Daily Calendar for Monday, February 6, 2023
Question of the Day
What does the word commonwealth mean, as in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania?
According to The New Columbia Encyclopedia, a commonwealth is a “form of administration signifying government by the common consent of the people.” It is similar in meaning to the word state and in the 17th century came to refer to an organized political community. Other commonwealths in the United States include Massachusetts, Virginia, and Kentucky.
Advice of the Day
A little soap on the hinges will remedy a creaky door.
Home Hint of the Day
To patch a small hole in a leather tabletop, melt a small piece of wax crayon of the right color and fill the hole. Smooth the crayon with your finger while the wax is still warm.
Word of the Day
Pareidolia
The erroneous or fanciful perception of a pattern or meaning in something that is actually ambiguous or random — like the Man in the Moon or animals in cloud formations or religious images in tortillas.
Puzzle of the Day
What English word has all the vowels in alphabetical order?
Facetiously
Born
- Christopher Marlowe (playwright) –
- Aaron Burr (politician) –
- Babe Ruth (baseball player) –
- Ronald Reagan (40th U.S. president) –
- Tom Brokaw (newscaster) –
- Bob Marley (Reggae musician, founding member of The Wailers) –
- Natalie Cole (singer) –
- Kim Zmeskal (Olympic gymnast) –
Died
- Arthur Ashe (tennis player died) –
- Joseph Cotten (actor) –
- Merle Kilgore (country musician) –
- Keith Knudsen (member of the Doobie Brothers) –
- James Whitmore (actor) –
Events
- Massachusetts joined the Union as the sixth state–
- Robert E. Lee named Confederate general in chief (US Civil War)–
- Sun-Maid raisins trademark registered–
- Woodrow Wilson became first U.S. president to be buried in D.C.–
- Barbara Ann Scott won Canada’s first Olympic gold medal for figure skating –
- Elizabeth II ascended to British throne–
- Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor proclaimed Queen of Canada–
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling by The Righteous Brothers topped charts–
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower shot a hole-in-one–
- Alan Shepard became the first man to hit a golf ball on the Moon–
- Mr. Fred Rogers molded the 100 billionth Crayola crayon. The color was named blue ribbon–
- The New England Patriots won their third Super Bowl victory in four years with a 24-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX–
- SpaceX launched Elon Musk’s Starman mannequin in a Tesla roadster–
Weather
- Temperatures in parts of Ohio and Kentucky did not rise above 0 degrees F all day–
- -10.3 degrees Fahrenheit, Boston, Massachusetts–
- 36.4” snow fell in North Foster, Rhode Island–
- Southern Louisiana had snow for the second time in three days, with one to four inches accumulated–