I now get Answers.com on my home page and the last two days there have been some interesting happenings.
APRIL 29th-- In 1852, Peter Mark Roget, a doctor (physician) and philologist (lexigrapher) published his thesaurus.
Earlier, he had invented (devised) a forerunner (percursor) of the sliderule.
The word thesaurus comes from the Greek and Latin word for treasury (storehouse).
I like the way Answers gave the words with alternative words. Good sense of humor, folks!!
APRIL 30th-- Truley a day for inventions here in the US. Pencil sharpeners (electric I figure), television, FM radio (YEAH!!!), typewriters (again, probably electric), and new streetlight technologies were introduced at the 1939 New York World's Fair which opened on this date.
The General Motors (broke) Futurama Exhibit was especially popular. FDR became the first US president on TV and Walt Disney based his Disneyland on the fair.
What's in a Date? --Da Coot
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