[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by mulligan

I really have to wonder if anyone actually reads the newspaper before they begin the press run. Take a look at today's front page headline, and tell us what's wrong.

It says it isn't going to rain?

Oh. shoulda been An Historic view?

But..it can be either according to this;

The Gregg Reference Manual, Tenth Edition (1101), says, “In speech, both “a his­toric occa­sion” and “an his­toric occa­sion” are okay. It depends on whether the “his” is sounded or left silent. In writ­ing, “a his­toric occa­sion” is the form more often used.