In Latin, septem means "seven" and septimus means "seventh"; September was in fact the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC, when the first month changed from Kalendas Martius (1 March) to Kalendas Januarius (1 January).

Sip of the Day - November 26, 2008

Sip of the Day:
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Titera's Tidbit: Mata Hari
Accused of spying for Germany and executed in 1917, Margaretha Zelle took her stage name from the Indonesian words mata, "eye", and hari, "day" - that is, "eye of the day", or sun. At the time, the Netherlands ruled Indonesia, and the femme fatale liked to say she was descended from Javanese royalty, which unfortunately didn't give her diplomatic immunity before the firing squad.

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