4 October 2017

mingy

[min-jee]

adjective, mingier, mingiest.

1. mean and stingy; niggardly.
He was extremely mingy.

Origin of mingy

1885-1890; m(ean2) + ( st)ingy1

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Today’s quote

It is not joy that makes us grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful.

– David Steindl-Rast

On this day

4 October 1669 – death of Rembrandt, famous Dutch painter. Born 15 July 1606.

4 October 1927 – commencement of Mt Rushmore sculptures near Keystone, South Dakota. It is a sculpture carved into the granite face of the mountain. The sculpture features the faces of four U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Construction finished on 31 October 1941 because funding ran out. It was the brainchild of Doane Robinson. The carvings are 18m (60′) high and were carved by Gutzon Borglum and a team of 400 workers.

4 October 1931 – The comic strip, Dick Tracy, makes its debut in the Detroit Mirror and is distributed by the Chicago Tribune New York News syndicate. The cartoon was created by Chester Gould who continued to draw it until 1977.

4 October 1970 – death of Janis Joplin. American singer-songwriter. She was 27. Born 19 January 1943.