sine qua non \sin-ih-kwah-NON; -NOHN; sy-nih-kway-\, noun:
- An essential condition or element; an indispensable thing.
Urban Word of the Day: Boomed on
- In a game of basketball when a defender attempts to stop a dunk and fails. This often occurs to an unaware defender or to a defender that finds out at the last moment and can do nothing to stop what is about to occur. Embarrassment is what the defender is left with afterwards.
Alonzo Mourning got Boomed On by Vince Carter.
Trivia
Which U.S. president was born on Sinking Spring Farm?
- Abraham Lincoln, in 1809. The farm, in Hodgenville, Kentucky, is now a national historic site.
Today's Holiday
- Presidents' Day (US): The third Monday in February, observed in the United States as a legal holiday in commemoration of the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Today in History
- Academy Awards: first winners were announced (Wings was Best Picture); the awards banquet was held in May (1929)
Today's Birthdays
- John Travolta (54): scientologist, actor, Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty and Hairspray; other actors born today include Cybill Shepherd (58) and Matt Dillon (44), Molly Ringwald (40)
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