12 July 2013

ginormous

[jahy-nawr-muhs]

adjective Informal.

– extremely large; huge. e.g. King Kong was ginormous gorilla.

Today’s quote

‘Oh no, it wasn’t the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast’.

– Carl Denham to the Police Lieutenant, King Kong (1933 movie).

On this day

12 July 1943 – The Soviet Army commences a counter-offensive in the Battle of Kursk, Russia to combat the German Army’s ‘Operation Citadel’ offensive on the Eastern Front. It was the largest tank battle in history, involving more than 8,000 tanks, 3 million troops, 35,000 guns and mortars, and more than 5,000 aircraft, between both sides. By mid-August, the Soviets had prevailed, driving the German’s out.

12 July 1950 – birth of Eric Carr (Paul Charles Caravello), drummer with Kiss. Died 24 November 1991.

12 July 1962 – Rolling Stones make their first live performance. The concert was at the Marquee Club on London’s Oxford St.