chumocracy noun: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority.
☰Thought of the Day
"Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world noth- ing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
- Edward Carpenter, English poet and philosopher (Civilisation, Its Cause and Cure), born in Hove, Sussex, England (d. 1929)
- Oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building, Centre Pompidou), born in Altona, Hamburg, Germany (d. 1991)
- Jackie Mitchell, American baseball pitcher, one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history (Chattanooga Lookouts; National Baseball Hall of Fame, Women's Sports Hall of Fame), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1987)
- Sylvia Fine (Kaye), American lyricist ("Knock on Wood", "The Five Pennies"), composer, Peabody Award and Emmy Award television producer (Musical Comedy Tonight), and wife of Danny Kaye, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1991)
- Lester Trimble, American composer, music critic and educator, born in Bangor, Wisconsin (d. 1986)
- Arnold Koller, Swiss politician (member of Swiss Federal Councilor), born in St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Gilbert Amy, French composer (Mouvements; Épigrammes), conductor, and educator, born in Paris
- Bobby Carcassés, Cuban jazz and Latin music singer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader, born in Kingston, Jamaica
