pronunciamento \pro-nun-see-uh-MEN-toe\, noun:
- A proclamation or manifesto; a formal announcement or declaration.
- A pronouncement.
Urban Word of the Day
September 27, 2007: peasantvisionhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=peasantvision&defid=999623
- Television channels you get without a cable or satellite TV subscription.
I can't afford digital cable, but I still get some good shows with the rabbit ears on peasantvision.
Trivia
What standard period for a ship’s quarantine was established during the Black Death of the 14th century?
- 40 days. The word quarantine is derived from quaranta, Italian for “40.”
Today in History
- Locomotion No. 1: steam-powered locomotive hauled its first passenger train on England's Stockton and Darlington line (1825)
- Warren Commission: gov't investigative team concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy (1964)
- Contract with America: Republicans signed a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if their party won a congressional majority (1994)
- Harry Blackstone (1885-1965): magician
- Meat Loaf (60): singer, Bat out of Hell
- Avril Lavigne (23): tough-girl singer of "Sk8er Boi"










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