reading →

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Sockdolager

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (sok-DOL-uh-juhr) http://wordsmith.org/words/sockdolager.mp3 MEANING: (noun) 1. A decisive blow or remark. 2. Something exceptional or outstanding. ETYMOLOGY: Of unknown origin, apparently from ‘sock’ as in to hit or strike forcefully. A final word The results of wouroud.com levitra sales online … Continue reading →

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Disquisition

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (dis-kwuh-ZISH-uhn) http://wordsmith.org/words/disquisition.mp3 MEANING: (noun), A formal discourse on a subject. ETYMOLOGY: Disquisition comes from Latin disquisitio, from disquirere, “to inquire into, to investigate,” from dis- + quaerere “to seek.” It is related to inquire (“to seek into”) and exquisite, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Ron

Today in History (January 18th): Dilbert of the Day 1689: Birthdays: French philosopher Montesquieu. 1778: James Cook became the first European to reach the Hawaiian Islands. He called them the Sandwich Islands. 1779: Birthdays: English physician Peter Roget, who compiled … Continue reading →

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