Morning Minutes, Aug. 26

August 26

Word of the Day, This Day in History, Number to Know, Website of the Day, Today’s Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.

Word of the Day

corpulent \ KOR-pyuh-luhnt \ adjective; Very fat; obese. — Dictionary.com

This Day in History

Aug. 26, 1920: Eight days after being ratified, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.

Number to Know

1984: The year the last holdout state, Mississippi, officially ratified the 19th Amendment. Since the amendment had gone into effect after passing with a two-thirds majority in 1920, the ratification vote was symbolic.

Website of the Day: National Women’s History Museum

https://www.nwhm.org

Website of the museum that “researches, collects and exhibits the contributions of women to the social, cultural, economic and political life of our nation in a context of world history.”

Today’s Featured Birthday

Macaulay Culkin, American actor, 34.

Daily Quote

“I can go to any restaurant without a reservation, but while I’m there everyone’s going to be staring.” — Macaulay Culkin