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Today is Saturday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2013. There are 24 days left in the year.
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Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as part of its plan to conquer Southeast Asian territories; the raid, which claimed some 2,400 American lives, prompted the United States to declare war against Japan the next day.
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WMTW College Football ACC Championship -- Duke vs. Florida State. From Charlotte, N.C.
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WMUR College Football ACC Championship -- Duke vs. Florida State. From Charlotte, N.C.
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Movie: ››‡ “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” (2002) 7 News at 10PM on The Arsenio Hall Show Voices of Matt Damon. Animated. A mustang makes CW56 (N) (In Stereo) Å (In Stereo) Å a friend and finds love. Great Per- 60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music) Artists and Brit Floyd: Live at Red Rocks “The formances groups from the 1960s. (In Stereo) Å Dark Side Of The Moon.” Å Movie: ››‡ “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” (2010, Drama) Mi- Seinfeld The OfThe Office chael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf. Master manipulator Gordon Gekko “The Little fice “Ben “Phyllis’ emerges from prison with a new agenda. Kicks” Franklin” Wedding” Mike Mike 48 Hours (N) Å College Football: Mountain West Championship
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ESPN College Football: Pac-12 Championship
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NESN NHL Hockey: Penguins at Bruins
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LIFE Movie: “Christmas in the City” (2013) Premiere.
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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Pancake Breakfast and Books, Baubles and Bake Sale hosted by the Sanbornton Congregational Church-UCC. Breakfast 8:30-10 a.m. Sale 8:30 a.m. to noon. Breakfast charge is $5 per person or $15 maximum for family. Pitman’s Freight Room hosts Tyler Road. 8 p.m. at the Freight Room in Laconia. BYOB. Bearcamp Valley Garden Club Christmas in the Village. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the green in Center Sandwich. The Plymouth State University Contemporary Dance Ensemble presents an evening of dance at the Hanaway Theater at the Silver Center for the Arts. 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for seniors and youth. For more information or tickets call 535-2787. Saturday Night Meltdown at the Laconia Ice Area. 6-7 p.m. Live DJ, public skating laser light show, games and prizes. Christmas Flea Market held at the Masonic Building in Tilton from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Features various holiday gifts and goods. Meat Raffle at the American Legion Post 1 in Laconia. 3 p.m. at 849 North Main Street, Laconia. Karaoke Event hosted by the American Legion Post 33 in Meredith. 8 p.m. at the Post. $5 donation requested. Annual Craft Fair at the Gilford Middle School and High School. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food available at the event. Proceeds benefit the GHS Senior Class of 2014. The First United Methodist Church of Gilford holds a Living Nativity at the Methodist Church. 2 p.m. Those part of the performance should arrive at 1:45 p.m. Costumes provided. For more information or to become involved in the presentation call 524-3289. The Blue Star Mothers of NH hold the Wreaths of Remembrance ceremony at the POW/MIA Memorial in Hesky Park in Meredith. 11 a.m. Pancake breakfast in the company of Santa Claus and his elves from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the Inter-Lakes High School Cafeteria in Meredith. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for students and free for kids three and under. Proceeds benefit the ILHS Class of 2015. Street Car Company will present ‘Seussical Jr.’ 7 p.m. in the LHS auditorium. Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling streetcarcompany.com. The Unitarian Universalist Holiday Fair featuring a “theme” basket raffle, gifts, baked goods and a cookie walk. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Laconia. Lunch served beginning at 11 a.m. Ladies Guild Christmas Craft Fair, Bake Sale, and Chowder Lunch. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Campton Congregational Church. Lunch served between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friends of the Library Open House and Meeting at the Meredith Library 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friends Meeting at noon follows the Friends Open House The Inter-Lakes Children’s Theater presents “A Charlie Brown Christmas” featuring local teens and tweens. 11 a.m. at the Inter-Lakes High School Community Auditorium. Tickets are $8. Craft session held for kids before the shows and punch and cookies with the cast after the shows. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 1-888-245-637 or at interlakestheatre.com. Altrusa Festival of Trees Noel Shoppe at the Waukewan Golf Club . 2-8 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for children. Annual Christmas Wreath Sale and Craft Fair hosted by the Sanbornton Historical Society. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sanbornton Historical Society. Wreaths are $12-$42. To preorder them call 286-9590 or download a form at lanetavern.org. For more information call 286-4526 or email info@ lanetavern.org.
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On this date: In 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1796, electors chose John Adams to be the second president of the United States. In 1808, electors chose James Madison to be the fourth president of the United States. In 1842, the New York Philharmonic performed its first concert. In 1909, in his State of the Union address, President William Howard Taft defended the decision to base U.S. naval operations in the Pacific at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, instead of in the Philippines. In 1911, China abolished the requirement that men wear their hair in a queue, or ponytail. In 1946, fire broke out at the Winecoff (WYN’kahf) Hotel in Atlanta; the blaze killed 119 people, including hotel founder W. Frank Winecoff. In 1972, America’s last moon mission to date was launched as Apollo 17 blasted off from Cape Canaveral. Imelda Marcos, wife of Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos, was seriously wounded by an assailant who was then shot dead by her bodyguards. In 1982, convicted murderer Charlie Brooks Jr. became the first U.S. prisoner to be executed by injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas. In 1987, 43 people were killed after a gunman aboard a Pacific Southwest Airlines jetliner in California apparently opened fire on a fellow passenger, the pilots and himself, causing the plane to crash. Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev set foot on American soil for the first time, arriving for a Washington summit with President Ronald Reagan. In 1988, a major earthquake in the Soviet Union devastated northern Armenia; official estimates put the death toll at 25,000. In 1993, gunman Colin Ferguson opened fire on a Long Island Rail Road commuter train, killing six people and wounding 19. (Ferguson was later sentenced to a minimum of 200 years in prison.) Ten years ago: Allies of President Vladimir Putin won a sweeping victory in Russia’s parliamentary elections. Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth of Britain and its former colonies, which had suspended it for alleged abuses of civil liberties. Five years ago: President-elect Barack Obama introduced retired Gen. Eric Shinseki (shin-SEHK’-ee) as his choice to head the Veterans Affairs Department. Actress-singer Barbra Streisand, actor Morgan Freeman, country singer George Jones, dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp and musicians Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who received Kennedy Center Honors.
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