8 Delaware Gazette, Saturday, December 7, 2013 www.delgazette.com
TODAY IN HISTORY 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. Actresssinger 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. One year ago: The Supreme Court agreed to consider California’s ban on same-sex marriage and a separate dispute about federal benefits for legally-married gay couples. A hospital nurse in London was found dead in an apparent suicide; days earlier, the nurse had been a victim of a prank telephone call from Australian radio disc jockeys impersonating Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Eli Wallach is 98. Linguist and political philosopher Noam Chomsky is 85. Bluegrass singer Bobby Osborne is 82. Actress Ellen Burstyn is 81. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., is 76. Broadcast journalist Carole Simpson is 73. Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench is 66. Actor-directorproducer James Keach is 66. Country singer Gary Morris is 65. Singersongwriter Tom Waits is 64. Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, is 61. Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird is 57. Actress Priscilla Barnes is 56. Former “Tonight Show” announcer Edd (cq) Hall is 55. Rock musician Tim Butler (The Psychedelic Furs) is 55. Actor Patrick Fabian is 49. Actor Jeffrey Wright is 48. Actor C. Thomas Howell is 47. Producerdirector Jason Winer is 41. NFL player Terrell Owens is 40. Rapperproducer Kon Artis is 39. Pop singer Nicole Appleton (All Saints) is 38. Latin singer Frankie J is 37. Country singer Sunny Sweeney is 37. Actress Shiri Appleby is 35. Thought for Today: “War is the unfolding of miscalculations.” — Barbara Tuchman, American historian (1912-1989).
TODAY FAMILY Common Ground Free Store Miracle on William Street fundraiser When: During store hours Where: Common Ground Free Store, 193 E. Central Ave., Delaware Contact: 740-369-3733 Breakfast with Santa When: 9 - 11 a.m. Where: Sunbury United Methodist Church, 100 W. Cherry St., Sunbury Contact: 740-965-3813 Christmas Cupboard fundraiser When: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Where: Andrews House, 39 W. Winter St., Delaware Contact: 740369-4520 Main S t re e t Delaware’s Holiday Open House When: noon - 4 p.m. Where: Downtown Delaware Contact: mainstreetdelaware.com PETS Pictures with Santa When: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: Humane Society of Morrow County, Mt. Gilead Fire Station, 72 W. High St. Contact: 419947-5791 MISC. City of Delaware warning siren test When: Noon OUTDOORS Walk with a Doc 1-mile walk When: 8:30 a.m. Where: Highbanks Park at Big Meadows Picnic Area Contact: walkwithadoc.org Crafts for Kids Meet at Nature Center When: 2 - 4 p.m. Where: Highbanks Park, 9466 U.S. 23 N., Lewis Center Contact: 614-891-0700 Holiday Evening on the Farm When: 6 - 8 p.m. Where: Gallant
Farm Preserve, 2150 Buttermilk Hill Road Contact: 740-524-8600, preservationparks.com SUPPORT Dawn Group Open discussion AA When: 7:30 a.m. Where: Highpoint Nazarene Church, 795 Pollock Road Contact: 800-870-3795 or aacentralohio.org Safe Haven Group of N.A. When: 7-8 p.m. Where: Londontown Apartments Community Room, 300 Chelsea St. Winter Street Group Open speaker AA When: 7:30 p.m. Where: St. Peters Episcopal Church, 45 W. Winter St. Contact: 800-870-3795 or aacentralohio.org THE ARTS Stratford Fiber Circle All skill levels welcome. When: 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Where: Stratford Ecological Center, 3083 Liberty Road Cost: $10/ year Contact: 740-3632548 or info@stratfordecological center.org One Act Plays When: 8 p.m. Where: Chappelear Drama Center Main Stage, 45 Rowland Ave., Delaware Contact: theatre.owu.edu HEALTH Red Cross Blood Drive When: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Where: Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 478 Olentangy St., Powell Contact: 800-733-2767 Kid Kwon Do When: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Where: Grady Life Center, 561 W. Central Ave. Cost: $45/ six-week series Contact: To register, 800-837-7555 or ohiohealth.com Tae Kwon Do When: 10:30 a.m. - noon Where: Grady Life Center, 561 W.
Central Ave. Cost: $45/ six-week series Contact: To register, 800-837-7555 or ohiohealth.com LIBRARIES Delaware County Genealogical Society research assistance When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: Local History, Genealogy Room, Delaware County District Library, 84 E. Winter St. Contact: 740-369-4375 Cook Book Club When: 1 p.m. Where: Powell Branch Library, 460 S. Liberty St. Contact: 614-888-9160 or delawarelibrary.org LEGO Club When: 1 p.m. Where: Ostrander Branch Library, 75 N. Fourth St. Contact: 740666-1410 or delawarelibrary.org SUNDAY FAMILY Historical Society Open House When: 2 4 p.m. Where: MartinPerry House at Powell Road at Grace Drive PETS Heinz 57 Classics dog show When: 1:30 5 p.m. Where: Delaware Pet Stuff ’s “Pet Town Boarding, Grooming and day Spa,” 435 Dunlap St., Delaware Contact: 740369-7387 GAMES Delaware Youth Chess Club Anyone in grades 1-12 welcome When: 2-4 p.m. Where: Delaware County District Library, 84 E. Winter St. LIBRARIES Delaware County Genealogical Society research assistance When: 1-4:30 p.m. Where: Local History, Genealogy Room, Delaware County
District Library, 84 E. Winter St. Contact: 740369-4375 Delaware County Historical Society Research Library and Nash House Museum When: Open 2-5 p.m. Where: Cryder Historical Center, 157 E. William St. Contact: delawareohio history.org SUPPORT Sunday Serenity Group Open speaker AA When: 7 p.m. Where: William Street United Methodist Church, 28 W. William St. Contact: 800870-3795 or aacentralohio.org Sunbury Breakfast Group Open speaker AA When: 9 a.m. Where: American Legion Hall, 232 Otis St., Sunbury Contact: 800-870-3795 or aacentralohio.org Never Too Young to be Sober Open rotating format/last week discussion AA When: 8:30 p.m. Where: First Presbyterian Church, 73 W. Winter St. Contact: 800-870-3795 or aacentralohio.org THE ARTS Choral Art Society concert When: 3:15 p.m. Where: OWU University Hall Gray Chapel, 61 S. Sandusky St., Delaware Contact: music.owu.edu OUTDOORS Pearl Harbor Day event When: 12:45 p.m. Where: Winter Street Bridge Contact: 740-9652111 Grand Opening: Shale Hollow Preserve When: 1:30 - 5 p.m. Where: 6320 Artesian Run, Lewis Center Contact: 740-5248600, preservationparks. com
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