Saturday History
By Andrews McMeel Syndicate
Today is the 351st day of 2022 and the 87th day of autumn.
TODAY’S HISTORY:
— In 1903, Orville Wright made the first controlled, sustained flight in an airplane.
— In 1989, the first episode of “The Simpsons” aired.
— In 1992, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed by the leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico.
— In 2010, street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest of government mistreatment in Tunisia, becoming a catalyst for Arab Spring protests in the region.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), poet; Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939), novelist; William Safire (1929-2009), columnist; Eugene Levy (1946- ), actor/comedian; Wes Studi (1947- ), actor; Bill Pullman (1953- ), actor; Rian Johnson (1973- ), filmmaker; Paula Radcliffe (1973- ), long-distance runner; Sarah Paulson (1974- ), actress; Giovanni Ribisi (1974- ), actor; Milla Jovovich (1975- ), actress; Manny Pacquiao (1978- ), boxer; Chase Utley (1978- ), baseball player.
TODAY’S FACT: An attempt to re-create the Wright brothers’ inaugural flight on North Carolina’s Outer Banks failed to take off in 2003, on the first flight’s 100-year anniversary.
TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1933, the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants 23-21 to win the first NFL Championship game.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “Pride and reserve are not the only things in life; perhaps they are not even the best things. But if they happen to be your particular virtues you will go all to pieces if you let them go.” — Ford Madox Ford, “The Good Soldier”
TODAY’S NUMBER: 35 — Emmy Awards won by “The Simpsons” as of 2022.
TODAY’S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Dec. 16) and new moon (Dec. 23).
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