Daily Almanac for Thursday, May 9, 2024

By Lucy Santiago

Turning 45 today is Actress Rosario Dawson seen here at SXSW 2022 Red Carpet premiere of DMZ. By Roblox Corp. – https www.flickr.com photos relevantwriter, CC BY 2.0, https commons.wikimedia.org

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS

Rosario Isabel Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in the 1995 independent drama Kids. Her subsequent film roles include He Got Game (1998), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Men in Black II (2002), The Rundown (2003), Rent (2005), Sin City (2005), Clerks II (2006), Death Proof (2007), Seven Pounds (2008), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Unstoppable (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Trance (2013), Top Five (2014), Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), and Clerks 3 (2022). Dawson has provided voice-over work for Disney/MarvelWarner Bros./DC Comics, and ViacomCBS‘s Nickelodeon unit.

Dawson had several roles in film and television adaptations of comic books. These include Gail in Sin City (2005) and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), Claire Temple in five of the Marvel Netflix series (2015–2018), and providing the voices of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman in the DC Animated Movie Universe and Space Jam: A New Legacy and Barbara Gordon / Batgirl in The Lego Batman Movie. In 2020, she portrayed Ahsoka Tano in the second season of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, and stars in Disney+ original series Ahsoka. In 2021, she had a recurring role in the Dwayne Johnson autobiographical comedy series Young Rock and a main role in the Hulu miniseries Dopesick.

TODAY’S ALMANAC

Question of the Day

Why do gamblers blow on dice?

It’s an attempt to influence lady luck in the gambler’s favor, as is rubbing the dice with the hands or breathing on playing cards. Cardplayers and gamblers must be among the most superstitious of all people. A seasoned gambler will not cross his legs or play with a cross-eyed partner or opponent. A dropped card is a sign of very bad luck. Some gamblers wear a pin in the lapel for good luck. Some walk around the table before a game to increase their luck.

Advice of the Day

Plant corn now or lose a bushel a day past the middle of May.

Home Hint of the Day

To prevent aluminum furniture from marking clothes, clean the furniture by wiping it with paint thinner on a cloth pad. Then place the furniture outdoors and spray on a coat or two of clear lacquer.

Word of the Day

Chin-wag

Light informal conversation for social occasions.

Puzzle of the Day

What game do cows like to play at parties?

Moosical chairs!

Born

  • John Brown (abolitionist) – 
  • J. M. Barrie (author) – 
  • Henry J. Kaiser (industrialist) – 
  • Hank Snow (singer) – 
  • Mike Wallace (journalist) – 
  • Albert Finney (actor) – 
  • Candice Bergen (actress) – 
  • Billy Joel (musician) – 
  • Rosario Dawson (actress) – 

Died

  • Nelson Algren (writer) – 
  • Alice Faye (actress) – 
  • Alan King (comedian) – 
  • Lena Horne (actress & singer) – 

Events

  • Thomas Blood stole the Crown Jewels– 
  • First American political cartoon debuted in The Pennsylvania Gazette– 
  • William F. Ford issued patent for stethoscope– 
  • Hindenburg completed its first flight to the United States– 
  • Sam and Friends debuted on television– 
  • Sale of birth control pills approved by FDA– 
  • 40-pound 4-ounce brown trout caught in Little Red River, Arkansas– 

Weather

  • Boston, Massachusetts, got its first May snow in 107 years– 
  • An EF1 tornado touched down in Washington, Vermont– 

 

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