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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Dec. 21, the 355th day of 2013. There are 10 days left in the year. Winter arrives at 12:11 p.m. Eastern time.
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Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 21, 1913, what’s regarded as the first newspaper crossword puzzle was published in the New York World. Created by journalist Arthur Wynne, it was billed as a “Word-Cross Puzzle.”
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On this date: In 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower went ashore for the first time at present-day Plymouth, Mass. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln signed a congressional act authorizing the Navy Medal of Honor. In 1879, the Henrik Ibsen play “A Doll’s House” premiered at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen. In 1910, 344 coal miners were killed in Britain’s Pretoria Pit Disaster. In 1937, Walt Disney’s first feature-length animated cartoon, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” had its world premiere in Los Angeles. In 1942, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Williams v. North Carolina, ruled 6-2 that all states had to recognize divorces granted in Nevada. In 1945, Gen. George S. Patton died in Heidelberg, Germany, of injuries from a car accident. In 1958, Charles de Gaulle was elected to a seven-year term as the first president of the Fifth Republic of France. In 1968, Apollo 8 was launched on a mission to orbit the moon. In 1971, the U.N. Security Council chose Kurt Waldheim to succeed U Thant as SecretaryGeneral. In 1976, the Liberian-registered tanker Argo Merchant broke apart near Nantucket Island, off Massachusetts, almost a week after running aground, spilling 7.5 million gallons of oil into the North Atlantic. In 1988, 270 people were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a Pam Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland, sending wreckage crashing to the ground. Ten years ago: The government raised the national threat level to orange, indicating a high risk of terrorist attack (it was lowered back to yellow on Jan. 9, 2004). Five years ago: A multi-faith ceremony was held to mark the reopening of Mumbai, India’s Oberoi hotel three weeks after it was targeted in a militant rampage. Detroit became the first 0-15 team when it was routed 42-7 by the New Orleans Saints. Playwright Dale Wasserman, who’d written the book for the Tony-winning musical “Man of La Mancha,” died in Paradise Valley, Ariz. at age 94. One year ago: The National Rifle Association said guns and police officers in all American schools were needed to stop the next killer “waiting in the wings,” taking a no-retreat stance in the face of growing calls for gun control after the Newtown, Conn., shootings that claimed the lives of 26 children and school staff. President Barack Obama nominated Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state. Gymnast Gabby Douglas, the teenager who became the first African-American to win an all-around Olympic title, won the AP’s Female Athlete of the Year.
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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region, along with their jazz ensemble, the Laketones, will present a holiday concert at the Meredith Community Center. 2 p.m. Free with donations accepted to benefit the Meredith Parks and Recreation Department. Public Skate with Santa at the Laconia Ice Arena. 7:30 p.m. Evening includes prizes, live DJ, games and giveaways. $10 per person. Rental skates $5. Homeless Person’s Memorial Day Candlelit Vigil to remember those who died in New Hampshire while homeless or recently houses over the last year. 5:30 p.m. in Vetern’s Square in Laconia. Candle or flashlight encouraged. For more information call 528-3035. Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the first-floor conference room Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 6459518. All compulsive eaters are welcome to attend the Overeaters Anonymous meeting held each Saturday morning from 11 to 12 at the Franklin Hospital. Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society (172 Pleasant Street) in Laconia. The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region meets every Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Music Clinic on Rte 3 in Belmont. All musicians welcome. For more information call 528-6672 or 524-8570. Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. An outreach housed at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street, downtown. provides a free hot meal open to all members of the community. All are welcome to eat and all are welcome to help out. For more information, especially about volunteering, please call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at markk@trinitytilton.org. Separated/Divorced Persons Support Group meeting. 6 to 8 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Belmont. Compassion and affirmation in a confidential atmosphere. Refreshments. Scholarships available. For more information call the rectory at 267-8174 or Ginny Timmons at 286-7066. LYME 411 Support Group. Third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wesley Woods’ Community Room behind the First United Methodist Church in Gilford. For victims and support people of those with chronic Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Questions? Leave message for Nancy at 1-888-596-5698.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 The Lakes Region Singers will perform its Christmas Concert. 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church on Route 11-A in Gilford. Suggested donation of $8 per person or $15 per family of four. Homemade refreshments available at each intermission. Features a visit from Santa. Spiritual Discussion, Spiritual Wisdom on Prayer, Meditation and Contemplation held at 10:30 a.m. at the Hampton Inn in Tilton. Free and open to the public. For more information call 800-713-8944 or visit www.eckankar-nh.org. Laconia Elks Club’s annual Christmas party. 2-4:30 p.m. at the Laconia Elks at 17 Sugarbush, in Gilford. Parents with a child in attendance should bring a gift to be placed under the tree for Santa to give.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 Events at the Hall Memorial Library. Food For Fines, bring in non-perishable food donations and have your fines forgiven. Project Teen featuring a Gleek On! Glee Marathon from 1-4 p.m. Chess Club 4-7 p.m.
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