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► On Dec. 13, 1621, the first American fur exports leave for England aboard the Fortune, only to be stolen by the French.

The colonists later traded with Native Americans, exchanging corn for beaver skins, which were in turn sold in England.

Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee. ► On Dec. 12, 1989, Leona Helmsley, nicknamed the “Queen of Mean” by the press, receives a four-year prison sentence, 750 hours of community service and a $7.1 million tax-fraud fine in New York. Helmsley had once quipped that “only the little people pay taxes.”

► On Dec. 15, 1998, after nearly 14 hours of debate, the House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton. The charges of lying under oath and obstructing justice stemmed from testimony about his affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The Senate later ► On Dec. 14, 1799, the first U.S. president, George acquitted him of both charges.

Washington, dies at his Mount Vernon estate in Virginia.

Two days earlier, he’d ridden out into freezing sleet and ► On Dec. 22, 1808, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony later refused to change out of his wet clothes. The next premieres in Vienna, Austria, in a freezing venue. day he developed a severe respiratory infection.

Two hours into the poorly played concert, Beethoven stopped the music and had the ensemble start again ► On Dec. 16, 1811, near New Madrid, Missouri, an from the beginning. estimated 8.6 magnitude earthquake slams the region, raising and lowering parts of the Mississippi Valley by ► On Dec. 24, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge as much as 15 feet. The quake temporarily reversed touches a button and lights up the first national the direction of the Mississippi River, giving rise to Christmas tree to grace the White House grounds. The ► On Dec. 18, 1777, the new United States celebrates its first national day of thanksgiving, commemorating the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga after the surrender of 5,000 British troops.

balsam fir was the first to be decorated with electric lights -- a strand of 2,500 red, white and green bulbs. ► On Dec. 23, 1959, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Chuck Berry is arrested in Missouri and charged with transporting a 14-year-old girl across state lines for allegedly immoral purposes. Berry spent 20 months in federal prison following his conviction for violating the Mann Act. ► On Dec. 21, 1970, Elvis Presley visits President Richard Nixon to offer his services in the government’s war on drugs. Presley, who was apparently not searched at the gate, presented the president with a gift -- a World War II-era Colt .45 pistol. ► On Dec. 25, 2002, University of New Mexico junior placekicker Katie Hnida becomes the first woman to play in a Division I football game. In 2004, Hnida told Sports Illustrated that she had been sexually harassed while at the University of Colorado. The Colorado football coach responded by calling Hnida “not only a girl” but a “terrible” player. He was suspended briefly and left the team in 2005. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, a young high school • We’ve been singing “Mary Had a sophomore named Mary Lou Retton Little Lamb” since the nineteenth century. became the first American woman ever The nursery rhyme was based on an actual to win a gold medal in gymnastics. incident that took place at a Sterling, She also captured two silver and two Massachusetts school, attended by Sarah bronze, making her total of five medals Josepha Hale. Sarah’s schoolmate Mary the most won by any athlete at the 1984 Sawyer brought her pet lamb to school Olympics. Later that year, she became the in the late 1700s. In 1830, Hale’s poem first female athlete to be pictured on the was first published in Boston, and set to front of the Wheaties box. All her years music by hymn composer Lowell Mason, of gymnastic competition took their toll, who had written more than 1,600 hymn when Retton needed hip replacement tunes, including “Nearer, My God, to surgery in her mid-30’s.

Thee.” Sarah Hale went on to become • Mary Shelley is best known for the editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, a her first novel, Frankenstein: The Modern popular magazine of the late 1800s, a Prometheus. Mary was just 20 years position she held until she was nearly old when Frankenstein was published 90 years old. She also helped found anonymously in 1818. It was assumed Vassar College. In 1877, Thomas Edison that her husband, author Percy Shelley, was the author, because he authored the preface and 2017 MINNESOTA dedicated it to his political hero. The book was first adapted to the stage in 1823 and to film in 1910. Other films followed in 1931, 1974, and 1994. Shelley and her husband had four children, three of whom died before the age of three.

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Today, worldwide sales in more than 35 markets are $3 billion annually. Mary Kay passed away in 2001.

• Toronto-born Gladys Louise Smith changed her name to Mary Pickford and went on to become one of the most popular actresses of the 1910s and 1920s. Her career was prolific, with 1909 her most productive, appearing in 51 films in that year alone, almost one every week! Her beautiful curls were her trademark, and she was known as “America’s Sweetheart” during her prime.

Pickford went on to co-found the film studio United Artists and was one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

• First published in 1934, Mary Poppins was British author Pamela Travers’ first literary success. She authored seven sequels in the series, with the last in 1988. Walt Disney approached Travers in 1938 to purchase the rights to make a film, but was firmly

turned down. Disney hounded her for the next 23 years, until, in 1961, when she finally surrendered. Travers objected to Disney’s changing Mary Poppins’ character from the unfriendly, strict, intimidating character in her book to the gentler, cheerier character portrayed

by Julie Andrews. Disney’s movie was 1965’s top-grossing film, and Disney’s top-grossing for the next 20 years. It nabbed five Oscars out of 13 nominations, (including Julie Andrews’ first Oscar), making it Disney’s most successful in terms of Academy Awards. In the scenes where Mary Poppins was flying, the crew darkened the wires holding up Andrews with shoe polish so that the studio lights would not reflect off them.

• Some who were born Mary’s opted to switch to another name. Actress Debbie Reynolds was born Mary Frances Reynolds, the name under which she won the Miss Burbank beauty contest in 1948.

When she was “discovered” by Warner Brothers Studios, Jack Warner changed her name to Debbie. Lily Tomlin’s name was originally Mary Jean Tomlin, but she took on a new stage name, altering the spelling of her mother’s name, Lillie.

Meryl Streep’s name was Mary Louise, but her mother began calling her Meryl, based on Mary L., Meryl’s grandmother.

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that the original meaning was “colly birds.â€? The meaning of the word “collyâ€? is “black as coal,â€? making it likely that this gift is the common European Blackbird, a member of the thrush family who has a yellow eye-ring and an orange-yellow bill. • On the sixth day of Christmas, geese are added to the mix, probably the Greylag goose, considered the ancestor of most domesticated geese. In fact, they were one of the first animals to be domesticated, some 3,000 years ago in ancient Egypt. These particular geese are a large bird, up to 36 inches (91 cm) long with an average weight of 7.3 lbs. (3.3 kg). They .95 mate for life. • Swans are the largest members of the duck and goose family, weighing up to 33 lbs. (15 kg), and reaching a length of 5 feet (1.5 m). Their wingspan is an amazing 10 feet (3.1 m), which aids them in their flight speed of up to 60 mph (96.5 km/hr). They are also very strong birds, and have been known to break a human’s leg when provoked. A typical swan has over 25,000 feathers covering its body.

Like the turtledove and Greylag goose, swans mate for life. • Do you know your swan terminology? A baby swan is a cygnet, a male :n A[[n¡Ă?a is a cob, and a female is :n AĂ?n A |ĂŚÂ˜Â˜Family Ă“nĂ?ĂłÂ?[n nn| I -¨Ă?— ¡Ă?¨[nĂ“Ă“Â?ÂŁÂƒ ÂˇÂ˜AÂŁĂ?½ A Proud Owned Business called a pen. The name

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Tidbits is “in tuneâ€? with holiday songs this week, investigating the variety of birds sung about in “The 12 Days of Christmas.â€? • Sources differ as to the first publication of this familiar Christmas song, with some experts claiming it was 1868, while others say it was published in The Nursery Rhymes of England in 1842, and still others putting the date around 1780. • The partridge in the pear tree is most likely the red-legged partridge, a member of the pheasant family, which has been a traditional sporting bird in England for hundreds of years. • The European turtledove is native to England and would have been found in abundance there in the 1800s. The name given to this bird has nothing to do with turtles, but rather refers to its gentle purring song, a vibrating “turrr, turrr.â€? Over the course of the 12 days, the recipient would have received 22 of these dainty birds, a species that mates for life. • The Faverolles is a French breed of chicken developed in that country in the 1860s. They have feathered feet, with five toes per foot rather than a chicken’s usual four. They are a gentle breed, which makes them a popular pet for children. Faverolles owners can expect them to lay four eggs a week. • What exactly are those four “calling birdsâ€?? We might interpret that as “song birds.â€? But it’s more likely

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At a food pantry, you’re likely to receive canned fruits, vegetables, meats, tuna and stews; hot and cold cereals, as well as grits; pasta, beans, rice and single-serve containers of macaroni and cheese; coffee or tea; rolls and bread; fresh poultry, dairy and drinks.

Do you receive Meals on Wheels? Ask for help in a more private way by talking to your delivery person about how and where to access more food from a food pantry. You also can contact the Council on Aging (www.ncoa.org), a senior center or local churches to ask about food banks in your area. Transportation might even be provided if you don’t drive.

Remember: The point of adequate nutrition is to stay healthy.

The food is out there. You just need to accept what you need. And with cold weather, we all need more calories.

Did you get plenty to eat over Thanksgiving? Many seniors didn’t.

Studies have revealed that far too many seniors (and young families, as well) are too embarrassed to ask for help, especially when it involves accepting that help in a public place, such as a food pantry.

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• To some folks, Bloody Mary is a drink of vodka and spicy tomato juice. But to those who know British history, she was England’s first female ruler, Queen Mary I, who took the throne in 1553 at age 37. She was the eldest daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Her maternal grandparents were Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, famous for financing Christopher Columbus’ journeys to the New World. At age 38, she married her cousin’s son, Philip of Spain, nine years her junior, just two days after their first meeting. Because Philip did not speak English, they communicated in a mixture of Spanish, French, and Latin. The Queen became known as Bloody Mary when she ordered the execution of hundreds of Protestants for their faith during her reign. Mary I died after five years as the queen at age 42, most likely from uterine cancer.

• Bloody Mary’s cousin was Mary, Queen of Scots, who became a queen when she was only six days old. She was a widow by age 18, when her husband, King Francis II of France perished from an ear infection at 16. At 26, Mary was imprisoned for treason, having been involved in a plot to assassinate her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, Bloody Mary’s successor. Elizabeth kept her cousin imprisoned for 18 years before signing her execution warrant.

• Mary Higgins Clark has written more than 50 novels, and every one has been a best seller and remains in print. Her first novel, written in 1975 is in its 75th printing. She starting writing when she was widowed at a young age, left with five children to care for. On the day Mary’s husband passed away, she had just been offered a job writing script for a four-minute radio segment. When her mother-in-law discovered that her son had suffered a fatal heart attack, she herself was stricken and died on the spot. Mary Higgins Clark lost them both on the same day. Her most recent novel was released in December, 2014, when she was 87 years old.

• Mary Todd married Abraham Lincoln in 1842 and became the First Lady of the United States in 1861.

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• Another woman named Mary was connected to Abraham Lincoln, boarding house owner Mary Surratt.

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Thought for the Day: “If I seem to take part in politics, it is only because politics encircles us today like the coil of a snake from which one cannot get out, no matter how much one tries. I wish therefore to wrestle with the snake.” -- Mahatma Gandhi

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• Mary Tyler Moore got her start at age 17 as “Happy Hotpoint,” a tiny dancing elf on the Hotpoint appliance television commercials during the 1950s. She was paid $6,000 for the 39 commercials that were filmed in five days. In 1961, at 23, she landed the role of Laura Petrie on the popular “Dick Van Dyke Show,” a role she played for five years. It was on to her own sitcom, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” in 1970, a sitcom featuring an independent working woman on staff as a producer in a Minneapolis newsroom. In a more unknown role, she starred opposite Elvis Presley as a nun in 1969’s Change of Habit. Mary has battled diabetes since age 33, and overcame a benign brain tumor at age 75.

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