Tuesday, December 9th. Day 343 of 2025. 16 Shopping Days till Christmas
Happy Pastry Day !
1851: The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal
1854: Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” was published
1926: The United States Golf Association legalized the use of steel-shafted golf clubs
1965: The Charlie Brown Christmas Special airs for the first time on CBS
1979: The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (with rinderpest in 2011 being the other)
1992: Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana announced their separation
2002: United Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
2014: Panther QB Cam Newton is injured when he crashes his truck in Charlotte near Bank of America Stadium. He suffers a pair of fractures in his back
News:
Weather: After a frigid start, some Sunshine but we don’t get warmer until Wednesday !
Sports: Cougar Wrestling host tri-match tonight…Chargers take advantage of Eagle’s turnover and win in overtime…Could Phillip Rivers be returning to Colts?…Maiden product says “Get me out of Chapel Hill”…North Wilkesboro Speedway confirms NASCAR schedule
Happy Birthday: Judi Dench, Beau Bridges, Tom Kite, John Malkovich, Donny Osmond, Felicity Huffman, Jakob Dylan, Kara DioGuardi, Simon Helberg
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Quote of the Day: “Fifteen years ago, I suffered a stroke, which caused me to lose my speech. Now, what does an actor who can’t talk do? Wait for silent pictures to come back? “…Kirk Douglas (Born this day in 1916)