TGIF, here is today’s weather
It will be little cooler and windier today. The high will be 45 with winds from the north at 10-15 m.p.h.
We are also getting closer to the shortest daylight time of the year. Sunrise is at 7:06 a.m.; sunset will be at 4:21 p.m.
On this day in history
On Dec. 9, 1934, the New York Giants win the NFL championship by beating the Chicago Bears, 30-13, in the famous “Sneakers Game.” With the temperature at 9 degrees and the Polo Grounds field a sheet of ice, the Giants open the second half wearing basketball shoes and score 27 points in the final quarter to overcome a 13-3 Chicago lead.
In 1958, in Indianapolis, retired candy manufacturer Robert H.W. Welch, Jr., establishes the John Birch Society, a right-wing organization dedicated to fighting what it perceives to be the extensive infiltration of Communism into American society. Welch named the society in honor of John Birch, considered by many to be the first American casualty in the struggle against communism. In 1945, Birch, a Baptist missionary and U.S. Army intelligence specialist, was killed by Chinese communists in the northern province of Anhwei.
What is going on this weekend?
Winter Wonderland at Rockwell Park
- Friday, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, 12 noon – 4 p.m.
- Sunday, 12 noon – 4 p.m.
Holiday Showcase of Stars
- Saturday, 7 p.m., St. Paul Catholic High School
Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble Concert
- Sunday, 3 p.m., St. Paul Catholic High School
“Psychedelic Sunday” Concert – fundraiser for Brian’s Angels
- Sunday, 12 noon -5 p.m., Bleachers
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