History and Word: Bad news for U.K
Jul. 6th, 2011 01:29 amLooks like I have July 4, 5, and 6 to do. Wednesday arrived only an hour ago but i want to get it out of the way. The week so far has been uneventful.
Word of the Day
JULY 4 will be "Patriotism": Devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty. Patroit is from the Greek word "patris", which means father land or country.
JULY 5 will be "Verisimilitude" (noun): The appearance or semblance of truth. From Latin word vērīsimilitūdō, equivalent to vērī, meaning truth. Also from similitūdō, meaning "likeliness" or obviously "Similar".
JULY 6 will be "Oath" (none): A close pledge or promise to a god, king, or another person, to show that its true (Certify).
History of the Day
JULY 4: "Independence Day" is celebrated in United States of America. This marks the Thirteen Colonies's split from Great Britain in 1776. That was called the United States Declaration of Independence.
JULY 5: In 1295, the Auld Alliance was formed, a Fraco-Scottish Alliance against Britian that lasted for over two centuries.
JULY 6: A Captain of the Shinsengumi, Sanosuke Harada (原田 左之助) died during the Boshin War, where the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Imperial revolutionaries fought for leadership. Sano was under the leadership of commander Kondō Isami.
Word of the Day
JULY 4 will be "Patriotism": Devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty. Patroit is from the Greek word "patris", which means father land or country.
JULY 5 will be "Verisimilitude" (noun): The appearance or semblance of truth. From Latin word vērīsimilitūdō, equivalent to vērī, meaning truth. Also from similitūdō, meaning "likeliness" or obviously "Similar".
JULY 6 will be "Oath" (none): A close pledge or promise to a god, king, or another person, to show that its true (Certify).
History of the Day
JULY 4: "Independence Day" is celebrated in United States of America. This marks the Thirteen Colonies's split from Great Britain in 1776. That was called the United States Declaration of Independence.
JULY 5: In 1295, the Auld Alliance was formed, a Fraco-Scottish Alliance against Britian that lasted for over two centuries.
JULY 6: A Captain of the Shinsengumi, Sanosuke Harada (原田 左之助) died during the Boshin War, where the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Imperial revolutionaries fought for leadership. Sano was under the leadership of commander Kondō Isami.