July Flashcards
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Maya Angelou: “Nothing succeeds like success. Get a little success, and then just get a little more.”
Born: April 4th 1928 (Aries)
TDIH: July 19th 1969 Apollo 11 is in orbit of the moon.
WOTD:
Convivial: A lively, enjoyable event/place or cheerful person.
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Richard Bach: “Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.”
Born: June 23 1936 (Cancer)
TDIH: July 18th 1984 James Oliver Huberty was “people hunting,” 21 were killed and 19 were injured inside a San Ysidro, California McDonalds.
WOTD:
Percipient: Having a great understanding of things; perceptive.
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William Makepeace Thackeray: “Whatever you are, try to be a good one.”
Born: July 18th 1811 (Cancer)
TDIH: July 17th 1959 Paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey discovers partial skull remnants of an early human ancestor Zinjanthropus Boisei which lived in Africa 2 million years ago.
WOTD:
Winnow: Remove from the group until only the best are left.
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Nelson Mandella: “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”
Born: July 18th 1918 (Cancer)
TDIH: July 16th 1945 First test detonation of an atomic bomb in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
WOTD: Mores: Essential characteristics and customs of a community.
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Louisa May Alcott: “I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.”
Born: November 29th 1832 (Sagitarius)
TDIH: July 15th 1945 Italy declares war on former Axis-Power Japan.
WOTD: Eidolon: An idealizing person, thing or a ghost.