30 January 2018
scapegrace
[skeyp-greys]
noun
1. a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; scamp.
Origin of scapegrace
1800-1810 First recorded in 1800-10; scape2+ grace
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Examples from the Web for scapegrace
Historical Examples
It may be that after this lapse of time, the Judge even tolerates the scapegrace.
Shoulder-Straps
Henry Morford
Could the scapegrace still be a gambler, and that could account for it?
Man and Maid
Elinor Glyn
Three people determined upon it must surely save the scapegrace !
Man and Maid
Elinor Glyn
Today’s quote
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
On this day
30 January 1648 – signing of the Peace of Munster, between the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of Spain and was officially ratified on the 15 May 1648. This treaty was the first in a series of peace treaties known as the Peace of Westphalia which paved the way for the modern sovereign state. The second being the Treaty of Munster and the Treaty of Osnabrück, both signed on 24 October 1648.
30 January 1882 – birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), who was a member of the Democratic Party and became the 32nd President of the USA. He is the only president to serve four consecutive terms. FDR served from 4 March 1933 until his death on 12 April 1945. In 1921, FDR contracted polio, which left him paralysed from the waist down.
30 January 1948 – assassination of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi by a Hindu nationalist opposed to the partitioning of India, who believed Gandhi was favouring the creation of the Muslim state of Pakistan. Gandhi led the campaign for Indian independence from British rule through non-violent disobedience. Born 2 October 1869.
30 January 1972 – ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Derry, Northern Ireland when 26 unarmed protesters were shot by British soldiers, killing 13 instantly, with a 14th dying some months later from his injuries. Seventeen were injured. John Lennon recorded a song about the incident, entitled ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday‘, which appeared on his ‘Sometime in New York City‘ album.