2 April 2014

kudo

[koo-doh, kyoo-]

noun, plural ku·dos for 2.

1. honor; glory; acclaim: No greater kudo could have been bestowed.
2. a statement of praise or approval; accolade; compliment: one kudo after another. Kudos to the team.

Origin:
1925–30; back formation from kudos, construed as a plural

Today’s aphorism

As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind – every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.

– John Glenn, astronaut, fifth man in space and first American to orbit Earth (1962)

On this day

2 April 1926 – birth of Sir John Arthur ‘Jack’ Brabham AO OBE, Australian racing legend, 3 times Formula One world champion (1959, 1960, 1966).

2 April 1972 – Charlie Chaplin returns to the U.S. after 20 years of self-imposed exiled for ‘un-American’ activities. He had been accused during the McCarthy era of being a communist sympathiser.

2 April 1982 – Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, a British-controlled territory. The conflict escalates with Britain sending troops to expel Argentina. The conflict ends on 14 June 1982 when Britain regains control of the Islands.

2 April 2007 – Argentina restates its claim that the Falkland Islands belong to Argentina. Britain continues to oppose the claim.