In 1765 The Stamp Act Congress draws up the declaration of rights and liberties at a meeting in New York. In 1781 British troops surrender at Yorktown ending the Revolutionary War. In 1812 French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte begin their retreat from Moscow. In 1859 Wilhelm Tempel discovers diffuse nebula around Pleid star Merope. In 1864 Confederate General Jubal A. Early attacks Union forces at Cedar Creek, Virginia, during the Civil War. The Union troops were able to rally under General Phil Sheridan and defeat the Confederates. In 1872 The world's largest gold nugget (215 kg) found in New South Wales. In 1874 The first wedding in a balloon takes place above Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1879 Thomas Edison perfects the light bulb at Menlo Park, New Jersey. In 1936 H.R. Ekins of the New York World-Telegram beat out Dorothy Kilgallen of the New York Journal and Leo Kieran of The New York Times in a round-the-world race on commercial flights that lasted 18 1/2 days. In 1943 During World W...

In 1605 Physician/author, Thomas Browne In 1748 Martha Wayles Jefferson, wife of U.S. president Thomas Jefferson In 1856 Biologist, Edmund Beecher Wilson (embryology, cytology) In 1862 Inventor, Auguste Lumiere (made the first movie) In 1868 Bertha Landes, first woman mayor of a major U.S. city (Seattle) In 1885 Financier, Charles E. Merrill (co-founded Merrill Lynch) In 1890 Businessman, Walter Mack (founded Pepsi Cola) In 1895 Cultural historian, Louis Mumford In 1899 Poet/novelist, Miguel Asturias In 1908 Jazz musician/bandleader Spike Hughes [d: 2-2-87] In 1909 Actor, Robert Beatty (Amorous Mr. Pawn) [d: 3-3-92] In 1909 Actor, Dan Tobin (My Favorite Husband, Perry Mason) [d: 11-26-82] In 1911 Arranger/composer, George Cates (Lawrence Welk, Bing Crosby) [d: 2-12-02] In 1911 Actor/lecturer, Will Rogers Jr. [d: 7-9-93] In 1916 Actor, David Lewis (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital) [d: 12-11-00] In 1918 Former U.S. ambassador, Robert S. Strauss (Russia) [d: 3-19-14] In 1918 Actor, B...

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When you insult people using words they have to look up in the dictionary, you can rise above the fray with great satisfaction, while showing off your advanced intelligence. You will leave them red-faced and flummoxed, thinking, "What did he just call me?" An example, you say? Instead of calling someone "a pain in the ass," call them a coccydynia. It means exactly the same thing. Quizlet.com has helpfully provided 10 such words and here are 10 insulting words you should know: Bescumber: to spray with poo Buncombe: a ludicrously false statement that means bulls*** or nonsense. Cacafuego: a swaggering braggart or boaster Coccydynia: a pain in the butt Corpulent: very fat Feist or Fice: a person of little worth or someone with a bad temper Frenchify: to contract a venereal disease Hircismus: offensive armpit odor Microphallus: an unusually small penis Ninnyhammer: a fool or a silly person

In 1926 "Baby Face" by Jan Garber is #1 on the charts. In 1951 Little Richard holds his first recording session in Atlanta. In 1951 Johnnie Ray records "Cry." In 1956 Elvis Presley's first movie "Love Me Tender" is released. In 1957 Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" is released by Keen Records. In 1961 "Goodbye Cruel World" by James Darren enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1962 The first Motown revue hits the road with the Miracles, Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells and Little Stevie Wonder. In 1964 Songwriter Cole Porter dies. In 1965 Leslie Uggams marries Grahame Pratt in New York. In 1966 Joan Baez is one of 124 anti-draft protestors arrested in Oakland. In 1967 "Come Back When You Grow Up" by Bobby Vee is certified gold. In 1968 Jay & the Americans record "This Magic Moment." In 1968 The New Yardbirds play their first concert at a club in London. They later change their name to Led Zeppelin. In 1969 Leonard Ch...

In 1701 The Collegiate School of Yale is founded in Killingworth, CT. In 1793 During the French Revolution, Queen Marie Antoinette is beheaded. In 1846 Dentist William T. Morton demonstrates the effectiveness of ether as an anesthetic by administering it to a patient undergoing jaw surgery in Boston. In 1859 Abolitionist John Brown leads a group of 20 men in a raid on Harper's Ferry. In 1869 A hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing. In 1899 Marconi demonstrates radio in the U.S. for the first time. In 1913 San Francisco hits 101 degrees, an October high-temperature record. In 1916 Margaret Sanger opens the first birth control clinic, in New York City, New York. In 1941 The comic strip "Gordo," by Gus Arriola, first appears in newspapers. In 1941 The football penalty flag is first introduced. In 1943 Chicago Mayor Ed Kelly opens the city's new subway system. In 1946 10 Nazi war criminals condemned during the Nuremberg trials are hanged. In 1957 Brita...

In 1708 Scientist, Albrecht von Haller (experimental physiology) In 1758 American teacher/lexicographer, Noah Webster (Webster's Dictionary) In 1854 Irish poet/playwright, Oscar Wilde In 1863 British foreign secretary, Sir Austen Chamberlain (Nobel-1925) In 1886 Israeli Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion (1948-53, 55) In 1888 Dramatist, Eugene O'Neill (The Ice Man Cometh) (Nobel-1936) In 1890 Photographer, Paul Strand In 1898 U.S. Supreme Court justice, William O. Douglas (1939-75) In 1886 Israeli Prime Minister, David Green Ben-Gurion (1948-53, 55) In 1900 Actor, Lloyd Corrigan (The Idaho Kid, Lone Star) [d: 11-5-69] In 1900 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Leon "Goose" Goslin (AL bat champ 1928) [d: 5-15-71] In 1903 Singer/comedian, Ford Lee Washington (Buck & Bubbles) [d: 1-31-55] In 1905 Actor, Rex Bell (The Idaho Kid, Lone Star) [d: 7-4-62] In 1911 Actress, Molly O'Day (Our Gang) [d: 10-22-98] In 1919 Actress, Alice Pearce (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched) [d: 3-3-66] In 1...