Happy Saturday!
Paul den Ouden submitted today’s featured image of a display at Town Centre mall, seemingly waving goodbye to the 2022 holiday season.
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On this day:
In 1775, during the American Revolutionary War, the American Continental Army was defeated, and its general Richard Montgomery was killed, while trying to capture Quebec City.
In 1857, Ottawa was selected as the new capital city of the Province of Canada by Queen Victoria. It wasn’t until 1866 that Ottawa was officially designated the capital city and began to hold Parliament. Previous capitals: Kingston (1841-1844); Montreal (1844-1849); Toronto (1849-1851); Quebec City (1851-1855); Toronto (1855-1859); Quebec City (1859-1865).
In 1904, Times Square in New York City hosted its first New Year's Eve celebration.
In 1946, United States president Harry Truman proclaimed the end of World War II.
In 1961, the Beach Boys performed as a group for the first time under the moniker.
In 1966, the Monkees’ hit song "I'm a Believer" reached number one on music charts, where it remained for seven weeks.
In 1988, in an 8-6 win over New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins star Mario Lemieux scored at even strength, on a power play, while shorthanded, on a penalty shot and into an empty net to seal the win. In addition to scoring the five goals, he assisted on the other three for an eight-point night.
Today’s weather:
Clouds and a 60 per cent chance of showers is expected on Saturday, December 31, as is a high of six degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to three degrees in the evening. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
The annual Steve Steele Boxing Day charity soccer match took place on Monday, December 26, with the weather turning just in time for the match to be played at Timberlane Park.
Meanwhile…
If you want to have better results next year, now is the time to plan for it, says Peak columnist Ranka Burzan.
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