Today's Highlights:
Sunday, October 10, 2004
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Spotlight: Topic of the Day: How did men dress up without it? The tuxedo dinner jacket made its debut at a ball in Tuxedo Park, N.Y., on this date in 1886.
Word of the day: weltanschauung -- [German] a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world, especially from a specific standpoint: world-view Today's News:
- Afghanistan -- election tally begins, amid accusations of
fraud (story) - Jacques Derrida -- French philosopher and father of deconstructionism dies at 74 (story)
- Bush's bulge -- aides deny that President was coached via radio receiver during debate (story)
Today's History:
- Porgy and Bess -- George Gershwin's opera debuted on Broadway (1935)
- Fiji -- gained independence from Great Britain (1970)
- Spiro Agnew -- pleaded
nolo contendere to federal income tax evasion, and resigned as US vice president (1973)
Today's Birthdays:
- harmony -- musicians born on this date include Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)
- thespians -- Helen Hayes (1900-1993), Ben Vereen (58), and Bradley Whitford (45)
artists -- Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), Benjamin West (1738-1820), Maurice Prendergast (1859-1924), Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
