This Week in History December Highlights and Milestones
Events span 1620 Mayflower landing to 1906 Brant Rock radio voice transmission. Notable items include 1865 slavery abolition, 1966 Grinch TV special, 1996 TV rating tags, 1998 Clinton impeachment, 1790 Pawtucket cotton mill, 1963 Berlin Wall open, 1913 Federal Reserve Act, 1954 kidney transplant, 1851 Library of Congress fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Seward
Dr. Seuss
Boris Karloff
Voice of the Grinch
CBS
Charles Dickens
England
Bill Clinton
House
Senate
United States
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
Berlin Wall
St. Nicholas
Troy
New York
Clement C. Moore
Federal Reserve System
Woodrow Wilson
Federal Reserve Act
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
Ronald Herrick
Herrick
Richard
Reginald A. Fessenden
Brant Rock
Massachusetts
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C
Dorothy Cook Celebrates 100th Birthday in Roswell NM
Dorothy Cook turns 100 on December 25. Born in Wellington Texas, she lived in Melrose New Mexico before moving to Roswell in 1957. A longtime Sunday school teacher, iris judge, painter, and garden enthusiast, she remains active in Calvary Baptist Church and Roswell garden clubs. Send cards to Dorothy Cook 2725 N Pennsylvania St Roswell NM 88201.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orothy Jane
Strong
Wellington
Texas
J.N. Cook
J.N
New Mexico
Melrose
Dorothy
Roswell
Calvary Baptist Church
Alameda Street
Dorothy Cook
Roswell Yard
Pennsylvania St
St Andrews offers expanded yoga classes in 2017
St Andrews adds class times for 2017 with Yoga for Kids at 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Yoga for Teens at 4 p.m. Thursdays. Absolute Beginners moves to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays starting Jan 5 and Level I Yoga at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays. No fee, donations welcome. Enter via courtyard at 505 N Pennsylvania Ave. No preregistration required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew’s
St. Andrew's
Pennsylvania Ave
Kimi no Nawa and the Tohoku Tsunami Christmas Link
A reflective piece links Makoto Shinkai s Kimi no Nawa to the 2011 disaster, praising its themes of resilience and unity. It discusses Mitsuha and Taki s body switching, Shinto motifs, and encourages watching the film during the Christmas season with a message of interconnected harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makoto Shinkai
Miyazaki
Shinkai
Japan
Kimi No Nawa
Mitsuha
Taki
Tiamat
Itomori
Tokyo
Mitsuda
Mitsubi
Musubi
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Plymouth
International Ymca Training School
Springfield
James Naismith
Richard C. Reid
American Airlines
Paris
Miami
Reid
Barack Obama
America
Supmit
Dorothy Jane (Strong) Cook
Curtis Michaels
Senior Circle
N. Main St
Wilshire Center
Alma West
Nita Edwards
Margaret Horton
Nancy Kilgore
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Tohoku
Michael Apostol
University of New Mexico
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